VARGAS ENHANCES GOLDEN BOOT CHASE

Atletico Mineiro attacker Eduardo Vargas enhanced his chase for the Golden Boot after he scored for Chile in their latest Copa America clash with Uruguay as the two teams shared the spoils. The Chilean player was on target as his team played out a 1-1 draw with two-time world champions Uruguay in Cuiaba on Monday.

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Vargas gave Chile the lead on 26 minutes in the Group A encounter. His goal gave Chile an halftime advantage at the expense of the Uruguayans but the two-time winners of the Copa America tournament could not hold on for the win thanks to the second half strike from Atletico Madrid hitman Luis Suarez. Ex-Barcelona star Suarez found the back of the net just before the halfway stage of the second half to ensure that his team didn’t follow up the 1-0 loss to Argentina in their last Group A game before the Chile encounter with another defeat against the Chileans.
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BRAZIL PLAYERS MAKE DECISION ON TOURNAMENT

Brazilian players have decided to honour the upcoming 2021 Copa America tournament despite their concerns over the late decision to host the tournament in Brazil.

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Paris Saint Germain (PSG) star Neymar and his Brazilian teammates had used social media to convey their position on the hosting of the Copa America tournament in Brazil after Argentina and Colombia were dropped as joint hosts.
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LIGUE 1: CAN PSG STOP LILLE?

Lille and not PSG are the French Ligue 1 leaders going into the last three games of the season thus leading to the question of whether Lille can stay at the top at the end of the three games left to play in the top flight of club football in France this season.

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PSG trail Lille by a single point going into the final three games and they could be four points adrift by the time face Rennes away from home on Sunday.
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NEYMAR CLOSES GAP ON XAVI

PSG attacker Neymar was back to his best earlier this week in the Champions League meeting with holders Bayern Munich. Neymar was one of the best players as PSG were able to avenge the Champions League defeat suffered at the hands of the Bavarian giants in the final of the competition last season.

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Neymar provided the assists for the first two PSG goals to propel his French club to a 3-2 away win over Bayern Munich in what was the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal clash.
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NO NEYMAR, NO PROBLEM FOR PSG

Paris Saint Germain (PSG) were without star player Neymar once again this weekend but they had no issues as they dispatched lowly Dijon in their clash in the French Ligue 1. PSG were toothless the last time out in the league without Neymar as they succumbed to a 2-0 defeat at home to in-form AS Monaco. Sofiane Diop and Guillerme Maripan were the goalscorers for the principality club. AS Monaco were able to do the double over PSG in the league this season after they had come from 2-0 down to win the home leg 3-2 in the first half of the season. PSG were able to bounce back from that poor AS Monaco defeat with the comprehensive win over Dijon. PSG won 4-0 against their hosts to close the gap on leaders Lille, who dropped points at home to Racing Strasbourg at the weekend via a 1-1 draw. PSG are now just two points behind Lille having trailed four points ahead of this weekend. As a matter of fact, PSG trailed Lille and Lyon before the weekend but they have leapfrogged Lyon after the latest set of games. 10-man Lyon held on f0r a point at Marseille via a 1-1 draw. Lyon now trail PSG by one point. Without Neymar at the moment, PSG have only Lille to overhaul ahead of the final 11 games of the season in the French top flight.

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Neymar admits that he wants to play with Messi at PSG

PSG superstar Neymar has openly admitted that he wants to play with Lionel Messi next season. The Brazilian has hinted that PSG have been trying to sign Messi, who will be a free agent next summer, for a while. The 33-year-old is coming to the end of his career and it is likely that he will want a new challenge away from the Camp Nou, where he is considered as a legend. In recent times, however, Messi has had a fallout with the board at Barcelona due to various reasons. It is unlikely that he will extend his contract, which runs out next summer. As a result, Messi is open to talks with interested clubs from January.

Neymar was part of the Barcelona attacking trio, which also contained Messi and Suarez, during his time with the Spanish outfit. He formed a sensational partnership with these players before eventually making a world record € 222 million switch to PSG in 2017. The French outfit activated his release clause and did away with any negotiations with the Spanish club. They, however, will not have to pay any transfer fees for bringing the superstar to the Parc des Princes even if he will cost a bomb in terms of wages. Continue reading “Neymar admits that he wants to play with Messi at PSG”