tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91271003822789954312012-01-10T03:51:29.112-08:00football,soccer news,college football,football news,usc football news,football news today,football games,watch live football,football results and more...World News Updatesnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127100382278995431.post-52799447175245676932011-03-31T00:42:00.000-07:002011-03-31T00:45:50.084-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nNh1qQypbA0/TZQw_K4I9SI/AAAAAAAACdE/xuTuLuHtruI/s1600/NEYMAR.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 383px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nNh1qQypbA0/TZQw_K4I9SI/AAAAAAAACdE/xuTuLuHtruI/s400/NEYMAR.png" alt="Football News Today"id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590146899283342626" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">NEYMAR last night performed an incredible U-turn by insisting he wants to snub Chelsea and stay at Santos.</span><br /><br />The Brazil wonderkid, 19, struck two goals for the Samba Stars against Scotland on Sunday.<br /><br />He stayed in England after the game at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium and during interviews he claimed he was open to joining the Blues.<br /><br />But on his return to Brazil, he was grilled by the media and rejected any suggestions of a switch to Stamford Bridge.<br /><br />Neymar said: "I still have no desire to play in Europe. I am happy in Brazil and at Santos."<br /><br />Just to emphasise his point, he repeated the same phrase on three separate occasions when questioned about his commitment to Santos.<br /><br />Neymar signed a five-year contract with the Brazilian giants last August, insisting he wanted to become a club legend there.<br /><br />However, he has since revealed a desire to move to a big European club with Real Madrid also touted as a potential suitor.<br /><br />But he added: "My only real happiness is in Brazil and proposals from clubs are not enough to get me to move."<br /><br />Santos president Luis Alvaro Ribeiro de Oliveira has told the £30milion-rated striker he would be a flop in the Premier League.<br /><br />Oliveira said: "Playing in England is not the same as playing at Santos.<br /><br />"It is much worse because of the climate and the style of football, which he is unaccustomed to.<br /><br />"We have demonstrated that he has developed into a player who represents the best of Brazilian football.<br /><br />"He is going to become a key figure in the history of <span style="font-weight:bold;">Brazilian football</span>.<br /><br />"He is going to gain international recognition and maybe get chosen as the best player in the world - by playing in Brazil.<br /><br />"This is something that hasn't happened since Pele's day and he has a golden chance." </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9127100382278995431-5279944717524567693?l=thekakibangku.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>World News Updatesnoreply@blogger.com0