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Neymar: I don’t know if I have the mental capacity to continue playing football

Tuesday, October 12th, 2021 09:22 | By
PSG’s Brazilian striker Neymar, the most expensive player in the world.Photo/FILE

Neymar has revealed that the 2022 World Cup in Qatar could be the last of his playing career.

The forward is still 29 years of age and is certainly not past his best, but the former Barcelona man puts his thoughts down to the mental aspect rather than any physical ones.

"I think Qatar 2022 will be my last World Cup because I don't know if I have the mental strength to deal with football anymore," he told DAZN.

"I will do everything to get there in good shape, to win with my country, to fulfil the dream I have had since I was a child, and I hope I can achieve it."

In a documentary about the Brazilian forward, called 'Neymar Jr. Dinastia de Reyes', he recalled his vertebrae injury that brought an end to his 2014 World Cup.

"It was one of the worst moments of my career. It ruined my dream of playing in a World Cup, playing the semi-final, the final… I couldn't move my feet. I started to cry uncontrollably," Neymar said.

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