Neymar's legacy has always resonated with the quote “something better than nothing.” For us football fans ATLEAST we got to live and see him during his Santos and Barca years entertaining us. He was a joy to watch and i bet all of us always have that hope whenever he’s on the pitch or national team that he’s gonna do something crazy. I give him merit for that. Sad news for Ney.

I've always loved neymar so much.. I wanted him to do well... He always disappointed me... I'll always respect him.... Love the way he plays... But lord he really underachieved for the hype he had back in his Santos days

Take Fernando Torres as an example. After his meniscus injury teammates at Liverpool described him as "never the same", and ultimately his career spiraled until his retirement. Neymar (especially at this age) probably won't come back from this.

As a Brazilian, we really put the weight of the world on his shoulders.

Neymar and Hazard have very similar stories. Not the exact same, but similar. Both were incredible at certain points, both riddled with inconsistencies and injuries. Sad but true.

people always say neymar couldve been so much more.. just appreciate the time we had watching him play world-class football. he achieved more than most players ever will

He did in his ACL and meniscus if I'm not mistaken. That's pretty much it for him. Quite the character if nothing else

Sadly he was done once he went to Al-whatever. Great talent. Dude had a god given talent like Messi has. If only he had stayed at Barcelona and worked. He would have been the next best thing after Messi. Thanks for all the great memories Ney and hope you come back again.

Neymar was born at the wrong time for himself. To be born in an era of 2 players of the quality of Messi and CR7 is very unlucky. But the responsibility he has for Brazil is immense as he is the star players of a very mid Brazil team. He still has had a very good career, but had he been born 20 or so years earlier, he may have turned out to have a much better career

Personally I never considered Neymar to be in Messi's shadow. Like seriously, he was his own thing. It would be a huge butterfly effect if he never left Barcelona for PSG

There was a reason Xavi was so adamant against signing Neymar

I was a pro skater for 10 years, said id never stop, had the exact same surgery. Ive never been the same, the thought of my knee popping out again drastically changed my confidence in my ability, eventually quit before i even "came back".

Messi and Cr7 set the bar so high we expect every other player to be world class until they are 35+

Brazilian here. I'm glad I watched Neymar playing for Santos and Barcelona. Brazil will be qualified for the world cup, but 2026 might just be our worst world cup, not even that, 2024 might be our worst copa america. I hope Neymar gets his time as a father now

Goes to show that having insane natural talent will only get you so far in football (or anything in life for that matter). Yes injuries didn't help but Neymar threw his career away when he made the decision to go to PSG Players like Messi and Ronaldo wouldn't have had the amazing careers that they're known for if they didn't have an incredible mentality as well

Neymar when he was at his very best he was one of the best players in the world and was already a superstar when he played for Santos for god sake at the age of 19 as a teenager in the Brazilian league he finished top 10 for the Ballon Dor in 2011 outside of a top 5 league in Europe and it tells you just how good he was at the time and all the top teams wanted to sign him. As soon as he made that move to Barcelona in 2013, he enjoyed 4 brilliant seasons there as he was very pivotal in a team that won the treble in 2015 as he was joint top scorer in the champions league and the following season in 2016 he was in impressive form for Barcelona as they won the domestic double and even his last season there he was unstoppable as well. He played the best football of his career at Barcelona as we saw him at his absolute peak there with his goalscoring creativity dribbling ridiculous flair skill and technique he was just that good. Despite his talent it was very obvious that at Barcelona as long as Messi was there Neymar would always be in his shadow and it was gonna be difficult for him to be seen as the best player in the world since at the time he was seen as the heir to Messi and Ronaldo and in the summer of 2017 he made a decision that changed his career and ruined his legacy and the way he’s perceived as a player. The biggest mistake of his career was leaving Barcelona for PSG as he made a move that was just too premature as yes Neymar wanted to get out of Messi’s shadow and have his own team but the reality is in terms of quality and competitiveness Ligue 1 isn’t on the same level as other leagues like La Liga or the premier league and nobody was ever gonna his flowers for his excellent domestic success at PSG no matter how well he played since fans and pundits don’t rate Ligue 1 as a top league. His greatness at PSG was always measured off of his success in the champions league and unfortunately in 6 seasons he’s only played in 1 champions league final which was in 2020 during COVID where PSG didn’t play an elite team until Bayern Munich in the final where they narrowly lost. This loss negativity impacts his legacy and if he had stayed at Barcelona Neymar would win a couple more champions league titles and who knows maybe if he showed more patience he would have a Ballon Dor to his name by now. If PSG had won the Champions League in 2020 we would probably be having a different conversation about Neymar’s career and in the game the margins are just so so small.

Can we appreciate how much effort Vizeh puts in to making our balls giggle

When you look at neymar he had it all to be the eventual successor of Messi and Ronaldo, the injuries, falling short in big moments(ucl final, copa america, World Cup, etc) outside troubles, it’s just unfortunate he keeps getting injured I don’t see him making it to next World Cup

If Messi and Ronaldo didn't play in this era i feel the conversation would be around Suarez and Neymar for the G.O.A.T title...

I think this video points out how we look at players before social media. We idolise these players, but they weren't consistently amazing every game. Players like Ronaldinho would've been called a fraud by random kids on Twitter when he had his occasional bad game.

Neymar came from a shack in a favela. His rise is due to his dedication and natural talent. He is a great.

When i was just 7 years old i watched a match of the Brazilian football league. One of those teams was Santos. I saw a young Brazilian with a weird mohawk play and show his magic and making football look simple. I was in love with this guy. I tried to have his haircut and i also tried his skill moves (Unsuccesfully, ofc). He was the reason i love this sport and i saw greatness in him. Now i'm 19 and i'm about to see my childhood hero retire... I'm not crying, you're crying.

Neymar was an amazing player. Just because someone doesn't win the popularity contest, of the Ballon D'or each year, does not mean they have failed. He carried Barcelona on many occasions.

It really hurts when I see players this talented going out this way. He could achieved so much had he stayed at Barca 💔💔 And I think these top players and others are being pushed over their physical limits. Regardless of lifestyle outside the pitch.

It is sad that he couldn't really reach his potential but he did really well considering all his injuries and lack of time on the pitch. he did make some wrong decisions to play some games before fully recovering but he did what he did and all in all he has been very successful.

Imagine telling someone in 2015 this was how the rest of his career would go, people would call you crazy

It's crazy how Salah or Kevin De Bruyne are never considered in the same bracket as Ronaldo or Messi when they have achieved so much more than Neymar

At 15 the World already knew him, extraordinary player he was...like 2015-17 some people would even say he was better than Messi and Ronaldo. It all started From the back injury at the 2014 World Cup, something kinda changed after that like if you had watched Neymar in Brazil you'd notice it. Some blame it on his lifestyle i personally just think he's body just naturally fails him, Ronaldinho Loved to party but never had these injuries in a time football fitness was still behind.

Don’t get why people call him a failure, he’s statistically Brazils best player, most goals and assists in the countries history.

Neymar and Hazard's sad ending to their career should also make us ask questions of how Ronaldo and Messi have stayed at the top so long and almost never Injured. Especially Messi, he's still dribbling like a mad man, he hasn't got the long pace but still has the explosiveness.

Unfortunately he always came across as someone who preferred the lifestyle over Football, the women, the partying the jewellery etc it's really a shame because as an actual talent with a Football at his feet he's one of the most talented I've ever seen. HIs move to Saudi Arabia was the final nail in the coffin and when he looks back on his career yes its not bad but only 1 Champions league and 0 World Cups is a massive underachievement for a man of his talents. He stayed in France for far too long, should never have left Barcelona

He is class every time he's on the field, but constant injuries ruined him, it's going to be tough, but I hope he bounces back.

A prince that never became a king 😔 Neymar should have been more

If Neymar was born in the same era as Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Cafu, Kaka and Roberto Carlos, he would have been more respected.

Hi Vizeh sorry I’m saying this late but I’m been a little busy I’m wish you, your 2nd child, and your entire family a happy life

I used to be a Big Ney fan back when he played for Santos. The "Copa Libertadores 2011" was epic. He had everything, spped, talent, he could do whatever he wanted to do. His departure to PSG was not a good sign.

The point you have on "playing too much football" is a good one. As an Arsenal fan I do get concerned by how we have relied on Saka so much. I hope we're able to rotate and rest him a bit more by next season.

The fact that he got the numbers he did with the injury record he has speaks volumes. He is a victim of his own playstyle, too much in the defenders face, too agressive, but without the physical robustness to let his body pay the checks his mind was passing. I feel for the dude, but he went far, did a lot. For sure one of, if not the best brazilian player, and as close to the top as anyone in the Messi Ronaldo era got. Hope he comes back for a few more years of good times.

Worst injury ever… he’s a legend will always have respect for him where ever he goes he has most definitely earnt it

Sister's wedding: 😐 The downfall of Neymar: 😃

He won everything in Europe. He doesn't need to prove anything more than he already achieved. He definitely has better career than Harry Kane.

he was let down so hard in the World Cup last year

Imagine buying a Ferrari only for it to completely breakdown and potentially not run. That’s alhilal rn

Al-Hilal are wild for that post 😂💀

in terms of talent he is the third best player of this era

Kid's been playing 60 odd games a season since he was 15, and carrying the weight of the Brazilian nation on his shoulders all that time. He has wasted his time at PSG and now the Arabian mercenary league, but the guy doesn't deserve this

Goodbye Neymar 😢😢😢😢😢 you were a good player and a sweet man. I don't think he'll return.. it's over really over

I suffered a meniscus tear and a partially dislocated knee two years ago. It still bothers me to this day. Sucks that it reinjuries itself all the same. Reinjured myself about a week ago too sucks

Someone needs to have a talk with some of these clubs social media managers, first the VERY questionable post about Oshimen from Napoli and now this from Al-Hilal. I see the gesture and it's nice and all but surely they could've chosen a different picture.

I think people are being too harsh, its the injuries that derailed his career mostly not necessarily his lifestyle, people forget that not all bodies are built the same,neymar is similar to R9 in terms of their injury record, R9 was just lucky enough to have achieved more before the injuries fully ran its course. Has everyone forgotten the first season of neymar at psg he would have won the ballond'or that season had psg no crashed out in the champions league.

I give my perspective about Neymar: Neymar for me is the second best entertainer I’ve ever seen after Ronaldinho. His skills,goals,celebrations,games are just fun & impressive to watch. I remember the national game against Argentina in 2016 when he bodied just everybody from the Argentina squad. Even Messi couldn’t handle him. Like it wasn’t funny to me. My perspective of why he leaved Barça is bcs he wanted to show the ppl that he can be the boss without Messi & Suarez. Bcs he doesn’t wanted to be the shadow of Messi. I feel like ppl are so much impulsive discrediting when ppl forget of what he archived. He was a Top 10 player of the Ballon’dor as a Santos player. He carried the whole Brazil to the 2013 Confed Cup & their first Olympia ever in 2016. He putted PSG for the first in time in a CL Final in 2020. He played in Copa America Final in 2021 & the Argentinas were so fucking dirty to him. And I’m sure ppl wouldn’t say that his career failed if he won the CL with & the Copa while he won already for Brazil. Injuries were his reasons tho. For all ppl saying „He should stay at Barça. He would def win a Ballon’dor“ i say maybe. But only bcs of Suarez & especially Messi. He would be shadowed just like Xavi & Iniesta. Bcs after 2015 Barça couldn’t get it done to win more CL trophies. In terms of „plays“ they’re the best trios but by „success“ no. So in my perspective Neymar‘s career isn’t failed. He’s just discredited bcs he leaved Barça

Damn the generation that were supposed to be next up after Messi and Ronaldo basically "died" this year, Pogba with his doping scandal, Hazard retired after so many injuries and Neymar just suffered the worst injury for any athlete

Brazil is now falling from grace. 2022 World Cup - Out in Quarter Final, 2018 World Cup - Out in Quarter Final, 2014 World Cup - Fourth Place, 2010 World Cup - Out in Quarter Final, 2006 World Cup - Out in Quarter Final. You see where I'm going here Brazil's highest position in the World Cup is 4th in the last 5 world Cups since their win in 2002. Not a single title, runner up or third place, just 4th.

The conversation around Neymar from fans and media alike is disgusting! Give the man a break and appreciate him for what he achieved instead of attacking him for something he could have been in your head. He doesn’t owe any of you a damn thing.

And the biggest fact that ronaldo is top goalscorer of 2023 and messi still doing his alien dribbles and bangers is what puts neymar even more down in the eyes of people and that ronaldo which was preseifed as finished player still doing it

Rip Neymar's career! Another amazing video! The content has been consistently outstanding recently. I just picked up 2 frames from Mezzala Designs!! Keep up the fantastic work man!

Ronaldinho, R9 and Kaká had an aura about them and I never really felt that with Neymar despite his success.

I think there is a trend of dribblers getting injured alot and retiring early in the modern game...

As a Juve fan, i think of Federico Chiesa's ACL tear & when he came back a year later he still wasn't himself for the rest of that season & needed a few months to return to great form. Even now he struggles with muscle fatigue & pain with reports he might miss the bench vs. Milan this weekend after not playing for the last 2 weeks & not playing for the Azzurri. Alessandro Del Piero suffered an ACL tear early in his career too but luckily things turned out the way they did for him. I also remember Nicolo Zaniolo when he was at Roma, he was rushed back too soon, didn't feel 100%, was compensating with a lack of trust in the knee & tore his OTHER ACL as he tore BOTH ACL's within the SAME calendar year. These injuries you DON NOT rush someone back prematurely. I think Brazil playing Neymar in Copa America is inevitable but I think it will be an awful decision & I have a bad feeling he will REALLY hurt himself even more if he does play when he's not 100%. A shame for Neymar & I wouldn't be surprised if he may consider retiring early like Eden Hazard bc of this

I do think footballers play too much football. There is constant tweeking of the game to try to manage this, such as the 5 sub rule, but league seasons are long, multiple cup games and then almost constant international games. However, that said, the ever increasing wages of top level players only pushes the clubs to get more games to get more revenue. Solutions?

ACL and Meniscus injuries occur in unison very frequently actually, still very very upsetting. Hopefully he can come back even stronger and this injury motivates him to be even better

I remember watching him at the 2012 Olympics. How the hell was that eleven years ago.

Great perspective in this video! Bravo!

Messi Cristiano Neymar one of the greatest in his generation, nothing will change that. he was simply unfortunate, played too much too young, it’s normal. no one is touching his talents in coming years.

It’s a fair point, it’s time to finish his career here in the States. He would be good for a few MLS teams.

He's still the best to me. He's paid well, doing what he loves. This probably isn't about competition for him.

neymar and hazard were 2 players i molded my game around and too see both of their careers basically in these past 2 weeks hurts

U can come back from that injury. I had the same injury matter of fact it was worse and all u go through is surgery where they will probably do a graph to help reconstruct the acl. Once surgery is complete you will begin physical therapy if u work out do physical therapy and TRUST your knee you should be fine

I think the biggest reason Neymar shouldn’t be judged as much for his national team not winning a world cup, is the obvious fact that this is the worst Brazilian squad we have ever seen… Neymar didn’t have 2-3 greats playing with him like a Rivaldo, Ronaldo & Ronaldinho had, or Pele with Garrincha; his attacking support was Richarlison, Coutinho, Hulk, Gabi Jesus…

Meniscus injuries actually tend to heal really well with an ACL injury along side. There’s a lot more blood flow to the injured site.

Ruud van Nistelrooij's best days (with Manchester United) came after he suffered two consecutive torn ACL injuries that took one and a half year of rehabilitation. It is possible.

I hope this video goes viral

What a Bad PR Move by his Club. Never seen him in such pain since I watched him fracture his back in 2014. Godspeed Neymar. You've done a lot for Club & Country.

Ngl, I don’t understand how some people can say he had a bad career. The man won literally everything except for a World Cup. He will be a legend and icon for years from now, and is undoubtedly one of the most skilful and one of the best players of all time

The way his career ended or is going rn was really sad. Injuries were part of it tho ifhe was more dedicated and make better career decisions it could be a way different story. Kinda like Hazard story tbh. Also the picture Al Ahil made of get better was messed up lmaoo

I’ve torn my mcl, acl and meniscus and honestly all the pt in the world didn’t help get over that mental hump! It’s the hardest thing to get over

Would love to see Neymar in the MLS, i think he still has a lot left for a league like that

I truly hope that Nicolas doesn’t get any abuse for this, it’s not his fault at all and he doesn’t deserve any hate for this incident

I'm just amazed at how many serious injuries he's already been through and come back to his best. His luck was always going to run out eventually. Also, winning the Ballon D'or would've made his career a 'success', but Messi's longevity suprised everyone.

Amazing video vizeh.... Great stuff brother

Neymars stint in Europe was decent for 4 seasons. His career was pretty much over at 25. A slightly better Michael Owen

Careers peak earlier than most fans like to think

The problem is not that he didn't live up to his full potential, I understand he never had to be the next Messi but the only Neymar, it was hard to be on Messi's shadow and leaving Barcelona for PSG was a good decision if he wanted to step up to n°1. From that moment it was a 50/50 and he knew it - he made the right decision with what he knew at that moment. Personally I found it hard to support him because of his histrionics and dirty tactics, and then it became harder the further he progressed into becoming a PR machine with little results to back it up. It's not really a sad story by looking at his wallet but it's the perfect example of footballers who were so, so ready, but it's a combination of chance and choice.

Pain is manly. Man is strong.

I’m pretty sure neymar was the first fifa ultimate team player where the real world teams took notice off the fifa rating system and ratings in fifa actually meant something for scouting clubs

Look at him in that picture, all he can feel is pain 😂

You hear stories of hazard not trying in training, these days the training is designed to help the players with the match loads. I think things like that add up

King Neymar jr ⚽️🔥🇧🇷👑

One aspect that I thing the move for PSG was bad, was that his behavior looked worse after the move. In the first games on the national team, I had the impression of him playing in a more sellfish way, keeping the ball to himself a lot without being very productive. Not only that, but some problems off the field he had in PSG, that I don't remember he having in Barcelona. To crown everything, he could have left PSG last year, but decided to sign a new contract, only to leave in the way he left 1 year later. Sadly, we will always ask what would have been if he never left Barcelona.

Another awesome video. You're right, though - there's always a 'but' with Neymar. An absolute baller of a player, genuinely world class and a guy who could do things on the pitch that would just make your jaw drop. It feels wrong to criticise him but that move to PSG was madness - he was far too good for that league. Surely he could have played at the very top level for longer before the move to the sports wash, too. Feels stupid to say his career was underwhelming but for how good he was, a part of me still thinks it. To be that good and only have one champions league medal just feels like an injustice to me. I'm sure his bank balance offers him some comfort, though. But damn, what a player!

i am just surprised and sad didn't know this happened i just hope he plays for a couple of more years like most footballers do you know play till he is 35 at least my wish is actually for him to play until a day comes where i can see him in a live football match like in stadium

There was a phrase a manager in Brazil said when Neymar was at Santos. "If we don't change his way, we'll be creating a monster.", refering to his boy attitude... he was right.

Al Hilal going "our hearts are with you... anyway, y'all heard of Raid: Shadow Legends?" bruh

finally someone has the guts to say it out loud

Honestly when he transfered to saudi i already considered his career over, if was just making money at that point, its a shame he hasnt made a good decision since leaving barca

It’s a miracle how Ronaldo and Messi had such long careers. They had a different play style, but so much could have gone wrong for them too

2:11 To be fair, that picture could be from almost every game he's ever played.

Neymar is such a key player of my past, so it's sad to see him possibly go. We knew it'd happen eventually bvut all the heroes I grew up with as a kid/teen are leaving or getting to the end of their career, messi, ronaldo, neymar, benzema etc etc. Ofc it's exciting to see the new talents, but still bittersweet to see these legends go out!

Full ACL and miniskus, it's like a NBA nightmare!

He could have been a legend if he stayed at Barcelona or left for a proper big club. Going to PSG was the start of the downfall of his career.