Barcelona confirm Neymar will not play in Copa America
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- Apr 21, 2016
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Barcelona have confirmed that Neymar will miss the Copa America this summer, but will play for Brazil at the Olympic Games.
The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), had insisted they would fight the La Liga club, over their insistence that the player can only play in one of the tournaments.
However, Barca have now claimed that CBF president, Marco Polo del Nero, has agreed that Neymar will feature in only the Olympics, which they will host in August.
A club statement read: “FC Barcelona thanks the Brazilian Football Confederation and its president, Marco Polo del Nero, for having accepted the proposal the club made so that Neymar would only play the Olympic Games that take place between August 3 and 21.
“As a result, Neymar Jr will be exempted from playing the Copa America that takes place in United States between June 3 and 26.”
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