The Brazilian FA have dropped their appeal against Neymar’s four-game suspension, meaning he will miss the rest of the Copa América.
The Seleção will be without their captain for the quarter-final against Paraguay – and beyond if Brazil progress – after he kicked a ball at Pablo Armero at the end of Colombia’s 1-0 victory on Wednesday.
This is the second international tournament in a row in which Brazil will attempt to navigate the latter stages without their talisman after he fractured a vertebra in his spine against the same opposition at the 2014 World Cup.
And we all know how that ended…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oo2_yFv1kmQ
