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2019 Copa America: Brazil removes Neymar, appoints new captain
Brazil have
announced that star player, Neymar, will not captain the team in next month’s
Copa America.
Neymar, who has
been captaining the Seleção over the past couple of months, has now been
replaced with fellow Paris Saint-Germain teammate, Dani Alves.
According to Sky
Sport, the Brazilian Football Confederation, CBF, made the announcement in a
statement released on Monday.
The statement read:
“Daniel Alves will be captain of the Brazilian national team in the friendly
matches against Qatar and Honduras and in Copa America Brazil 2019.
“The decision was
communicated to Neymar by Tite on Saturday.”
Brazil host the
Copa America between June 14 and July 7, kicking off against Bolivia before
facing Venezuela and Peru respectively.
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