Neymar
March 2026

Neymar has come under renewed scrutiny after reports said he spent nearly 24 hours playing a high-stakes online poker tournament while Santos listed him out against Cruzeiro for load management. Neymar later confirmed he played poker during the period he was unavailable. Reports said the tournament ran across Friday to Sunday and involved multiple costly re-entries, while Santos had officially rested him under a workload management plan. Neymar told LeoDias he used the time to do something he enjoys because he had not been able to play in recent days.