ESPN.com · Feb 1, 2025
Why Neymar's move to Santos could save his World Cup dream
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Neymar's move to Santos is the biggest return to Brazilian football since Romário left Barcelona to join Flamengo exactly 30 years ago.
The great Ronaldo did come back home to join Corinthians in 2009, but at that stage it was already understood that his best days were behind him, and that any star-studded displays would be an added bonus. This is not the case with Neymar -- although he is slightly older than Ronaldo was at the time (he turns 33 on Feb. 5) and his injury record is almost as bad as that of Ronaldo.