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No Neymar on Brazil Olympic men’s soccer roster

Neymar produced perhaps the signature moment of the Rio Olympics. He won’t be at the Tokyo Games.

Brazil announced its 18-man Olympic soccer roster on Thursday, and it does not include its most well-known player.

Though Neymar indicated before the Olympic postponement that he was willing to play at the Tokyo Games, it was doubtful that he would be included on the team.

That’s because his club, Paris Saint-Germain, would have needed to sign off on it. And that Neymar is already playing for Brazil’s senior national team in Copa America, which runs through July 10.