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CBF Bosses Disagree on Neymar Playing in Copa America Amid Rape Allegations

The president and vice-president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) are in disagreement on whether Neymar should play for Brazil in the Copa America amid the rape allegations made against him.

On Friday, a woman filed a police report in Brazil alleging that Neymar raped her in a Paris hotel room on May 15.

Per Sport, CBF president Rogerio Cabocio said on Tuesday: "We have complete confidence in him, we know the person he is, the man he is and the sportsman he is. The CBF have total confidence that [the allegations] will be cleared up as quickly as possible.