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Who is Neymar's sister? Rafaella Santos and the 'curse' of her birthday

Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar has picked up a metatarsal fracture that will see him miss 10 weeks injured - which coincides with the birthday of his sister, Rafaella.

Fans have been quick to pick up on the curious pattern of Neymar missing games whenever it is time to celebrate his sibling's birthday, with the Brazilian missing matches around this time for the past few years.

Rafaella's birthday falls on March 11 and Neymar has been either injured or suspended for games surrounding that game since the 2014-15 season.

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It's no secret that the samba star is incredibly close to his sister with the ex-Barcelona forward even having a tattoo of her face on his arm.