Almost every football fan has loved a Brazilian star at some point in their lifetime. Ronaldinho, Adriano, Ronaldo, Romario, Cafu, Roberto Carlos, Zico, Pele, the list is pretty much endless.
An unfortunate theme which runs through the more recent Brazilian superstars, is that their stars not only burn the brightest, but they burn the quickest too.
The fear is that, just as with Adriano, Kaka and Robinho, history is repeating itself once more.
With news that Neymar is refusing to report back for training, Paris Saint-Germain sporting director Leonardo has seemingly open the door for the forward to exit Parc des Princes this summer - if someone wants to stump up huge cash.