{"id":16019,"date":"2023-10-20T06:39:04","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T06:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/neymar-to-undergo-knee-surgery-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T06:39:04","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T06:39:04","slug":"neymar-to-undergo-knee-surgery-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/neymar-to-undergo-knee-surgery-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Neymar to undergo knee surgery | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Football superstar Neymar<\/a> has a torn ligament and meniscus in his left knee and will have to undergo surgery after being injured during Brazil’s 2-0 loss to Uruguay, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The 31-year-old, who joined Saudi Arabian side Al Hilal from Paris Saint-Germain in August, was stretchered off in tears just before halftime in Brazil’s<\/a> 2026 World Cup qualifying match in Montevideo Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Neymar will undergo surgery for the injuries at a “yet-to-be-determined date,” the CBF said, after a series of medical exams on the player in Sao Paulo.<\/p>\n

“Brazilian and world football need Neymar healthy and recovered, because football is happier when he’s on the pitch,” CBF president Ednaldo Rodrigues said in a statement.<\/p>\n

The CBF said its medical department and Al Hilal are in “constant contact” and “aligned” on helping the striker recover.<\/p>\n

Neymar, who overtook Pele as Brazil’s all-time top goal scorer last month, twisted his knee in a collision with Uruguayan midfielder Nicolas de la Cruz in stoppage time near the end of the first half.<\/p>\n

Carried off on a stretcher, he left the stadium on crutches and wearing a leg brace after the match.<\/p>\n

It is the latest in a string of injuries for the star, who underwent surgery in March for an ankle problem that sidelined him for six months.<\/p>\n

Fitness problems overshadowed much of his six seasons at PSG, which signed him for a world-record $234 million (222 million euros) in 2017.<\/p>\n

He signed for Al Hilal for a reported $95 million in August.<\/p>\n

Knee injuries are among the most common \u2013 and serious \u2013 in football.<\/p>\n

The CBF said Neymar’s injury was to his anterior cruciate ligament, one of the worst of all.<\/p>\n

Surgery to repair the condition often takes players out of action for months.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n