Brazilian “wonderkid” Neymar da Silva Santos Junior, who plays in the Brazilian top flight for Santos and for Brazil, has been compared to Lionel Messi and former New York Cosmos and World Cup winner Pele. But is he really that good? With Santos, Neymar has won many titles in the Brazilian league and cup, including the the hotly contested Copa Liberatadores, which is South America’s(and Mexico’s) equivalent to the Champions League in Europe. He also placed second place with Santos in the CWC(Club World Cup) but their rivals in the final were the mighty Barcelona and they lost 4-0. With Brazil, Neymar won a silver medal in the 2012 Olympics in the UK. As an individual, Neymar has won the Young Player of the Year, the FIFA Puskas award, and the Bronze Ball in the CWC, all in 2011 . He also won the South American player of the Year twice in a row in 2011 and 2012. So Neymar, is he really that good? His individual and club achievements are great yes, but he has not done much with his international team and no offense to the South American leagues, they are just not as good as the European leagues! He has already shown interest in moving to one of the “Big 2” in Spain, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid CF. To truly prove himself, Neymar must mature and make a move to a team in Europe.

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