RIO De JANEIRO: Former Brazil captain Neymar said he is thinking of retiring at the end of the year after being hampered by injuries but hopes to go to the World Cup first.&nbsp;The ex-Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain striker returned in January 2025 to his boyhood club Santos from Saudi club Al-Hilal.&nbsp;After an injury-interrupted first season he extended his contract until the end of 2026 but then missed the start of the Brazilian season in January after undergoing knee surgery in late December.&nbsp;&quot;I don&#39;t know what will happen from now on, I don&#39;t know about next year,&quot; the striker told Brazilian online channel Caze. &quot;It may be that when December comes, I&#39;ll want to retire. I&#39;m living year to year now.&quot;&nbsp;He made his return as a second-half replacement in a Sao Paulo championship match on February 16, 11 days after his 34th birthday.&nbsp;&quot;Obviously, I wanted to come back to help my team in the best way possible, but I ended up holding back a little so I could come back 100 per cent,&quot; he said.&nbsp;Neymar is the all-time leading scorer for Brazil, with 79 goals, two more than Pele, but has not played for the national team since October 2023 when he suffered a serious knee injury against Uruguay.&nbsp;Carlo Ancelotti has not called up Neymar since taking over as Brazil coach last May.&nbsp;&quot;This year is a very important year, not only for Santos, but also for the Brazilian national team, as it&#39;s a World Cup year, and for me too,&quot; Neymar said. &quot;So it&#39;s a huge challenge.&quot;

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Neymar says he might retire at the end of the year due to injuries but hopes to play in the World Cup. Neymar is the all-time leading scorer for Brazil, with 79 goals, two more than Pele, but has not played for the national team since October 2023 when he suffered a serious knee injury against Uruguay.

Neymar hints at possible retirement after World Cup 

FOZ Do IGUA&Ccedil;U: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Saturday that US military action in Venezuela would spark a &quot;humanitarian catastrophe,&quot; as he opened a summit of the South American Mercosur bloc.&nbsp;&quot;The South American continent is once again haunted by the military presence&quot; of a foreign power, Lula said in the southern city of Foz do Iguacu.&nbsp;In an interview with NBC News conducted Thursday, US President Donald Trump said he could not rule out the possibility of war with Venezuela.

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Brazil’s President Lula warned a Mercosur summit that any US military action against Venezuela would trigger a humanitarian catastrophe, criticizing military presence in South America after Donald Trump said war could not be ruled out.

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Neymar hints at possible retirement after World Cup

Brazil warns military action in Venezuela would be 'humanitarian catastrophe'