Neymar loses Brazil captaincy to Alves for Copa America
By AFP
28 May 2019 |
2:46 pm
Neymar has been replaced as captain of the Brazil national team for next month's Copa America by Paris St Germain team-mate Dani Alves, the country's football federation (CBF) has said.
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