Is Neymar's Career A Failure?
There's no denying the brilliance of Neymar Jr, Brazil's No. 10, PSG's club-record signing, perhaps one of the most technically-gifted footballers to ever play the game. And at age 31, he has already called time on his European career. PSG accepted a near-100 million euro bid from Saudi club Al-Hilal. The Brazilian forward departs Europe with a Champions League title, plenty of Spanish and French league titles, and a highlight reel that the streets will remember. Except that's not what people will remember Neymar for. What they will remember (at least discourse on social media suggests) is the unmet expectations and the egotistical decisions that derailed his career. We don't need to go over all of Neymar's pre-PSG career history. The condensed version is he hit the map of top European clubs in the late 2000s and early 2010. By 2011, he was already playing for Santos, the same club the legend Pele played at. Neymar was applauded for his talent, and by 2013, Bar...