The story of Neymar's growth, Qatar World Cup, World Cup is Messi or Neymar

Neymar, full name Neymar da Silva Santos, born on February 5, 1992, commonly known as Neymar or Neymar Jr., is a Brazilian professional football player. In the words of his teacher Miranda, Neymar is not a special student. Because of Neymar's mediocre academic performance and lack of concentration, "he has a problem with math." "All he's thinking about is ball, ball and ball. Nothing else."

Growing up on the streets of Brazil, Neymar enjoys playing soccer on the streets with his friends, even though he joined Santos Soccer Academy from the age of 11. It's a flip-flop on the foot. The ball can be anything, it can be a plastic ball, or it can just be a plastic bundle tied together. Understandably, most Brazilians lived in poverty at the time. Neymar's family is one of them. Neymar's father was also a footballer. At the time, his father played for a local soccer club in Cruzes, a city about 25 miles from Neymar's hometown of Sao Paulo. But his father's football career ended after a car accident. Neymar's father, unemployed and with no clear income, returned to his native SAN Vicente with his wife and son. In this small town, they live in a row house. Neymar's father worked odd jobs, from car mechanic to mason. His wife, Nadine Santos, helps out as a cook. "We didn't start from scratch," Neymar Sr. said. "It starts at minus 5."

Neymar's rise to stardom began in 1999, when a man named Roberto Antonio DOS Santos knocked on his door. Betinho is a scout. He saw Neymar playing in the street and didn't think long about recruiting him. Because the boy plays like Robinho, the player he recruited eight years ago. "Neymar's balance is very good," Betinho said. "In many ways he is similar to Robinho." Neymar's father was surprised to hear of Betinho's offer. Because, busy making a living, he didn't realize Neymar's huge potential. He also welcomed Betinho's offer.

Since that visit, Betinho has officially become the coach and manager of the then eight-year-old Neymar. Three years later, Neymar entered the soccer academy of Santos Football Club. His first salary was 10,000 reais a month. Seeing his son's future at the current exchange rate, which is around 13,000 yuan, Neymar's father decided to stop working. He wants to take care of all of Neymar's needs. Signing with Santos clears the way for Neymar. The family finances slowly picked up. After a year at Santos, Neymar's salary rose to 25,000 reais a month. The Neymar family then bought a house near the Vila Belmiro stadium, the headquarters of Santos football club.

In the years that followed, major European clubs saw Neymar's potential, starting with Real Madrid making an offer for him when he was just 14 years old. This, of course, was completely unexpected. Because Madrid is a rich club. They are also very successful in Europe. Neymar then flew to Madrid with his father and coach. There he underwent a battery of tests. However, Real's hopes of securing Neymar have run aground with Santos unwilling to sell him. Neymar is also back in Brazil. Neymar's father did not object to Santos' move. Because he himself felt uncomfortable living in Madrid.

"Madrid is too cold," he said, "and there are no beaches." Three years after receiving an offer from Real Madrid, Neymar was just 17 years old when Santos gave him a new contract worth $4 million or 38 billion rupiah a year. Now Neymar's family is no longer poor. I hope it will be development-oriented. Neymar only left Santos in the summer of 2013, when Barca made a bid of 80 million pounds (1.4 trillion rupiah)! At Barca, Neymar shines even more. He helped Barcelona win two La Liga trophies, three Copa del Rey trophies, a Spanish Super Cup and a Champions League trophy.

Neymar now plays for French Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain. This is his third World Cup challenge. Like Messi, he has not won a major trophy. This time, Qatar's chance is there.