Wagner Ribeiro, who is Neymar's agent, went on a Twitter rant expressing his thoughts about Scolari's leadership of the Selecao, especially during the match. It could be recalled that his client was absent due to a career-threatening back injury, while team captain Thiago Silva is out due to the terms of the yellow cards he had earned in previous matches.
The analysis done by Fare during the tournament in Brazil revealed that racist and homophobic activity at the tournament had reached double figures ahead of the semifinals this week. None of the incidents mentioned and analyzed by Fare for the report were said to have been given action by FIFA despite the fact that it has publicly made aware of the majority of the incidents by Fare itself of by media.
Once a player has received injuries and has been ruled to be not able to play for more than 28 days, FIFA is required to pay part of the player's salary with his football club. This means that starting on August 2, FIFA will begin paying Barcelona €13,972 per day in fees until Neymar returns from his back injury to play for his club, according to a report by Inside Spanish Football.
Although it was clear that Neymar's presence in the third-place match was his way of showing support to his teammates, people are suspecting that at the very least, the football star could overcome the fractured vertebrae he received during a collision with Colombia's Juan Zuniga in an earlier match in time to play in the upcoming game.
