Injury-stricken Neymar limps further into shadows
China DailyNeymar grimaces in pain after sustaining an injury during a World Cup qualifier against Uruguay on Tuesday. Neymar damaged his left knee in the first half of Brazil's 2-0 World Cup qualifying loss at Uruguay on Tuesday. However, the pair recently left elite European soccer behind, with the 31-year-old Neymar also heading to the Saudi league after years of being in the shadow of two of the sport's greatest ever players. While his best years are clearly behind him, Ronaldo is still producing the goods on the field — leading Portugal to next year's European Championship with nine goals in qualifying and keeping Al-Nassr in contention near the top of the Saudi league. Neymar's team, Al Hilal, leads the way, but he has yet to make a major contribution on the field since his move, worth a reported 90 million euros — a record for the league.