It's over! Neymar closes the Brazil chapter forever, Ancelotti confirms

The last thread connecting Neymar to the yellow shirt has been cut: the greatest Brazilian scorer in history says he will not wear it again.

Details: Neymar has confirmed that he does not want to return to the Brazil national team, and head coach Carlo Ancelotti has also confirmed the news, according to Sky Sport. The 34-year-old Santos forward thus puts a definitive end to his international career.

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The decision formalizes what had been hanging in the air since the summer. After Brazil's painful round of 16 exit at the 2026 World Cup, a 2:1 defeat to Norway, Ancelotti had already signaled the end of an era for the veterans, confirming that Neymar, Casemiro and Danilo would not play for the Selecao again. Still, the Italian left a door ajar in later comments, repeating that he would only call up players who are physically ready and that Neymar was capable of coming back. Now the player himself has shut it for good. Neymar leaves the national team as Brazil's all-time leading scorer, having surpassed Pelé's record back in 2023, and with a legacy of dazzling highs, an Olympic gold and a Copa América, but also the crushing weight of a World Cup that never came. At club level he remains the engine of an ambitious Santos rebuild, though his body keeps betraying him: the 34-year-old is currently sidelined with yet another thigh injury. The yellow number 10 now officially awaits a new heir.

It's worth noting that Neymar made his Brazil debut back in 2010 as an 18-year-old and went on to become the most capped forward in the country's history.

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