BRAZILIAN magician Neymar has controversially missed a number of games to join up with his sister Rafaella Santos on her birthday.
And it has become a recurring theme for Neymar to be unavailable around March 11 since 2013.
The Brazilian makes footballing sacrifices to attend his sister’s day of celebrationInstagram @neymarjr
ReutersNeymar was taken off on a stretcher during PSG’s game against Lille[/caption]
The 31-year-old is set to miss any football matches for his sibling’s birthday for the eighth time in nine seasons.
And the ‘curse’ of Neymar’s sister’s birthday has struck again.
How many games has Neymar missed on his sister’s birthday?
Below is Neymar’s timeline since ‘the curse’ arrived:
2013/14 – Neymar was an unused substitute for Barcelona on March 16 during his year at Barcelona.2014/15 – Picked up a yellow card which led to a suspension on March 8.2015/16 – Ruled out with a suspension returning on March 12.2016/17 – Unavailable for a match on March 12 due to a muscular injury.2017/18 – Neymar missed the remainder of the season from February having suffered a metatarsal fracture.2018/19 – The Brazilian star was ruled out again for the same issue as the previous year but only the whole of February and March this time.2019/20 – Surprisingly played and scored on March 11 in a 2-0 win over Dortmund in a Champions League tie.2020/21 – Missed a Ligue 1 fixture on March 13 with having sustained a muscular injury in the game prior.2022/23 – Set to miss fixtures against Brest on March 12 after injuring his ankle ligaments in a nasty tackle following PSG’s 4-3 win over Lille.
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What date is Neymar’s sister Rafaella’s birthday?
Rafaella’s special day falls on March 11.
Is Neymar currently injured?
ReutersNeymar is set to be out of action for his sister’s birthday after picking up an ankle injury[/caption]
ReutersNeymar rolled his ankle at a nasty angle[/caption]
Neymar is set to be out for three to four weeks following a nasty roll on his right ankle.
The Brazilian was hauled off and PSG still won the game 4-3.