Brazilian Swag King Neymar arrived in Barcelona from Zurich last night to … (*drumroll courtesy of Sandro Rosell*)… film a sports commercial. Unfortunately, he won’t be staying in the city for very long and you can imagine how paranoid Santos is about keeping him anywhere near the Blaugranas, especially since they both share similar sponsorship agreements! No one is going to offer Neymar a contract without a resounding fight from Madrid – at the very least – so everybody needs to calm down.
“We discussed this internally. We can not lose this opportunity for a great brand. They have events (everywhere) and its normal (to hold them in) Barcelona, home of (the) reigning world champions. We do not have the slightest suspicions,” – Santos president Luis Alvaro de Oliveira Ribero.
Meanwhile, in case Cirque du Soleil are keeping an eye out for new additions to the cast, both Marcelo and Karim Benzema would make a fitting dance pair … ¿qué te parece?!
Real Madrid edged out Malaga narrowly in a 1-0 win last night, which means they now qualify for the quarterfinals of the Copa del Ray and will face off against Barcelona. Sami Khedira suffered an ankle injury shortly before half-time but in Mourinho’s own words :“No, serious, no. Almost 100 percent we think it is not very serious.” According to Iker Casillas (below), Madrid certainly met their objectives.
