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Neymar to miss rest of Copa America as Brazil drop ban appeal
Published 16:10 22 Jun 2015 BST
Updated 16:35 22 Jun 2015 BST
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The Brazilian FA have dropped their appeal against Neymar's four-game suspension, meaning he will miss the rest of the Copa América.
The Seleção will be without their captain for the quarter-final against Paraguay - and beyond if Brazil progress - after he kicked a ball at Pablo Armero at the end of Colombia's 1-0 victory on Wednesday. This is the second international tournament in a row in which Brazil will attempt to navigate the latter stages without their talisman after he fractured a vertebra in his spine against the same opposition at the 2014 World Cup. And we all know how that ended... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oo2_yFv1kmQExplore more on these topics:
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