in a podcast neymar said he would have taken rivaldo’s spot in thr 2002 world cup team but rivald rejected this claim in response
” i heard neymar say that at his peak he could have played in my place at the 2002 world cup honestly i recognize his talent and skill and i even believe he would have benn capable of being part of that squad but taking my spot is a whole different story with all the respect and admiration i have for him i can say 100% certainty that it wouldn’t have happened” – rivaldo – staded in his comment.
:neymar replied to rivaldo’s comment
” calm down my friend.. all the brazilian players who’ve played in the world cup gave it their all 100% focus and dedication some reached the final goal others unfortunately didn’t but that’s part of football. i’ve always respected you and i’ll never take away the credit for who you are to brazilian football … it was just a choise between the three and youn wouldn’t want me to take ronaldo, ronaldinho out, right? haha
