Neymar apologises to Robinho’s son after slapping him in training
Key takeaways
- Neymar apologises to teammate Robinho Jr and his family after a Santos match.
- “If you want an apology in front of the press, here it is.
- Santos said they had opened an investigation earlier in the week after the altercation between Neymar and the son of Robinho, the former Real Madrid and Manchester City striker.
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Neymar apologises to teammate Robinho Jr and his family after a Santos match.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Neymar and Robinho Jr are teammates at the Brazilian club Santos [File: Marcelo Machado De Melo/Reuters]By AFPPublished On 7 May 20267 May 2026Neymar has publicly apologised to Santos teammate Robinho Jr for slapping him during a training session as the Brazilian athletes appear to have put the dispute behind them during a game.
“If you want an apology in front of the press, here it is. I had already apologised to him and to his family. I crossed the line,” Neymar said after Santos’s 1-1 draw against Recoleta in Paraguay on Tuesday.