{"id":6515,"date":"2026-05-07T11:35:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T11:35:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/05\/07\/neymar-apologises-to-robinhos-son-after-slapping-him-in-training\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T11:35:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T11:35:34","slug":"neymar-apologises-to-robinhos-son-after-slapping-him-in-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/05\/07\/neymar-apologises-to-robinhos-son-after-slapping-him-in-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Neymar apologises to Robinho\u2019s son after slapping him in training"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Neymar apologises to teammate Robinho Jr and his family after a Santos match.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Neymar 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.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf 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,\u201d Neymar said after Santos\u2019s 1-1 draw against Recoleta in Paraguay on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

According to Brazilian media, the spat occurred because Neymar, the national team\u2019s all-time leading scorer, did not appreciate being dribbled past by his 18-year-old teammate during a training session on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Robinho Jr confirmed after the Copa Sudamericana match on Tuesday that Neymar had slapped him but said the incident was over, stating: \u201cEverything is resolved.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a situation that upset me because he\u2019s been my idol since childhood. \u2026 I talked about it with my parents, and I accept his apology,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

During the match, Neymar scored Santos\u2019s goal and hugged Robinho Jr during the celebration.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s a boy I like very much, for whom I have a special affection. It happens in football; you argue with your friend, your brother,\u201d Neymar said.<\/p>\n

Despite recurring physical problems, Neymar, 34, still hopes to be called up by coach Carlo Ancelotti for this year\u2019s World Cup, which runs from June 11 to July 19 . He has not played for Brazil since October 2023.<\/p>\n

Ancelotti is due to name his final squad on May 18 .<\/p>\n

A former teammate of Neymar at Santos, Robinho, 42, is currently imprisoned in Brazil<\/a> after being convicted in Italy and receiving a prison sentence for gang rape.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Neymar apologises to teammate Robinho Jr and his family after a Santos match. Neymar 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. \u201cIf you want an apology in front of the press, here … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6516,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6515","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6515","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6515"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6515\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6516"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6515"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6515"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}