{"id":296847,"date":"2023-12-02T00:24:37","date_gmt":"2023-12-02T00:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=296847"},"modified":"2023-12-02T00:24:37","modified_gmt":"2023-12-02T00:24:37","slug":"neymar-cheers-on-al-hilal-while-recovering-from-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/neymar-cheers-on-al-hilal-while-recovering-from-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Neymar cheers on Al-Hilal while recovering from surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Neymar cheers on Al-Hilal and poses for a selfie while recovering from anterior cruciate injury despite making only five appearances for the Saudi club<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Neymar has been cheering on Al-Hilal while recovering from a knee injury<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Brazilian has made just five appearances for the Saudi Pro League side<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sir Jim Ratcliffe could be Erik ten Hag&#8217;s biggest threat &#8211; Listen to why on It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Neymar\u00a0posed for a selfie as he cheered on Al-Hilal while recovering from surgery on an anterior cruciate injury that is preventing him from playing from the Saudi side.<\/p>\n<p>The Brazilian joined the Saudi side in the summer after calling time on European football and deciding to leave Paris Saint-Germain in a \u00a378m summer deal.<\/p>\n<p>However, his time in the oil-rich nation has so far been thwarted by injury with Neymar so far making only five appearances for the Saudi side.<\/p>\n<p>Neymar suffered a serious injury while on international duty with Brazil in October and subsequently had to undergo surgery on the knee problem.<\/p>\n<p>He is expected to miss the remainder of the season, but is still showing his public support for the Saudi Pro League leaders from the sanctuary of his own home.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/01\/20\/78486699-12815865-image-a-25_1701464023348.jpg\" height=\"837\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Neymar posed for a selfie as he cheered on Al-Hilal while recovering from recent surgery<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/01\/20\/78486585-12815865-image-a-21_1701463766133.jpg\" height=\"464\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Neymar suffered the serious injury while playing for Brazil against Uruguay in October<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Neymar posed for a selfie as he sat with a protective boot on with a bandage across his knee where he had been cut open during surgery.<\/p>\n<p>Al-Hilal starred in their top of the table clash with Cristiano Ronaldo&#8217;s Al-Nassr, winning 3-0 courtesy of goals from\u00a0Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and\u00a0Aleksandar Mitrovic.<\/p>\n<p>The Saud top-flight leaders cemented a seven-point lead over Al-Nassr as a result, putting them in a strong position for the league title.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/01\/20\/78486609-12815865-image-a-22_1701463817000.jpg\" height=\"430\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Neymar has so far managed just five appearances for Al-Hilal since joining the club<\/p>\n<p>Neymar is likely to miss the remainder of the season while he undergoes a lengthy rehabilitation period following the knee injury that occurred in Brazil&#8217;s recent defeat against Uruguay.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of his latest problem, Neymar posted on his Instagram:\u00a0&#8216;It&#8217;s a very sad time, the worst.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I know I&#8217;m strong but this time I&#8217;m going to need my family and friends even more.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s not easy to go through injury and surgery. Imagine going through it all again after four months of recovery.&#8217;<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12815865\/Neymar-cheers-Al-Hilal-saudi-arabia.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Neymar cheers on Al-Hilal and poses for a selfie while recovering from anterior cruciate injury despite making only five appearances for the Saudi club Neymar <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/neymar-cheers-on-al-hilal-while-recovering-from-surgery\/\" title=\"Neymar cheers on Al-Hilal while recovering from surgery\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":296846,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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