Neymar Escapes Missing Champions League Final

Oyinlola Awonuga
Writer
Neymar Signs Fresh Three-year Contract With PSG

Ad

$4.5bn: Court Admits More Evidence Against Emefiele

Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on October 9,2025, admitted more evidence against a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, in an alleged $4.5bn fraud. Emefiele is standing trial on a 19-count charge bordering on receiving gratification and corrupt demand preferred against him by…

NEITI Warns of Deepening Transparency Crisis, Says Nigeria Lost $3.3bn to Oil theft, Sabotage

By Obinna Uballa Nigeria lost an estimated 13.5 million barrels of crude oil valued at $3.3 billion to theft and pipeline sabotage between 2023 and 2024, the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has revealed. Executive Secretary of NEITI, Dr. Ogbonnaya Orji, disclosed this on Thursday at the 2025 Association of Energy Correspondents of Nigeria…

Oil Eases over 1.5% after Gaza ceasefire

Summary Israel and Hamas agree to Gaza ceasefire, return of hostages US oil product supplied highest since December 2022, EIA says Stalled peace talks in Ukraine underpin prices Oil prices edged slightly lower on Thursday after Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas signed an agreement to cease fire in Gaza. Brent crude futures were…

Ad

Neymar is facing no further action from UEFA after he broke their coronavirus protocol this week.

The Paris Saint-Germain star fired his side into their first Champions League final on Tuesday night.

The Brazilian was at his dazzling best as PSG thrashed RB Leipzig 3-0 to set up a mouth-watering clash with Bayern Munich in Lisbon.UEFA new, neymar

Read also: Spanish Court Orders Neymar To Pay Former Club, Barcelona E6.1m

But he risked the wrath of UEFA after the game – as he broke their new ‘Return to Play’ protocol by swapping his shirt with Marcel Halstenberg.

The striker was filmed swapping shirts with the left-back in front of two officials in a seemingly innocent gesture.

The shirt swap goes against recent new guidelines designed to stop the spread of coronavirus and there were some suggestions he could be banned from the final as a result.

UEFA’s recent ‘Return to Play’ document states that “players are recommended to refrain from swapping their shirts”.

It adds that: “non-compliance with the obligations set out in the UEFA Protocol may lead to disciplinary measures in accordance with the UEFA Disciplinary Regulations.”

But, as shirt swapping is a recommendation rather than an obligation, it has been confirmed Neymar faces no further action.

Read also: Serie A Football Set To Resume June 20 In Italy

He is not the only player to ignore the recommendation, with multiple other players swapping shirts with opponents after recent games.
Neymar does have history with UEFA.

He was handed a three-game ban and missed the start of this season’s competition after being charged with insulting match officials after their defeat to Manchester United in the last-16 the previous year.

Ad

Unlocking Opportunities in the Gulf of Guinea during UNGA80
X whatsapp