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Messi wishes Neymar quick recovery
Four-time World Footballer of the Year Lionel Messi has wished his Barcelona teammate Neymar a quick recovery after the Brazil star suffered a fractured vertebrae ruling him out of the remainder of the World Cup.
Published : 5 July 2014, 09:10 PM
Updated : 6 July 2014, 00:41 AM
"Neymar, I hope you recover very soon friend!," wrote the Argentinian on his Facebook page alongside a photo of the two stars in their Barcelona jerseys.
Brazil and Argentina are the fiercest of rivals, but Messi, 27, clearly cares for Neymar, having played with the 22-year-old at club level for the past year.
Argentine football great Diego Maradona also lamented Neymar's injury.
He told Venezuela-based Telesur TV network: "It concerns not only the Brazilian people but all of us who love football. It was his World Cup, in his country. He had great hopes."
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