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The Brazilian star's four-tournament scoring streak and international farewell highlight how far the sports-crypto marriage has cooled since the NFT boom
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Neymar scored a penalty against Norway on July 5, becoming only the second Brazilian player in history, after Pelé, to find the net in four different FIFA World Cup tournaments. Then he walked off the international stage for good.
The 34-year-old announced his retirement from international football following Brazil’s 2-1 round-of-16 loss, closing out a career that spanned four World Cups and produced nine tournament goals. It was the kind of moment that, just a few years ago, would have launched a thousand token presales. This time? Crickets from the official crypto world.
