Brazilian playmaker Neymar has stepped down as captain of the national side after firing them to Olympic gold on Saturday night.
Brazil won the gold medal after defeating Germany in the final of the men football match on home soil. Neymar struck a 25-yard free-kick and then slotted home the winning goal after the match went into penalty shoot-out at the Olympic Games in Rio.
After the game, the 24-year-old told Brazilian media: 'Today I stop being a captain.
'I will send a message to Tite [Brazil's coach] that from now he can look for another captain.
'I will send a message to Tite [Brazil's coach] that from now he can look for another captain.
Today I have become a champion and I give up the captain's armband. It was something I received and honoured with affection.'
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