Kanji Ishiwara

was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. He and Itagaki Seishirō were the men primarily responsible for the Mukden Incident that took place in Manchuria in 1931.

Early life
Ishiwara was born in Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture, into a samurai class family. His father was a police officer, but as his clan had supported the Tokugawa bakufu and then the Northern Alliance during the Boshin War of the Meiji Restoration, its members were shut out of higher government positions.

At 13, Ishiwara was enrolled in a military preparatory school. He was subsequently accepted at the 21st class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy and graduated in 1909. He served in the IJA 65th Infantry Regiment in Korea after its annexation by Japan in 1910, and in 1915, he passed the exams for admittance to the 30th class of the Army Staff College. He graduated second in his class in 1918.

Ishiwara spent several years in various staff assignments and then was selected to study in Germany as a military attaché. He stayed in Berlin and in Munich from 1922 to 1925, focusing on military history and military strategy. He hired several former officers from the German General Staff to tutor him, and by the time that he returned to Japan, he had formed a considerable background on military theory and doctrine.

Prior to leaving for Germany, Ishiwara had converted to Nichiren Buddhism. Nichiren had taught that a period of massive conflict would precede a golden era of human culture in which the truth of Buddhism would prevail. Japan would be the center and main promulgator of the faith, which would encompass the entire world. Ishiwara felt that the period of world conflict was fast approaching, and Japan, relying upon its vision of the kokutai and its sacred mission to "liberate" China, would lead a unified East Asia to defeat the West.

Ishiwara was also the leader of a semi-religious and Pan-Asianist organization, the East-Asia League Movement (Tōarenmei undō).

Ishiwara and Manchuria

Ishiwara was assigned to the Army Staff College as an instructor, followed by a staff position within the Kwantung Army in Manchuria. He arrived there at the end of 1928, some months after the assassination of Zhang Zuolin. Ishiwara quickly realized that the confused political situation in northern China, along with Japan's already significant economic investments in the area, provided the Kwantung Army with a unique opportunity. He and Colonel Seishiro Itagaki began formulating a plan to take advantage of the situation.

On 18 September 1931, a bomb was secretly planted on the tracks of the Japanese-controlled Southern Manchuria Railway by Kwantung Army elements. Charging that Chinese soldiers had attacked the rail line, Ishiwara ordered Japanese troops to seize the Chinese military barracks in the nearby city of Liutiaokou. He then ordered Kwantung Army units to seize control of all other Manchurian cities without informing the new commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, General Shigeru Honjo, or the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff in Tokyo.

The sudden invasion of Manchuria alarmed political leaders in Japan, and brought condemnation down on the country from the international community. Ishiwara thought it most likely that he would be executed or at least dishonorably discharged for his insubordination. However, the success of the operation brought just the opposite. Ishiwara was admired by right-wing younger officers and ultranationalist societies for his daring and initiative. He returned to Japan and was given command of the IJA 4th Infantry Regiment in Sendai.

Army revolutionaries
Ishiwara was appointed to the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff in 1935 as Chief of Operations, which gave him primary responsibility for articulating his vision for Japan's future. He was a strong proponent of pan-Asianism and the hokushin-ron ("strike north") philosophy, as opposed to the nanshin-ron ("strike south") philosophy espoused by the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN). The strike north view held that Japan should join with Manchukuo (the Japanese puppet state created out of occupied Manchuria in 1932) and China to form an "East Asian League", which would then prepare for and fight a war with the Soviet Union. After the Soviet Union was defeated, Japan could move to the south to free Southeast Asia from European colonial rule. Following this victory, Japan would then be ready to tackle the United States.

However, in order to implement these plans, Japan would need to build up its economy and military. Ishiwara envisioned a one-party "national defense state" with a command economy in which political parties were abolished and venal politicians and greedy businessmen removed from power.

However, Ishiwara stopped short of calling for a Shōwa Restoration and violent overthrow of the government. When the February 26 Incident erupted in 1936, rebels assassinated a number of major politicians and government leaders and demanded a change in government in line with Ishiwara's philosophies. However, Ishiwara dashed their hopes by speaking out strongly against the rebellion and demanding proclamation of martial law. After Vice Chief of Staff Hajime Sugiyama pulled troops in from garrisons around Tokyo, Ishiwara was named Operations Officer of the Martial Law Headquarters.

Return to Manchukuo and disgrace
In March 1937 Ishiwara was promoted to major general and transferred back to Manchukuo as Vice Chief of Staff of the Kwantung Army. He discovered to his dismay that his Army colleagues had no intention of creating a new pan-Asian paradise, and were quite content to play the role of colonial occupiers. Ishiwara denounced the Kwantung Army leadership, and proposed that all officers take a pay cut. He confronted the Kwantung Army commander-in-chief, General Hideki Tojo, over his allocation of funds to an officers' wives club. After becoming an embarrassment to his seniors, he was relieved of command and reassigned to a local army base at Maizuru, on the seacoast near Kyoto.

Back in Japan, he began to analyze Soviet tactics at Nomonhan, where Japanese forces were defeated, proposing counter-strategies to be adopted by the Army. He wrote and gave public addresses, continuing to advocate an East Asia League partnership with China and Manchukuo and continuing to oppose the invasion of China. He became a lieutenant general in 1939 and was assigned command of the IJA 16th Division.

Ishiwara's political nemesis, Tōjō, now risen to the highest ranks, felt that the outspoken Ishiwara should be retired from the Army, but feared the reactions of young officers and right-wing activists. Finally, after Ishiwara publicly denounced Tōjō as an enemy of Japan who should "be arrested and executed," he was put on the retired list. Ishiwara went back to Yamagata, where he continued to write and study agriculture until the end of the war.

After World War II, the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers called upon Ishiwara as a witness for the defense in the International Military Tribunal for the Far East. No charges were ever brought against Ishiwara himself, possibly due to his public opposition to Tōjō, the war in China, and the attack on Pearl Harbor. He displayed his old fire in front of the American prosecutor, arguing that U.S. President Harry S. Truman should be indicted for the mass bombing of Japanese civilians.

In popular culture

Ishiwara is a supporting character in the Japanese historical fantasy novel Teito Monogatari by Hiroshi Aramata.

Ishiwara is a prominent supporting character in the Japanese alternate history manga Zipang and also the anime version. His beliefs regarding the clash of civilizations between the East and the West, involvement in the Manchurian incident, views on Pan-Asianism, and perspectives on World War II form important parts of the plot.

Murakami Haruki, in the novel The Wind-up Bird Chronicle, also refers to Ishiwara as his strategic concept.

Ishiwara is a supporting character in the Japanese alternate history anime series Night Raid 1931, set in China and Japan and chronicling a secret conspiracy of superpowered spies and military officers mainly in Manchukuo, the puppet state of the Empire of Japan in Northeast China and Inner Mongolia from 1932 until 1945. Ishiwara is shown in both personal terms and as one of the main instigators of the Northern Empire (of Japan). Episode 7 of Night Raid 1931 was streamed exclusively online due to the controversy of the Mukden Incident. It depicts the point of view of the Japanese in Manchuria during the events leading up to the Mukden Incident. It revolves around two young newspaper reporters who are riding on the South Manchuria Railway and run into Kanji Ishiwara, the Lieutenant Colonel of the Kwantung Army who helped devise the bombing so that Japan could attack Manchuria out of "self-defence". Other key historical figures are also present such as Seishirō Itagaki and Yoshitsugu Tatekawa.

Bibliography

Birolli, Bruno  (2012), "Ishiwara, l'homme qui déclencha la guerre", ARTE éditions/Armand Colin.
Godart, G. Clinton (2015), Nichirenism, Utopianism, and Modernity: Rethinking Ishiwara Kanji's East Asia League Movement, Japanese Journal of Religious Studies 42 (2), 235-274
Iguchi, Gerald (2006), Nichirenism as Modernism: Imperialism, Fascism, and Buddhism in Modern Japan (Ph.D. Dissertation), University of California, San Diego, pp. 231–301 (Ishiwara Kanji, History as Contrapuntal harmony, and Modernity as "the Dawn that Never Comes")

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Alucita riggii

Alucita riggii is a moth of the family Alucitidae. It is found in Argentina.

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Messiah (American TV series)

Messiah  is an American thriller web television series created by Michael Petroni. The first season consists of ten episodes, which were released on Netflix on January 1, 2020. The series stars Mehdi Dehbi, Tomer Sisley, Michelle Monaghan, John Ortiz, Melinda Page Hamilton, Stefania LaVie Owen, Jane Adams, Sayyid El Alami, Fares Landoulsi, and Wil Traval.

Premise
The series focuses on the modern world's reaction to a man who first appears in the Middle East, whose followers claim him to be the eschatological return of 'Isa (Jesus). His sudden appearance and apparent miracles spark a growing international following, casting doubts around who he really is, a case investigated by a CIA officer.

Cast

Main
 Mehdi Dehbi as Al-Masih
 Tomer Sisley as Aviram Dahan
 Michelle Monaghan as CIA Case Officer Eva Geller
 John Ortiz as Felix Iguero
 Melinda Page Hamilton as Anna Iguero
 Stefania LaVie Owen as Rebecca Iguero
 Jane Adams as Miriam Keneally
 Sayyid El Alami as Jibril Medina
 Fares Landoulsi as Samir
 Wil Traval as Will Mathers

Recurring
 Philip Baker Hall as Kelman Katz
 Beau Bridges as Edmund DeGuilles
 Hugo Armstrong as Ruben
 Barbara Eve Harris as Katherin
 Nimrod Hochenberg as Israel
 Emily Kinney as Staci Kirmani
 Jackson Hurst as Jonah Kirmani
 Nicole Rose Scimeca as Raeah Kirmani
 Ori Pfeffer as Alon
  Rona-Lee Shim'on as Mika Dahan
 Kenneth Miller as Larry
 Assad Bouab as Qamar Maloof
Dermot Mulroney as President John Young

Episodes

Production

Development
On November 17, 2017, it was announced that Netflix had given the production a series order for a first season consisting of ten episodes. The series was created by Michael Petroni who is also credited as an executive producer and lead showrunner of the series. Additional executive producers include Andrew Deane, James McTeigue, Mark Burnett and Roma Downey. Production companies involved with the series include Industry Entertainment and LightWorkers Media.

Casting
In January 2018, it was announced that John Ortiz, Tomer Sisley and Mehdi Dehbi would star in the series. In May 2018, it was announced that Michelle Monaghan had been cast in a starring role. In June 2018, it was reported that Melinda Page Hamilton, Stefania LaVie Owen, Jane Adams, Sayyid El Alami, Fares Landoulsi and Wil Traval had joined the main cast. In the same month, it was announced that Beau Bridges and Philip Baker Hall had joined the cast in a recurring capacity.

Filming
Principal photography for the first season took place in Amman, Jordan; Albuquerque, Mountainair, Estancia, Belen, Santa Fe and Clines Corners, New Mexico from June 2018 to August 2018.

Release
The first season was released on January 1, 2020.

Marketing
On December 3, 2019, the official trailer for the series was released by Netflix.

Reception

Critical reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 43% approval rating for the first season, based on 23 reviews. The website's critical consensus states, "A promising premise and superb ensemble can't save Messiah from its own bland storytelling."

Controversy
The trailer received negative reception from some Muslim audiences. In December 2019, it was announced in a press conference that The Royal Film Commission of Jordan requested Netflix to refrain streaming Messiah in the country due to the provocative subject matter and controversial religious content covered in the series.

References

External links
  (Official site)

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Oskar Johansson

Oskar Johansson (born 23 June 1977) is a Canadian world class sailor from Toronto. He competed in Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece and finished in 15th place. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he finished 4th in the Tornado Class with partner Kevin Stittle.

Career highlights

Results:
 Silver Medal – Tornado Class – World Championships – 08
 Gold Medal – Sunfish Class – Pan Am Games – 99
 4th place – Tornado Class – Olympic Games – 08
 Gold Medal – Tornado Class – French World Cup (Hyeres) – 07
 15th Place – Tornado Class – Olympic Games – 04
 Silver Medal – Sunfish Class – World Championships – 00
 Gold Medal – Laser Class – ISCA North American Singlehanded Championships – 99
 7x Canadian Tornado Champion – 02-08
 2x North American Tornado Champion – 06-07

Awards:
 Sport Alliance of Ontario – Team of the Year Finalist – 08
 Canadian Yachting Association – Male Athlete of the Year – 08
 2 x Ontario Sailor of the Year – 00, 08
 ICSA All American Honorable Mention – 01

References

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List of German journalists

This is a list of  German journalists, those born in Germany and who have established citizenship or residency.

A

Prince Albrecht of Croÿ (born 1959)
Karl Andree (1808-1875)
Reinhard Appel (1927-2011)
Jakob Augstein (born 1967)
Rudolf Augstein (1923-2002)
Stefan Aust (born 1946)

B

Gabi Bauer (born 1962)
Gitta Bauer (1919-1990)
Klaus Bednarz (1942-2015)
Klaus Bender (born 1938)
Klaus von Bismarck (1912-1997)
Nikolaus Blome (born 1963)
Gero von Boehm (born 1954)
Peter Boenisch (1927-2005)
Erich Böhme (1930-2009)
Alexander Bommes (born 1976)
Adolf Brand (1874-1945)
Nikolaus Brender (born 1949)
Klaus Bresser (born 1936)
Henryk Broder (born 1946)
Tanja Bruske (born 1978)
Gerd Bucerius (1906-1995)
Wolfgang Büchner (born 1966)
Tom Buhrow (born 1958)

C
Paul Carell (1911-1997)
Claus Hinrich Casdorff (1924-2004)
C. W. Ceram (1915-1972)
Rudolph Chimelli (1928-2016)
Sabine Christiansen (born 1957)

D

Gerhard Delling (born 1959)
Ulrich Deppendorf (born 1950)
Kai Diekmann (born 1964)
Marion Dönhoff (1909-2002)
Mathias Döpfner (born 1963)
Sammy Drechsel (1925-1986)

E

Fritz Eberhard (1896-1982)
Dietrich Eckart (1868-1923)
Carolin Emcke (born 1967)
Paul Ernst (1866-1933)

F

Karl-Hermann Flach (1929-1973)
Georg Forster (1754-1794)
Frederic Friedel (born 1945)
Hanns-Joachim Friedrichs (1927-1995)

G

Petra Gerster (born 1955)
Hermann L. Gremliza (1940–2019)
Detlef Grumbach (born 1955)

H

Brigitte Hamann (born 1940)
Maximilian Harden (1861-1927)
Theodor Haubach (1896-1945)
Norbert Haug (born 1952)
Bodo Hauser (1946-2004)
Dunja Hayali (born 1974)
Gerd Heidemann (born 1931)
Kai Hermann (born 1938)
Jan Hofer (born 1952)
Werner Höfer (1913-1997)
Max Hofmann (born 1974)

I

Maybrit Illner (born 1965)

J

Heinrich Eduard Jacob (1889-1967)
Claus Jacobi (1927-2013)
Günther Jauch (born 1956)

K

Hellmuth Karasek (1934-2015)
Ernst Keil (1816-1878)
Thomas Kielinger (born 1940)
Ulrich Kienzle (born 1936)
Hans Hellmut Kirst (1914-1989)
Claus Kleber (born 1955)
Peter Kloeppel (born 1958)
Karl-Heinz Köpcke (1922-1991)
Dieter Kronzucker (born 1936)

L

Gabriele Lesser (born 1960)
Hans Leyendecker (born 1949)
Monica Lierhaus (born 1970)
Peter Limbourg (born 1960)
Günther von Lojewski (born 1935)
Wolf von Lojewski (born 1937)
Giovanni di Lorenzo (born 1959)
Gerhard Löwenthal (1922-2002)
Ernst-Dieter Lueg (1930-2000)

M
Sandra Maischberger (born 1966)
Harald Martenstein (born 1953)
Hede Massing (1900-1981)
Ulrike Meinhof (1934-1976)
Sonia Seymour Mikich (born 1951)
Caren Miosga (born 1969)
Erik Möller (born 1979)

N

Peretz Naftali (1888-1961)
 Natias Neutert (born 1947)
Friedrich Nowottny (born 1929)

O
Bastian Obermayer (born 1977)
Matthias Opdenhövel (born 1970)
Carl von Ossietzky (1889-1938)

P

Ludwig Pfau (1821-1894)
Monika Piel (born 1951)
Frank Plasberg (born 1957)
Fritz Pleitgen (born 1938)
Poison Kitchen
Heribert Prantl (born 1953)

R

Judith Rakers (born 1976)
Sir John Retcliffe (1815-1878)
Felix Rexhausen (1932-1992)
Claus Richter (born 1948)
Wilhelm Heinrich Riehl (1823-1897)
Lea Rosh (born 1936)
Jürgen Roth (born 1945)
Thomas Roth (born 1951)
Gerd Ruge (born 1928)
Nina Ruge (born 1956)

S

Dirk Sager (1940-2014)
Wolf Schneider (born 1929)
Cordt Schnibben (born 1952)
Karl-Eduard von Schnitzler (1918-2001)
Peter Scholl-Latour (1924-2014)
Doris Schröder-Köpf (born 1963)
Alice Schwarzer (born 1942)
Steffen Seibert (born 1960)
Hajo Seppelt (born 1963)
Klaus-Peter Siegloch (born 1946)
Marietta Slomka (born 1969)
Richard Sorge (1895-1944)
Augustin Souchy (1892-1984)
Axel Springer (1912-1985)
Gabor Steingart (born 1962)

T
Peter Tamm (born 1928)
Hartmann von der Tann (born 1943)
Thaddäus Troll (1914-1980)
Kurt Tucholsky (1890-1935)
Richard Tüngel (1893-1970)

U

Wilhelm Ulbrich (1846-1922)

V

Larissa Vassilian (born 1976)

W

Günter Wallraff (born 1942)
Rüdiger von Wechmar (1923-2007)
Maria von Welser (born 1946)
Christine Westermann (born 1948)
Ulrich Wickert (born 1942)
Wilhelm Wieben (born 1935)
Anne Will (born 1966)

X

You Xie (born 1958)

Z

Hans Zehrer (1899-1966)

See also

:Category:German journalists
List of Germans
List of German-language authors
List of German-language philosophers
List of German-language playwrights
List of German-language poets

Journalists

German


Castello Piccolomini

Castello Piccolomini (Italian for Piccolomini Castle)  is a  Middle Ages castle in Ortucchio, Province of L'Aquila (Abruzzo).

History

Architecture

References

External links

Piccolomini (Ortucchio)
Category:Ortucchio


You Must Go On

"You Must Go On" is the fifth single from Bernard Butler released in October 1999. It was the second single taken from the album Friends and Lovers and charted at number 44 on the UK Singles Chart.

Single track listings

References

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John Peel Sessions (The Moondogs album)

John Peel Sessions is an album by The Moondogs, released in 2003.

Track listing
"Schoolgirl Crush"  – 2:51
"Who's Gonna Tell Mary"  – 3:07
"Talking in the Canteen"  – 3:37
"Roddy's Gang"  – 2:50
"Dream Girl"  – 2:24
"Home Is Where the Heart Is"  – 4:43
"That's What Friends Are For"  – 3:48
"I'm Not Sleeping"  – 3:34

Personnel
Gerry McCandless - guitar, vocals
John Peel - liner notes
Mike Robinson -  producer
Tony Wilson - producer
David Dade - engineer
James Bartlett - liner notes
The Moondogs - main performer
Austin Barrett - drums
Jackie Hamilton - bass guitar, vocals

Category:The Moondogs albums
Moondogs
Category:2003 live albums


Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 200 metres T11

The Women's 200m T11 had its first round held on September 15, beginning at 11:26 and the A and B Finals were held on September 16 at 17:25.

Medalists

Results

References
Round 1 - Heat 1
Round 1 - Heat 2
Round 1 - Heat 3
Final A
Final B

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Sinatra & Sextet: Live in Paris

Sinatra & Sextet: Live in Paris is a live album by American singer Frank Sinatra, recorded in 1962 but not released until 1994. The album was released by Reprise Records.

An earlier, non-commercial edition of this concert was released in late 1992, albeit with two fewer songs than the twenty five in this set. It was only the third live album ever officially released of Sinatra, after 1966's Sinatra at the Sands and 1974's The Main Event – Live.

It was his first concert he ever performed in Paris, France. The album is unique in that it is an entire unedited concert of Sinatra.

Background
That spring Sinatra was on a World Tour for Children, playing benefit concerts that would raise money for handicapped children in Europe and Asia. It eventually extended to thirty dates in two months, starting on April 15 in Mexico City and ending June 17 in Monte Carlo. The concert which makes up the album was recorded on June 5, towards the end of the tour.

Guitarist Al Viola stated in the liner notes of the album that, since the band was gathered on such short notice, they never rehearsed with Sinatra for the tour. Much of the band had already performed with him on previous albums with the same arrangements, so he never felt rehearsals were necessary.

The performance was introduced by Charles Aznavour, who declares in French, Frank Sinatra, Paris belongs to you!

Commentary
During the concert, the singer makes some risque remarks. His spoken introduction to "One for My Baby" is an example. Of the song's protagonist, Sinatra had this to say:

"It's obvious what his trouble is: Girls. Cherche la femme (Look for the girl). Which means in French Why don't you share the broad with me?"

Following his performance of "Ol' Man River", the singer states: "That song is about Sammy Davis's people. And 'dis is a song about my people," moving into "The Lady Is A Tramp".

Sinatra jokes through some of his vocal difficulties, commenting at one point that he should "avoid the pre-show onion soup", and that he's "gotta stop sleepin' in the park."

Track listing
Introduction by Charles Aznavour – 1:04
"Goody Goody" (Matty Malneck, Johnny Mercer)  – 1:11
"Imagination" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen)  – 2:25
"At Long Last Love" (Cole Porter)  – 2:12
"Moonlight in Vermont" (John Blackburn, Karl Suessdorf)  – 3:33
"Without a Song" (Vincent Youmans, Billy Rose, Edward Eliscu)  – 2:36
"Day In, Day Out" (Rube Bloom, Mercer)  – 2:35
"I've Got You Under My Skin" (Porter)  – 2:49
"I Get a Kick Out of You" (Porter)  – 2:58
"The Second Time Around" (Sammy Cahn, Van Heusen)  – 2:41
"Too Marvelous for Words" (Mercer, Richard A. Whiting)  – 1:37
"My Funny Valentine" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)  – 2:49
"In the Still of the Night" (Porter)  – 3:18
"April in Paris" (Vernon Duke, E.Y. Harburg)  – 2:30
"You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You" (Page Cavanaugh, Russ Morgan, Larry Stock)  – 3:53
"They Can't Take That Away from Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)  – 1:48
"Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)" (Fred Fisher)  – 2:07
"Night and Day" (Porter)  – 4:19
"I Could Have Danced All Night" (Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe)  – 2:43
"One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)" (Harold Arlen, Mercer)  – 5:45
"A Foggy Day" (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin)  – 2:15
"Ol' Man River" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern)  – 3:33
"The Lady Is a Tramp" (Rodgers, Hart)  – 3:44
"I Love Paris" (Porter)  – 1:39
"Nancy (With the Laughing Face)" (Phil Silvers, Van Heusen)  – 2:14
"Come Fly with Me" (Cahn, Van Heusen)  – 3:00

Personnel
Frank Sinatra - Vocals
Bill Miller - Piano
Al Viola - Guitar
Ralph Peña - Bass
Irv Cottler - Drums
Emil Richards - Vibraphone
Harry Klee - Alto Saxophone, Flute

References

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Carrycoats

Carrycoats is a historic township in the parish of Thockrington, Northumberland, England.  In 1870-72, it was a  township with nine houses and population of 41, according to John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales.  It was noted to be  ESE of the village of Bellingham.

It was a single estate, Carrycoats Estate, including Carrycoats Hall and several farms.  The entire estate was offered for sale at auction on 5 September 1877.  The estate then produced €935 per annum, not including €49 for the leasing of a colliery and not including the value of the residence.  It was mainly pasture, with four "compact occupations" (farm complexes).The estate was stated to be nearly 1,800 acres, and four miles from Bellingham.

Carrycoats was part of Bellingham Poor Law Union.  (See List of poor law unions in England.)

Carrycoats Hall
Carrycoats Hall () is a Grade II listed building located on the Carry Burn about  to the east of the A68 road. It is believed to be located on the site of Carrycoats Bastle, part of the suppressed monastery of Newminster. The hall has a two-gable front characteristic of the c.1840s or c.1850s, but its central portion is probably a century older.
"Carrycoats Hall" is also a tune composed by Northumbrian fiddler and composer Robert Whinham, known also as "Remember Me".

The property was divided into four compact "occupations" known as Waterfalls, Whitehouse, Whiteside and Cragback Farms.

It has been the site of fund-raisers, such as a 2015 fund-raiser for the church at Thockrington.

Etymology
The name Carrycoats, first recorded as Carricot in 1245, may have a Brittonic origin. The first part of the name may be the element cajr, with a primary sense of "an enclosed, defensible site" (i.e. "a hill-fort"; Welsh caer). This is followed by the definite article ï[r] (Welsh y[r]). The final element might be cę:d, meaning "wild country, forest, woods" (Welsh coed, Old Cornish cuit), replaced by Old English -cote, "a cottage", with the plural -s added later. Carrycoats may have had a meaning of "stronghold in the wood".

It is possible, however, that the township was named from the nearby Carry Burn, a river-name derived from Brittonic *carr, meaning "a stone, rock", though it could also be that the river was a back-formation from Carrycoats.

References

External links
Location on OS map

Category:Former civil parishes in Northumberland


1822 United States House of Representatives election in Missouri

Missouri elected its member October 7, 1822.

See also
 1822 and 1823 United States House of Representatives elections
 List of United States Representatives from Missouri

1822
Missouri
United States House of Representatives


Len Bratley

Len Bratley (1926 – 25 August 2011) was an English presenter on the Hospital Radio station, Trust AM, based in the Bassetlaw District General Hospital in Worksop. Bratley celebrated his 85th birthday in 2011, and was dubbed 'The Oldest DJ In Town'.

He was originally a patient at the hospital, and listened to the hospital radio station during his stay. He won a competition prize, which was delivered to his home by one of the volunteer presenters. Bratley commented that the station did not play much big band music, and it was suggested that he may like to come along and present a show on that theme. His show became one of the most listened to on the station.

The UK National Lottery's Alan Dedicoat provided some material from which Bratley's on-air jingles  were made, announcing the Tuesday Teatime Nostalgia Show, so popular was the show that a further edition was added on Friday teatime from 4 to 6 pm, under the title The Friday HOOT. Bratley explained that this stood for Hospital (radio) On Old Time. Jingles for this second show were voiced by Stuart Barrett of the BBC in Manchester.

Len Bratley died at home on the morning of 25 August 2011, aged 85.

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Yuri Amano

is a Japanese voice actress who is affiliated with Arts Vision. Her real name, as well as her former stage name is . Her best known role is Kiyone Makibi in the Tenchi Muyo! franchise. Other major roles include Asako Nakamura in Ushio and Tora, Keiko Yukimura in YuYu Hakusho, Alcyone in Magic Knight Rayearth, and Lorelei in the Saber Marionette J series. In video games, she voices Mary Argent in Tales of Destiny, Hokuto in Street Fighter EX, Ibuki in Street Fighter III, and Etoile Rosenqueen in the Marl Kingdom series.

Filmography

Anime

Anime films

Video games
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|+ List of voice performances in video games
! Year
! Series
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|  || Hatsukoi Monogatari || Forshinia || PC Engine ||
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|  || KO Century BEAST Sanjuushi || Zott Suu || PC Engine ||
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| –96 || Advanced VG || Ayako Yuuki || PC Engine, PlayStation ||
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|  || Tanjou ~Debut~ || Kusunoki Shinobu || PC Engine, Sega Saturn ||
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|  || Startling Odyssey II Maryuu Sensou || Patricia Hyneld || PC-Engine ||
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|  || Digital Ange || Foltjunia || PC98, PC Engine ||
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| –95 || Magic Knight Rayearth || Alcyone || Sega Saturn, others ||
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|  || Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki || Kiyone || PC-FX ||
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|  || Power Dolls 2 || Lisa Kim || PlayStation ||
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|  || Rapyulus Panic || Namie || Sega Saturn ||
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|  || Angel Graffiti Anata e no Profile || Amano Misuzu || PlayStation ||
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|  || Harukaze Sentai V Force || Aoi Kagetsu || PlayStation ||
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|  ||  Street Fighter EX series ||  Hokuto || ||
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|  || Lightning Legend: Daigo no Daibouken || Misa Atago, Risa Atago || PlayStation ||
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|  || Fire Woman Matoigumi || Seta Hiromi  || PC FX  ||
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|  || Marika Shinjitsu no Sekai || Oruga || Sega Saturn ||
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|  || Next King Koi no Sennen Okoku || Anice || PlayStation ||
|-
|  || Bulk Slash || Riizen Lavia || Sega Saturn ||
|-
|  || Super Robot Wars F || Rain || PlayStation, Sega Saturn ||
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|  || Mahō Gakuen Lunar! || Palea || Sega Saturn ||
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|  || Galaxy Fräulein Yuna 3: Lightning Angel || Raika || Sega Saturn ||
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|  || Tales of Destiny || Mary Argent || PlayStation ||
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|  || Arunamu no Tsubasa || Mayukoda || PlayStation  ||
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|  || Street Fighter III series || Ibuki || Arcade ||
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|  || Yuukyuu Gensoukyoku 2nd Album || Eve Callagher || PlayStation, Sega Saturn ||
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|  || EVE The Lost One || Suzuta Natsumi || Sega Saturn  ||
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|  || Zoku Hatsukoi Monogatari || Iwadate Maki || PC FX ||
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|  || Super Robot Wars F Final || Rain || PlayStation ||
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|  || Sōkaigi || Hifumi Sudo || ||
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|  || Lupin Sanse Pyramid no Kenja Lupin the Third and the Mystery of the Pyramid  || Princess of Twilight  || ||
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|  || Nijiiro Twinkle: Guruguru Dai-sakusen || Cleardonny || PS, Windows ||
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|  || Advanced VG 2 || Ayako Yuuki || PlayStation ||
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|  || Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure || Etoile Rosenqueen || PlayStation ||
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|  || Thousand Arms || Jeala || PlayStation ||
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|  || Device Reign || Utsuki Riko || PlayStation, Sega Saturn ||
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|  || Sonata ||  Oozone Chihaya || PlayStation ||
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|  || Cyber Formula Aratanaru Chousensha || Kyoko Aoi || PlayStation ||
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|  || Little Princess: Marl Ōkoku no Ningyō Hime 2 || Etoile Rosenqueen, Ran Ran || PlayStation, PlayStation Network ||
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|  || Skies of Arcadia || Belleza || Dreamcast  ||
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|  || Sakura Taisen 3 || Nadel || Dreamcast ||
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|  || Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria || Chrystie, Crescent, Lwyn, Lydia, Phyress, Sha-Kon ||  ||
|-
|}

Audio dramas

 My Codename is Charmer (Kaede Saginomori)
 Dengeki Bunko Best Game Selection7 Fire Emblem Tabidachi no Sho'' (Sheeda)

Dubbing

Discography

Albums
 Fairy
 Water Lily

References

External links

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Kevin Abrams (American football executive)

Kevin Abrams is a Canadian-born American football executive who is currently the Vice president of football operations and Assistant General Manager of the New York Giants of the National Football League. Abrams worked as the Interim General Manager during the 2017 NFL season following the firing of his boss Jerry Reese.

Career

Early career
Abrams began his career working as an intern for Ohio University football program, the Buffalo Bills, the Washington Redskins, and the London Monarchs.

NFL
Abrams began his career in the NFL working for the NFL Management Council as a salary cap analyst analyzing NFL player contracts.
In July 1999, following his work with the NFL Management Council, Abrams was hired by the New York Giants as a salary cap analyst, a newly created position by the team. In 2002 Abrams was promoted to Assistant General Manager working under GM Ernie Accorsi.
During the 2017 NFL season, Abrams worked as the Interim General Manager due to the firing of his boss, GM Jerry Reese. Abrams was interviewed for the Giants GM position, however, he was beat out by former Carolina Panthers General Manager and former longtime Giants employee, Dave Gettleman.

Personal life
Abrams currently lives in Manhattan with his wife, Sarah-Jane, and three kids, Cormac, Grace, and Joseph.

References

External links
 New York Giants profile

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First Federal Electoral District of Chiapas

The First Federal Electoral District of Chiapas (I Distrito Electoral Federal de Chiapas) is one of the 300 Electoral Districts into which Mexico is divided for the purpose of elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies and one of 12 such districts in the state of Chiapas.

It elects one deputy to the lower house of Congress for each three-year legislative period, by means of the first past the post system.

District territory
Under the 2005 districting scheme, the First  District of Chiapas covers the municipalities of northeastern Chiapas: Catazajá, Chilón, La Libertad, Palenque, Sabanilla, Salto de Agua, Tila, Tumbalá and Yajalón.

The district's head town (cabecera distrital), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and collated, is the city of Palenque.

Previous districting schemes

1996–2005 district
Between 1996 and 2005, the district had exactly the same composition as it currently has.

Deputies returned to Congress from this district

L Legislature
 1976–1979: Jaime Sabines (PRI)
LI Legislature
 1979–1982: Rafael Pascacio Gamboa (PRI)
LII Legislature
 1982–1985: Enoch Cansino Casahonda (PRI)
LIII Legislature
 1985–1988:
LIV Legislature
 1988–1991: Antonio Pariente Algarín (PRI)
LV Legislature
 1991–1994:
LVI Legislature
 1994–1997: Walter Antonio León Montoya (PRI)
LVII Legislature
 1997–2000: Arquímides León Ovando (PRI)
LVIII Legislature
 2000–2003: Jesús Alejandro Cruz Gutiérrez (PRI)
LIX Legislature
 2003–2006: Jorge Utrilla Robles (PRI)
LX Legislature
 2006–2009: Yari del Carmen Gebhardt Garduza (PRI)

References

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Category:Government of Chiapas


Neymar

Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior (; born 5 February 1992), commonly known as Neymar Jr. or simply Neymar, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Brazil national team. He is widely considered as one of the best players in the world.

Neymar came into prominence at an early age at Santos, where he made his professional debut aged 17. He helped the club win two successive Campeonato Paulista championships, a Copa do Brasil, and the 2011 Copa Libertadores, with the latter being Santos' first since 1963. Neymar was twice named the South American Footballer of the Year, in 2011 and 2012, and soon relocated to Europe to join Barcelona. As part of Barça's attacking trio with Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez, he won the continental treble of La Liga, the Copa del Rey, and the UEFA Champions League, and finished third for the FIFA Ballon d'Or in 2015 for his performances. He then attained a domestic double in the 2015–16 season. In 2017, Neymar transferred from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain in a move worth €222 million, making him the most expensive player ever. In France, he won two league titles, a Coupe de France, and a Coupe de la Ligue, which included a domestic treble and being voted Ligue 1 Player of the Year, in his debut season. Neymar's second season with PSG was heavily injury-riddled and marked by controversies.

With 61 goals in 101 matches for Brazil since debuting at age 18, Neymar is the third highest goalscorer for his national team, trailing only Pelé and Ronaldo. He was a key player in Brazil's victories at the 2011 South American Youth Championship, where he finished as leading goalscorer, and the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, where he won the Golden Ball as player of the tournament. His participation in the 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2015 Copa América was cut short by injury and a suspension, respectively, but, the following year, he captained Brazil to their first Olympic gold medal in men's football at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and two years later, featured at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Off the pitch, Neymar ranks among the world's most prominent sportsmen; SportsPro named him the most marketable athlete in the world in 2012 and 2013, and ESPN cited him as the world's fourth-most famous athlete in 2016. In 2017, Neymar was included by Time in its list of the 100 most influential people in the world. By 2018, France Football ranked Neymar the world's third highest-paid footballer, and in 2019, Forbes ranked him the world's third highest-paid athlete.

Early life
Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior was born in Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo, to Neymar Santos Sr. and Nadine da Silva. He inherited his name from his father, who is a former footballer and became his son's advisor as Neymar's talents began to grow. Neymar comments on his father's role: "My father has been by my side since I was little. He takes care of things, my finances and my family." Growing up, Neymar combined his love of futsal with street football.

In 2003, Neymar moved with his family to São Vicente, where he began playing for youth side Portuguesa Santista. Then, later in 2003, they moved to Santos, where Neymar joined Santos FC. With the success of his youth career and added income, the family bought their first property, a house next to the Vila Belmiro. Their quality of family life improved, as at age 15, Neymar was earning 10,000 reais per month and at 16, 125,000 reais per month. At 17, he signed his first full professional contract, was upgraded to the Santos first team, and began signing his first sponsorship deals.

Club career

Santos

Youth
Neymar began playing football at an early age and he was soon spotted by Santos FC who offered him a contract in 2003, where he was inducted into their youth academy, which has, in the past, produced Brazilian internationals like Coutinho, Clodoaldo, Diego, Elano and Alex. He also joined the likes of Pepe, Pelé and Robinho in starting out his career at the club, nicknamed Peixe. While in the youth academy, Neymar met Paulo Henrique Ganso, becoming good friends in the process. Aged 14, Neymar travelled to Spain to join the Real Madrid youth team, at the time when Real had stars like Ronaldo, Zinedine Zidane, David Beckham, Roberto Carlos and Robinho.

2009: Debut season
Neymar made his professional debut on 7 March 2009, despite being only 17 years old; he was brought on for the last thirty minutes, in a 2–1 win against Oeste. The following week he scored his first goal for Santos against Mogi Mirim. One month later, on 11 April, Neymar scored the decisive goal in a 2–1 win against Palmeiras in the 2009 Campeonato Paulista semi-final first leg. In the final, however, Santos suffered a 4–2 aggregate defeat to the Corinthians. In his first season, Neymar racked up 14 goals in 48 games.

2010: Campeonato Paulista success

Neymar continued his ascendancy in 2010, and, on 15 April 2010, he scored five goals for Santos in an 8–1 rout of Guarani in the qualifying stages of the Brazilian Cup. Following the 2010 Campeonato Paulista in which Neymar scored 14 goals in 19 games, the club were crowned champions after a 5–5 aggregate win over Santo André in the finals. Neymar was subsequently given the award for the best player in the competition.
Neymar's performances for Santos have drawn comparisons to other Brazilians, including Robinho and Brazilian legend Pelé.

In 2010, Santos rejected a £12 million bid for him from English Premier League team West Ham United, and later an offer from another English club, Chelsea, reported to be in the region of £20 million. Despite Santos unwillingness to sell and Neymar himself insisting "I'm focused only on Santos", his agent, Wagner Ribeiro, indicated that Neymar's career was elsewhere, stating "He wants to become the best player in the world. The chances of him doing that while playing in Brazil are zero." Although one year later Neymar admitted, in an interview with the Daily Telegraph, that he had been happy with Chelsea's interest in him as it was a "dream" of his "to play in Europe", while also stating that at the time it had been the right decision to stay in Brazil.

On 30 November 2010, Santos sold a 5% share of future transfer fees that he would receive to an investment group, Terceira Estrela Investimentos S.A. (TEISA), for R$ 3,549,900 (€1.5 million). The previous year, his family had sold a 40% stake in Neymar's sporting rights to the DIS Esporte group who had been a long-term strategic partner of Santos' football club.

Despite his first two seasons being highly successful, having ended the 2010 season with an impressive 42 goals in 60 games, problems had been identified, namely Neymar's apparent taste for diving when tackled, rather than attempting to continue his run, and his attitude. The latter came to the forefront during a match with Atlético Goianiense, on 15 September 2010, when the Santos' manager, Dorival Júnior, appointed another player to take the penalty awarded for a foul on Neymar. His decision was based on the fact that Neymar had missed a crucial penalty during the Copa do Brasil final of that year, even if Santos went on to win. Reacting to this, Neymar turned his back on his manager, had to be calmed down by a linesman and argued with his captain, Edu Dracena. The fallout from this event was that Dorival Júnior wished to have Neymar suspended for two weeks, but the board sided with the player and promptly sacked the manager. Despite Neymar's apologies over the incident, some doubts still remain about his attitude. In December 2010, aged just 18, Neymar came third for the 2010 South American Footballer of the Year, behind Andrés D'Alessandro and Juan Sebastián Verón.

2011: Puskás Award

Neymar scored six goals during Santos run to the 2011 Copa Libertadores Finals, tying him for third top goalscorer, including the clinching goal of Santos' 4–3 aggregate win over Cerro Porteño in the semi-finals. In the two-legged final, Santos faced Uruguayan side Peñarol and drew the first leg 0–0 in Montevideo. At home in the second leg, Neymar opened the scoring in the 46th minute as Santos held on for a 2–1 win and Neymar won Man of the Match honours. The win brought Santos their first Copa Libertadores triumph since 1963, when Brazilian legend Pelé was playing for the club.

In September 2011, Santos club president Luís Ribeiro threatened to report Real Madrid to FIFA following reports that they had attempted to sign Neymar to a pre-contract agreement, and denied that such an agreement was in place. On 9 November 2011, Neymar and Santos agreed to a contract extension that would see the player stay with the club until after the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. The deal reportedly increased Neymar's wages by 50%, to the levels that top European clubs would be paying him. On 14 December 2011, Neymar scored the opening goal for Santos as they defeated Kashiwa Reysol 3–1 in the semi-finals of the FIFA Club World Cup at the Toyota Stadium in Toyota, Japan, but failed to score against Barcelona in the final on 18 December 2011, where Santos were defeated 4–0, finishing as runners-up in the competition. He won the 2011 FIFA Puskás Award for scoring a solo goal in the Brasileirão Série A against Flamengo, in a 5–4 loss. On 31 December 2011, he won the 2011 South American Footballer of the Year award for the first time, by a record margin, following in the footsteps of Diego Maradona, Romário, Pelé and Zico.

2012: South America's best player
On 5 February 2012, when he turned 20, Neymar scored his 100th goal as a professional football player, against Palmeiras in the Campeonato Paulista. On 25 February 2012 – he scored two goals, one of which was from 25-yards – and created two assists to help his side to a 6–1 win over Ponte Preta. On 7 March 2012, Neymar netted a hat-trick as Santos saw off Brazilian rivals Internacional 3–1 in the Copa Libertadores Group stage match. On 29 March, he scored a brace against Guaratinguetá in a 5–0 victory. In the fixture against São Paulo on 29 April 2012, Neymar scored a hat-trick with the match ending 3–1. Thereafter, he went on to score twice in the first and second legs in the 2012 Campeonato Paulista Finals against Guarani, which ended 7–2 on aggregate. Neymar finished the 2012 Campeonato Paulista with 20 goals and was voted the Best player and Best Forward, and Santos were crowned champions. He was joint top scorer in the Copa Libertadores with eight goals, after Santos were beaten over two legs by eventual champions Corinthians in the semi-finals.

On 25 August 2012, he scored a brace in the 2–1 away win at Palmeiras. On 3 November 2012, in the Brasileiro Série A away fixture at Cruzeiro, Neymar scored a hat-trick and assisted Felipe Anderson's goal, to help his side to a 4–0 win. Neymar finished off the 2012 season in style, first setting-up Victor Andrade's equaliser, then scoring twice, to give Santos a 3–1 home win over Palmeiras on 1 December 2012. Neymar was voted the Best Player of the 2012 Recopa Sudamericana, with himself scoring in the second leg to win the title 2–0 on aggregate. He finished the 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A with 14 goals and being voted the Best forward. Neymar finished the 2012 season, being award the Golden Ball, Arthur Friedenreich Award and Armando Nogueira Trophy. He was one of three finalists in the 2012 FIFA Puskás Award and finished runners-up behind Miroslav Stoch. He won the 2012 South American Footballer of the Year, retaining his award and winning it ahead of the likes of Ronaldinho. Reports emerged in 2011 that Santos reached an agreement with Barcelona to sign him at a later stage. Neymar, however, rejected this in an interview, saying that he had "no agreement with Barcelona or anyone else".

2013: Final season
Neymar started the 2013 Campeonato Paulista scoring twice in the first match, which ended a 3–1 win over São Bernardo on 19 January 2013. Four days later on 23 January 2013, Neymar scored again against Botafogo in a 3–0 win. On 3 February 2013, in the Paulista fixture against São Paulo, where Santos won 3–1, with Neymar scoring and making two assists. on 18 March 2013, Neymar told that he had a "dream of playing in Europe, for a big club like Barcelona, Real Madrid and Chelsea." But he went on to say, "There's no point in speculating when I'll leave Santos. I'll leave when I want to."

Neymar scored all four goals, had another disallowed and hit the post as Santos beat União Barbarense 4–0 in the Paulista on 13 April. On 25 April 2013, his agent and father revealed that Neymar intended to leave for Europe before the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Ahead of his last match for Santos, on 26 May against Flamengo, Neymar was in tears during the national anthem.

Barcelona

On 24 May 2013, Santos announced that they had received two offers for Neymar. The following day, Neymar announced he would sign with Barcelona on 27 May 2013 and join the team after playing in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup. Neither Neymar nor the clubs released details on the transfer fee or personal terms, save to say he signed a five-year deal. On 3 June 2013, Neymar was unveiled by Barcelona after passing medical tests and signing a contract that would keep him at the club through June 2018.

Neymar was presented at the Camp Nou in front of 56,500 fans, a record turnout for a Brazilian player. Club vice-president Josep Maria Bartomeu initially said Neymar's transfer fee was €57.1 million and his release clause set at €190 million. Barcelona's doctor suggested he might need to gain weight to be able to cope physically in Spanish football.

Transfer investigation
In January 2014, the prosecutor's office in Madrid began investigating the transfer fee that Barcelona paid for Neymar. The documents submitted to the authorities on request contained contradictory information. On 23 January 2014, Rosell resigned from his position as president. A day later, the details of the transfer were revealed by Barcelona; the transfer had in fact cost them €86.2 million (£71.5 million), with Neymar's parents confirmed to have received a €40 million sum. In the aftermath, Barcelona and Bartomeu were charged with tax fraud.

2013–14: Adapting to Spain
On 30 July 2013, Barcelona drew 2–2 against Lechia Gdańsk in a pre-season friendly; Neymar made his unofficial debut when he came on as a substitute. He scored his first goal for the club in a 7–1 win against a Thailand XI on 7 August.

Neymar made his competitive debut for Barcelona during the opening game of the 2013–14 La Liga season as a 63rd-minute substitute for Alexis Sánchez in a 7–0 win against Levante. On 21 August, he scored his first competitive goal for the club in the first leg of the 2013 Supercopa de España against Atlético Madrid: seven minutes after coming on as a substitute for Pedro, he headed Dani Alves' cross to equalise in a 1–1 draw at the Vicente Calderón Stadium as Barcelona won on the away goals rule for his first trophy at the club. On 18 September, he made his UEFA Champions League debut, assisting a Gerard Piqué goal as Barça beat Ajax 4–0 in their opening match of the 2013–14 tournament.

Six days later, Neymar scored his first goal in La Liga in Barcelona's 4–1 defeat of Real Sociedad at Camp Nou. On 26 October, he made his first El Clásico appearance, scoring the opening goal and assisting the team's winning goal scored by Alexis Sánchez as Barcelona beat Real Madrid 2–1 at Camp Nou. On 11 December, Neymar recorded his first three Champions League goals as he scored a hat-trick in a 6–1 win over Celtic in Barcelona's final Group H match.

2014–15: The treble and individual success

On 13 September 2014, after appearing as a substitute, Neymar scored his first two goals of the 2014–15 season, helping Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao 2–0. On 27 September, he scored a hat-trick against Granada in a 6–0 win and scored in his next three La Liga matches, including the opening goal in a 1–3 loss to Real Madrid at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu.

On 24 January 2015, Neymar scored twice and assisted two more goals in a 6–0 win at Elche. On 28 January, he scored his 20th goal of the season in a 3–2 Copa del Rey quarter-final win over Atlético Madrid. On 4 March, Neymar scored twice in Barcelona's 3–1 Copa del Rey semi-final win over Villarreal to qualify the club for its 37th Spanish Cup final. On 21 April, Neymar took his tally to 30 goals for the season by scoring twice in Barcelona's 2–0 Champions League quarter-final win over Paris Saint-Germain.

In May, the closing month of the season, Neymar scored the last goal in a 3–0 win against Bayern Munich in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final. A week later, he scored both the team's goals in a 3–2-second leg defeat at the Allianz Arena to ensure Barça would qualify for the 2015 UEFA Champions League Final. He also opened the scoring with a header in a 2–0 league win versus Real Sociedad, a result which gave Barça a four-point lead over Real Madrid with only two matches remaining.

After securing the league title on 17 May with a 1–0 win over Atlético Madrid at the Vicente Calderón, Barcelona defeated Athletic Bilbao 3–1 at Camp Nou in the 2015 Copa del Rey Final on 30 May, with Neymar scoring the second goal for Barça. With Barcelona's victory likely, he performed tricks with the ball in the final stages of the game, which was deemed unsporting by opponent Andoni Iraola. Barcelona manager Luis Enrique claimed that it had to be understood that such behaviour was acceptable in Brazil, while Neymar himself did not apologise.

On 6 June 2015, Neymar scored the third goal for Barça in the 3–1 Champions League Final defeat of Italian champions Juventus at Berlin's Olympiastadion, ensuring the club won its fifth European Cup. This made Barcelona the first club in history to win the treble of domestic league, domestic cup and European Cup twice. On a personal note, he became the eighth player in football's history to win both the Copa Libertadores and the UEFA Champions League, and the first player to score in final victories in both competitions.

Neymar ended the season with 39 goals in all competitions and 10 in the Champions League, making him joint highest scorer with Cristiano Ronaldo and teammate Lionel Messi in the latter competition. He was the first player apart from those two to top the competition's scoring list, since compatriot Kaká in 2006–07. Barcelona's attacking trio of Messi, Luis Suárez and Neymar, dubbed "MSN", ended with 122 goals, the most in a season for an attacking trio in Spanish football history.

2015–16: Domestic double

Due to having the mumps, Neymar was expected to miss the 2015 UEFA Super Cup and the 2015 Supercopa de España. On 17 October, Neymar scored four goals in Barcelona's 5–2 home win over Rayo Vallecano in La Liga, taking his total to eight goals for the season. On 21 November, Neymar scored one and provided a back heel assist for Andrés Iniesta in Barcelona's 4–0 away win against Real Madrid. He scored twice in a 4–0 home win over Real Sociedad on 28 November, taking his La Liga total to 14 goals in 12 games. On 30 November, Neymar was shortlisted for the 2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or alongside Messi and Ronaldo, and subsequently came third. On 22 May 2016, Neymar scored a late goal in Barcelona's 2–0 extra time win over Sevilla in the 2016 Copa del Rey Final at the Vicente Calderón, as the club celebrated winning the domestic double for the second consecutive season, following their treble victory from the previous season. The front three of Messi, Suárez and Neymar finished the season with 131 goals, breaking the record they had set the previous year for most goals by an attacking trio in a single season.

2016–17: Final season

Neymar was the protagonist of the 6–1 victory over Paris Saint-Germain in the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League round of 16, scoring two goals and assisting the decisive goal of Sergi Roberto during the closing seven-minute sequence. Overcoming the 4–0 loss to PSG in the 1st leg from 14 February 2017, this 2nd leg match became the biggest comeback in Champions League history.

On 2 April 2017, Neymar scored his 100th goal for Barcelona in his 177th appearance for the club, netting in a 4–1 win over Granada. On 27 May, Neymar scored in the 2017 Copa del Rey Final, his 105th goal for the club, as Barcelona defeated Alavés 3–1 at the Vicente Calderón in Madrid.

Paris Saint-Germain

On 3 August 2017, Barcelona announced that Neymar's legal representatives made a payment of €222 million to the club, equal to the release clause of his contract, which constituted the most expensive transfer ever. The club informed UEFA so that they can determine any disciplinary responsibilities that may arise from this case. According to the BBC, in Spain, the release clause must be activated by the footballer himself. The situation was unusual, in that the fee was paid to the club directly, after La Liga had refused to receive the payment. Usually, the buyout clause is deposited with La Liga in order to release the player from his contract, and the league then passes the money to the selling club. However, La Liga rejected the payment—citing violation of Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules by PSG, who are backed by money from Gulf state Qatar.

Neymar joined French club Paris Saint-Germain on a contract that would run until 2022. He was offered the number 10 jersey by Javier Pastore as a "welcome gift".

Contract breach lawsuit
On 27 August 2017, FC Barcelona filed a lawsuit against Neymar, demanding he return the contract renewal bonus he received as well as €8.5 million in damages and an additional 10% for the arrears. They claimed they are owed money that Neymar received as part of a renewal bonus when he signed a new contract in 2016. The club also requested Paris Saint-Germain to take on the responsibility for the payment of the fees if the player cannot do so himself. Neymar's lawyers announced that they will contest the case.

2017–18: Debut season and treble

He made his debut for Les Rouge-et-Bleu on 13 August, netting a goal for himself and also setting up another in a 3–0 away victory over Guingamp. Neymar added two more goals to his tally in the next Ligue 1 fixture against Toulouse. Forming a prolific attacking trio alongside teenage French prodigy Kylian Mbappé and Uruguayan striker Edinson Cavani, Neymar scored one each in PSG's two opening games of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League group stage, with the team winning 5–0 at Celtic and 3–0 at home over Bayern Munich respectively.

During a 3–0 defeat of rivals Olympique de Marseille on 25 February 2018, Neymar fractured the fifth metatarsal bone in his right foot. He travelled to Belo Horizonte and underwent a successful operation on his foot. He failed to make another appearance for PSG while recovering from the injury, and consequently ended his first season in Paris with 28 goals in 30 matches.

2018–19: Injury and league title
On 12 August 2018, Neymar scored PSG's opening league goal of the 2018–19 season in a 3–0 win over Caen at Parc des Princes. Neymar scored from a penalty in his next game as PSG won 3–1 against Guingamp in Ligue 1. In the following league game, the front three of Neymar, Mbappé and Cavani all scored in a 3–1 win over Angers at home, with Neymar scoring from Mbappé's cut back and setting up Cavani to score the opener.

On 3 October 2018, Neymar scored a hattrick in a 6–1 win over Red Star Belgrade in a Champions League group stage fixture. He suffered a foot injury in late January 2019 that kept him out of his side's Champions League round of 16 tie against Manchester United F.C. After United eliminated PSG, Neymar went on Instagram insulting video review officials for awarding a stoppage-time penalty to United. UEFA banned Neymar for three matches for the insult.

On 27 April 2019, Neymar scored in the 2019 Coupe de France Final against Rennes, but Rennes made a comeback and won on penalties. After the match, Neymar was caught on video appearing to punch a spectator in the face. The spectator had been filming and insulting PSG players. PSG said they supported Neymar "100 percent" over the incident. Neymar admitted he was wrong, but argued that neither he nor anyone else could have stayed indifferent. PSG coach Thomas Tuchel responded: "It's not easy to climb the stairs after a defeat. [...] If we lose, we must show respect. You can't come into conflict with a spectator."

2019–20
In July 2019, Neymar was absent from training with PSG, with the club talking disciplinary action. Prior to the transfer deadline in late August, Neymar agreed to stay at PSG after talks broke down over a return to Barcelona.

Neymar made his first appearance for PSG in the 2019–20 season on 14 September 2019, in a 1–0 victory over Strasbourg in Ligue 1. He scored the winning goal in injury time in the second half from a bicycle kick.

International career

Following Neymar's performances for Santos in their successful early 2010 season, including winning the 2010 Copa do Brasil, in which Neymar was the top goalscorer, and the 2010 Campeonato Paulista, in which Neymar scored 14 goals, former Brazilian football players Pelé and Romário reportedly urged coach Dunga to take Neymar to the 2010 World Cup. Although the widespread opinion that Neymar deserved a place in Dunga's squad went as far as a 14,000 signature petition, and despite the huge pressure on Dunga to pick Neymar, he was omitted from both the squad of 23, and the stand-by list. Although Dunga described Neymar as "extremely talented", he claimed that he had not been tested sufficiently on the international level to earn a World Cup spot and he had failed to impress enough while on international duty.

On 26 July 2010, Neymar was selected for the first time in the Brazil senior team by new head coach Mano Menezes for a friendly match against the United States to be played in East Rutherford, New Jersey. On 10 August 2010 he made his debut with the national team in that game, aged 18 years old, starting the match and wearing the number 11 jersey. He scored on his debut after 28 minutes, a header coming from an André Santos cross in a 2–0 win for Brazil. On 1 March 2011, Neymar said: "Being on the Brazilian team is a privilege, There are some marvelous players and I'm very happy to be among them." On 27 March 2011, he scored twice in a 2–0 win against Scotland at the Emirates Stadium. During the match against Scotland, a banana was thrown onto the pitch after he scored from the penalty spot, which led Neymar to complain about 'constant jeering and an atmosphere of racism', implying that Scottish fans exhibited racism. While Scottish officials explained that Neymar had been booed solely for perceived injury-feigning, a German student who was in the stadium amongst Brazil supporters said that he threw the banana with no racist intentions. This led to the Scottish Football Association asking the Brazilian Football Confederation for an apology for the accusations made to the Scottish fans. Neymar refused to apologise or retract his words, claiming he "did not accuse any person or any group of supporters".

2011 South American Youth Championship and Copa América
Neymar was the leading goal scorer of the 2011 South American Youth Championship with nine goals, including two in the final, in Brazil's 6–0 win against Uruguay. He also took part at the 2011 Copa América in Argentina, where he scored two goals in the first-round game against Ecuador. He was selected 'Man of the Match' in Brazil's first match against Venezuela, which ended a 1–1 draw. Brazil were eliminated in the quarter-finals in a penalty shoot-out against Paraguay (2–2 a.e.t.), with Neymar being substituted in the 80th minute.

2012 Summer Olympics and first hat-trick

On 11 May 2012, Neymar was selected for the squad of the Brazil Olympic football team to participate in the London 2012 Olympic Games.
In Brazil's first warm-up match on 20 July 2012, against the host nation Great Britain at Riverside Stadium, Neymar was involved in both goals of a 2–0 win, first making an assist with a free-kick into the six-yard box for Sandro's header, before converting a penalty.

On 26 July 2012, Neymar scored his first goal of the 2012 Summer Olympics in Brazil's opening fixture against Egypt, which ended a 3–2 victory for Brazil. In the following match against Belarus at Old Trafford in Manchester, Neymar scored a free-kick from 25-yards into the top-right corner of the goal and set up goals for Alexandre Pato's header with a cross from the right and Oscar with a back heel as Brazil secured their place in the quarter-finals with a 3–1 win. Afterwards he said: "I scored and made two assists so for me it was perfect".

On 5 August 2012, in the quarter-final encounter against Honduras, Neymar scored a penalty, his third goal of the tournament and assisted in Leandro Damião's second goal on the match, to help Brazil to a 3–2 victory at St James' Park and book a place in the semi-finals. On 11 August, Brazil lost 2–1 to Mexico in the final at Wembley Stadium in London.

Neymar scored his first full international hat-trick on 10 September 2012, in an 8–0 win over China at the Estádio José do Rego Maciel in Recife. On 19 September, Neymar scored the winner against Argentina in a 2–1 win in the first leg of the 2012 Superclásico de las Américas at the Estádio Serra Dourada in Goiânia, Brazil.

2013 Confederations Cup

Neymar was selected as part of Luiz Felipe Scolari's Brazil squad for the 2013 Confederations Cup on home soil. For the tournament he was assigned the number 10 shirt, having previously worn 11.

Neymar scored the first goal of the tournament in a 3–0 win over Japan at the Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha on 15 June. In their second match, Neymar scored after nine minutes and crossed for Jô's late goal to give Brazil a 2–0 win over Mexico. He scored in his third consecutive match, with a powerful free kick from the edge of the penalty area, as Brazil beat Italy 4–2, and received his third consecutive man-of-the-match award.

On 30 June, Neymar was involved in Fred's opening goal and then subsequently scored Brazil's second in the 3–0 final victory over Spain. Neymar's performances saw him receive the Golden Ball for player of the tournament.

2014 World Cup

On 5 March 2014, Neymar scored a hat-trick in a friendly win against South Africa in Johannesburg. He made headlines for his conduct after the final whistle when a young South African boy ran onto the pitch. As security staff began to escort the boy from the field, Neymar intervened and introduced him to his Brazil teammates before they all lifted him in the air during their celebrations.

On 2 June, Neymar was named to participate with Team Brazil in the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Going into the tournament, as the team's star player, Neymar was the man expected to win Brazil its sixth World Cup on home soil. One week prior to the team's opening match, Neymar scored once and made two assists in a 4–0 friendly win over Panama.

Neymar earned his 50th international cap in the opening match of the tournament, on 12 June against Croatia in São Paulo. In the 26th minute, with Croatia leading 1–0, Neymar elbowed Croatian midfielder Luka Modrić, after which Neymar was issued a yellow card. Many critics agreed that Neymar's punishment was too lenient and that he should have been issued a red card. He equalised before half-time with a shot from outside the box and gave Brazil the lead in the second half with a penalty kick, following a controversial decision by the referee, in an eventual 3–1 win. In the third group match, he again scored twice as the Seleção defeated Cameroon 4–1 to reach the knockout stage. In the round of 16 against Chile, the match finished 1–1 after 120 minutes and was decided by a penalty shoot-out with Neymar scoring what proved to be the winning kick for Brazil.

In the quarter-final defeat of Colombia, while challenging for the ball, Neymar was kneed in the back by Juan Camilo Zúñiga and had to be removed from the pitch on a stretcher. A hospital scan revealed that Neymar had suffered a fractured vertebra in his spine and he missed the rest of the World Cup. Earlier in the match, Neymar assisted Thiago Silva's opening goal with a cross from a corner kick. It was the second time in the tournament that a Neymar corner had led to a goal for Brazil, after his cross created David Luiz's goal in the previous round against Chile. Without their injured talisman Neymar (and the suspended captain Thiago Silva), Brazil would ultimately lose in the semi-final in a stunning 7–1 defeat to Germany on 8 July.

On 11 July, Neymar was named on the 10-man shortlist for FIFA's Golden Ball award for the tournament's best player. He won the Bronze Boot as the tournament's third top goalscorer and was named in the World Cup All Star XI.

2015 Copa América
With captain Thiago Silva ruled out through injury, new coach Dunga decided to make Neymar captain and confirmed on 5 September that the forward would stay on as skipper on a permanent basis. On 14 October 2014, Neymar scored four goals in one game for the first time in his international career, scoring all of Brazil's goals in 4–0 friendly win against Japan at the National Stadium, Singapore. At the age of just 22 years, Neymar had scored 40 goals in 58 internationals, and had become the fifth highest goalscorer for his national team. On 26 March 2015, Neymar scored Brazil's second goal in a 3–1 friendly win over France in Paris.

On 14 June 2015, in Brazil's opening Copa América fixture, Neymar scored the equaliser and assisted the stoppage-time winning goal by Douglas Costa as Brazil came from 0–1 down to beat Peru 2–1 in Temuco. After Brazil's second match, a 0–1 loss to Colombia in Santiago, Neymar was booked for handball, resulting in a suspension. After the final whistle, he was red carded for deliberately kicking the ball at Pablo Armero, and as a result was pushed over by Colombian striker Carlos Bacca, who was also dismissed. CONMEBOL issued Neymar with a four-match ban, ruling him out for the remainder of the tournament, in addition to a $10,000 fine.

2016 Summer Olympics

The CBF had wanted Neymar to play at the Copa América Centenario and the Olympics in Rio during the summer of 2016, but after a request from Barcelona manager Luis Enrique, he was rested from the first tournament. In late June 2016, he was subsequently one of the three over-23 players to be included in Brazil's squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics on home soil, and was named the team's captain by the Olympic side's manager Rogério Micale.

In Brazil's quarter-final clash with Colombia on 13 August, Neymar scored Brazil's first goal of the match, from a direct free kick, and also set up his nation's second goal in an eventual 2–0 win. In Brazil's semi-final clash with Honduras on 18 August, Neymar scored twice, Brazil's first and last goals of the match, in a 6–0 win.

In the final against Germany at the Maracanã in Rio on 20 August, Neymar opened the scoring with a free-kick after 27 minutes. The game finished 1–1 after Max Meyer equalised in the second-half. Brazil beat Germany 5–4 on penalties, and Neymar scored the winning penalty to bring Brazil its first Olympic gold medal in men's football. Both during and prior to the tournament, he had been subjected to criticism over his conduct on and off the pitch, with several former Brazil players suggesting that he was not fit to captain the national team. Neymar subsequently renounced the captaincy following their Olympic victory.

2018 World Cup

In May 2018, Neymar was named in Tite's final 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. On 3 June 2018, he made his international comeback after a three-month absence from a foot injury and scored a goal in a 2–0 win over Croatia in a friendly match at Anfield. The following week, he became Brazil's joint-third highest goalscorer alongside Romário when he scored his 55th international goal in a 3–0 friendly win over Austria. In Brazil's second World Cup match, played against Costa Rica at the Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, on 22 June, Neymar scored the team's second goal in injury time as Brazil won 2–0. The goal, his 56th for Brazil, took him third in the all-time scoring chart behind only Pelé and Ronaldo.

On 2 July, Neymar scored his second goal of the World Cup in a 2–0 win over Mexico in the last 16, while also assisting Roberto Firmino for his goal. After the Mexico game, BBC Sport wrote that despite Neymar's "good performances" coming up top in several statistics at the World Cup, "there is still a sense that he remains widely unpopular among neutrals" due to his "petulance and the play-acting". Meanwhile, Brazilian newspaper O Globo wrote that "Neymar has charmed Brazil, but annoyed the whole world". On 6 July, Brazil were eliminated after losing 2–1 against Belgium in the quarter-finals, with Neymar denied an injury time equaliser by a finger-tip save from Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois.

2019 Copa América
In May 2019, Neymar was included in Brazil's 23-man squad for the 2019 Copa América on home soil. On 5 June, however, he suffered an ankle injury in a 2–0 friendly win over Qatar and was ruled out of the tournament, with Neymar expected to miss four weeks due to the injury.

On 10 October 2019, Neymar played his 100th match for Brazil in a friendly draw 1–1 with Senegal in Singapore.

Style of play

Neymar primarily plays as either a central striker, second striker, winger or occasionally as an attacking midfielder, and has been described as "a true phenomenon". He often plays as a left sided forward for both club and country in the team's 4–3–3 formation, drifting infield, due to his energetic pace and playmaking skills; this position allows him to shoot with his stronger foot, or create chances for teammates. Neymar's dribbling skills, tricks and playmaking ability are reminiscent of compatriot Ronaldinho. His main traits are his creativity, vision, passing, finishing, dribbling, feints and technique, being described as both "electric" and "explosive". He is a notable exponent of the rainbow flick. Although naturally right-footed, he is capable of scoring with both feet, as well as with his head, and is an accurate free-kick and penalty taker. Neymar stated: "I'm always trying to perfect everything – dribbling, shooting, headers and control. You can always improve". He has been inspired by Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Andrés Iniesta, Xavi and Wayne Rooney.

Brazilian playmaker Ronaldinho had also tipped Neymar on becoming the best player in the world: "Neymar is young though, and I can't explain how special he will become. In the next two or three seasons he will become the best player." Another Brazilian star, retired World Cup winner Ronaldo also believes that Neymar can become the best in the world: "Logically, Messi is better right now but Neymar is a great talent who will show the world that he will be number one". Former Real Madrid sporting director Jorge Valdano has also praised Neymar, stating: "I like Neymar a lot. Many of his individual actions result in a goal and often it's a move that only seems to be happening with him on the pitch." FC Barcelona star Xavi also stated that Neymar "is a great player, has a very good attitude, and will go on to be the best player in the world."

However, Neymar also has been known and criticised for his excessive diving when tackled by another player for which Pelé has said, "[h]e is a player with a body that can't take a lot of hits. [...] A lot of times he will fall because he can't do anything else, but he was overdoing it." He continued: "Even when he is fouled, he can't make a spectacle out of it". During the 2018 World Cup, Neymar's antics inspired on social media the Neymar Challenge for dramatic dives. As the star player for Brazil (and PSG) he is often the most targeted player on the field; he was the most fouled player in Europe's top leagues in 2018. A divisive figure in world football, he has been accused of exaggerating injury, with Eric Cantona stating Neymar is a "great actor", comparing him to a wheeled suitcase: "you barely touch it, and it turns round and round for hours." In response to the criticism over his petulance and histrionics, Neymar starred in a post 2018 World Cup commercial where he admitted to not being able to deal with his frustrations which contributed to theatrics while on the pitch and promised to change for the better.

Comparisons
The media have often drawn comparisons between Neymar and Brazilian legend Pelé, as Neymar possesses similar attributes and also like Pelé came from the Santos Youth Academy and turned heads with his skill. Neymar has said that Pelé is his "role model" but also saying: "I don't like to make a comparison with Pelé". On 11 April 2012, during the celebrations for the 100 years of Santos, when asked by journalists about Lionel Messi, Pelé said he felt that Neymar was better: "Now everyone is talking about Messi; he is a star. But [to be the best ever] he must first become better than Neymar", Pelé said. "At the moment Messi is just more experienced."

Neymar's increasing reputation led both the media and former great players to draw comparisons between Neymar and Barcelona forward Lionel Messi, which Neymar has commented on saying: "Messi is above everyone, there is no use comparing me with him. [...] He is the best player in the world and I always get inspired when I watch good football." Ronaldo stated: "Neymar is a great talent, the best we have in Brazil. He is very similar to Messi." Zico said: "I see Neymar like a [Cristiano] Ronaldo or a Messi, the type who appears and makes things happen." After his hat-trick in a 3–1 victory against Internacional in the Copa Libertadores and Messi's five goals scored in the Champions League, Neymar said: "I am a Messi fan. I was told what he did today. I support him to score a lot of nice goals so I can keep copying and imitating him."

Outside football

Personal life and charity work

Neymar has a son, Davi Lucca, born on 13 August 2011, with former girlfriend Carolina Dantas. Neymar was quoted as saying: "I cried when I learned that I would be his father. At first, I felt fear. Then joy. It is a new responsibility and I am now enjoying it." He later described the birth of his baby boy as: "2.8 kilograms of pure happiness" and also said: "Mother and baby are in good condition just after childbirth". He has a very close sibling relationship with his sister Rafaella Beckran, and cemented this platonic closeness by tattooing her face on his arm, while Beckran tattooed her brother's eyes on her arm.

Neymar is a Christian, and follows the Pentecostal branch of the religion. Neymar has spoken about his faith saying: "Life only makes sense when our highest ideal is to serve Christ!" Additionally, he has sometimes worn a headband with the words "100% Jesus".
Neymar reportedly also tithes (10%) his income to his church and has named Kaká as his religious role model. Each year, Neymar organises a charity match with fellow Brazilian footballer Nenê in Nenê's hometown of Jundiaí, with the purpose of raising food for needy families. In addition to his native Portuguese, Neymar also speaks Spanish.

In July 2019 police announced that a rape investigation against Neymar would be dropped due to insufficient evidence.

Wealth and sponsorships
Neymar has signed many sponsorship deals since his reputation began to grow from the age of 17. In March 2011, he signed an 11-year contract with American sportswear company Nike. In the same month, Panasonic paid US$2.4 million to secure Neymar's services for two years. Prior to signing for Barcelona, France Football had ranked Neymar 13th in its list of the world's richest players in 2012, with total earnings of $18.8 million for the previous 12 months. He has also signed other sponsorships from Volkswagen, Tenys Pé Baruel, Lupo, Ambev, Claro, Unilever and Santander. By 2018, France Football ranked Neymar the third highest paid footballer in the world, earning €81.5m ($95m) for a calendar year in combined income from salaries, bonuses and endorsements deals. In 2019, Forbes ranked Neymar the world's third highest-paid athlete (after Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo) with earnings of $105 million for the calendar year.

On 8 May 2013, Neymar was rated by SportsPro magazine as the most marketable athlete in the world, ahead of Lionel Messi (2nd) and Cristiano Ronaldo (8th). The same month, Neymar launched the Nike Hypervenom football boot. In November 2012 advertising agency Loducca, created Neymar's own personal brand logo, featuring the N, J and R (Neymar Junior) with the N styled to match Neymar's shirt number 11. Neymar starred in a 2014 advert for Beats with other global football stars including Thierry Henry and Luis Suárez, with the theme of 'The Game Before The Game' and the players pre-game ritual of listening to music.

Media

Neymar was featured on the front covers of the video games Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 and Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 on the North American version, after Konami Digital Entertainment announced that he had joined Pro Evolution Soccer. Neymar joined Cristiano Ronaldo as a featured cover athlete. Neymar also features in EA Sports' FIFA video game series: the trailer for FIFA 18 showed him in his PSG home jersey. He appears alongside Cristiano Ronaldo on the Champions and Ultimate Edition packs for FIFA 19 – Neymar's ‘Hang Loose’ goal celebration also features in the game.

Neymar appeared on the cover of Time magazine in February 2013, the first Brazilian athlete to do so. The issue included an article by Bobby Ghosh entitled "The Next Pelé" and subtitled "How the career of Brazilian football star Neymar explains his country's economy".

Controversy erupted because of a cover by Brazilian football magazine Placar that depicted Neymar on a cross. The title read "A Crucificação de Neymar" (the Crucifixion of Neymar) and subtitled: "the Brazilian ace turns scapegoat in a sport where everyone plays dirty".

In April 2013, Brazilian cartoonist Mauricio de Sousa released a Monica's Gang comic book featuring a younger version of Neymar (called Neymar Jr.) as the main character.

In May 2013, SportsPro magazine named Neymar as the most marketable athlete on the planet for the second consecutive year. He topped the list ahead of Lionel Messi, Rory McIlroy, Usain Bolt and Cristiano Ronaldo, among other sportspeople. The list measures the monetary value, the age, the force in domestic markets, the charisma and their market potential in the next three years. In March 2015, Neymar had the fourth highest social media rank in the world among sportspeople, behind Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and David Beckham, with 52 million Facebook fans. He has over 130 million Instagram followers, the third highest for a sportsperson (after Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi), and inside the top 10 most followed people. In ESPN's list of active sportspeople in 2016, Neymar was ranked the fourth most famous athlete in the world.

To mark the World Cup commencing in Brazil, in June 2014, Neymar appeared with supermodel Gisele Bündchen on the front cover of Vogue's Brazilian edition. In November 2014, Neymar appeared in FIFA's "11 against Ebola" campaign with a selection of top football players from around the world, including Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, Xavi and Didier Drogba. Under the slogan "Together, we can beat Ebola", FIFA's campaign was done in conjunction with the Confederation of African Football and health experts, with the players holding up eleven messages to raise awareness of the disease and ways to combat it.

In April 2017, Neymar was included in the Time 100, Time magazine's list of the most influential people in the world. In 2019 ESPN again ranked him the world's fourth most famous athlete.

Music
Neymar has become an icon in promoting Brazilian modern pop music, particularly Música sertaneja. The video in which Neymar dances in the Santos locker room dancing in front of teammates carrying his recorder making the round of the players and making them react to the tune of Michel Teló's hit "Ai se eu te pego!" went viral. He made a point of performing his dance antics to the song after scoring goals in football games and appeared live with Teló in one of the latter's concerts. He also supported sertanejo singer Gusttavo Lima performing live with Lima on renditions of the singer's hits "Balada" and "Fazer Beber". In 2012, he made cameo appearances in the music video for yet another sertanejo hit "Eu Quero Tchu, Eu Quero Tcha" by João Lucas & Marcelo. In 2013, Neymar appeared on a rap music video, "País do Futebol" by MC Guimê.

Television and films
He made a cameo appearance as himself in the 2017 action film XXX: Return of Xander Cage.

Career statistics

Club

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International

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Honours

Club
Santos
Campeonato Paulista: 2010, 2011, 2012
Copa do Brasil: 2010
Copa Libertadores: 2011
Recopa Sudamericana: 2012

Barcelona

La Liga: 2014–15, 2015–16
Copa del Rey: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
Supercopa de España: 2013
UEFA Champions League: 2014–15
FIFA Club World Cup: 2015

Paris Saint-Germain
Ligue 1: 2017–18, 2018–19
Coupe de France: 2017–18
Coupe de la Ligue: 2017–18
Trophée des Champions: 2018

International
Brazil Youth
South American Youth Championship: 2011
Summer Olympics silver medal: 2012

Brazil
FIFA Confederations Cup: 2013
Summer Olympics gold medal: 2016

Individual
Awards

 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2010, 2011, 2012
 Chuteira de Ouro: 2010, 2011, 2012
 Bola de Prata: 2010, 2011
 Bola de Ouro: 2011
 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Best Player: 2011
 World Soccer Young Player of the Year: 2011
 Copa Libertadores Most Valuable Player: 2011
 FIFA Club World Cup Bronze Ball: 2011
 South American Footballer of the Year: 2011, 2012
 FIFA Puskás Award: 2011
 Bola de Ouro Hors Concours: 2012
 FIFA Confederations Cup Golden Ball: 2013
 FIFA Confederations Cup Bronze Shoe: 2013
 FIFA Confederations Cup Dream Team: 2013
 FIFA World Cup Bronze Boot: 2014
 FIFA World Cup Dream Team: 2014
 Samba Gold: 2014, 2015, 2017
 UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 2014–15
 La Liga Best World Player: 2014–15
 La Liga Player of the Month: November 2015
UNFP Ligue 1 Player of the Year: 2017–18
UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year: 2017–18, 2018–19
UNFP Ligue 1 Player of the Month: December 2017, January 2020
 UEFA Team of the Year: 2015
 FIFA FIFPro World11: 2015, 2017
 FIFA FIFPro World11 2nd team: 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018
 FIFA FIFPro World11 nominee: 2019 (6th forward)
 IFFHS World's Best Playmaker Bronze award: 2017
 IFFHS Men's World Team: 2017

Performances
 Copa do Brasil top scorer: 2010
 South American Youth Championship top scorer: 2011
 Campeonato Paulista top scorer: 2012
 Copa Libertadores top scorer: 2012 (tied with Matías Alustiza)
 Copa Libertadores top assist provider: 2012
 Copa del Rey top scorer: 2014–15
 UEFA Champions League top scorer: 2014–15 (tied with Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi)
 FIFA Club World Cup top assist provider: 2015
 UEFA Champions League top assist provider: 2015–16, 2016–17

See also

List of men's association football players with 50 or more international goals
List of footballers with 100 or more caps
List of most expensive association football transfers

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References

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Holyman House

Holyman House is an iconic Art Deco building in the central business district of Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. It was designed by H. S. East and Roy Sharrington Smith architects, of Launceston, with Clive Steele, of Melbourne, as consulting engineer. The building was built in 1936 to house the various branches of Holymans shipping and aviation interests as well as an automobile showroom for Holyman's automotive division. The building was designed to reflect the bold futuristic vision of the Holyman Company with the sleek curves, neon-lit spire and modern steel frame construction.  Holyman House was most infamously the headquarters of Australian National Airways, an evolution of Holyman's Airways. After the fall of the Holyman's empire in the 1950s, it was sold to Ansett Australia and eventually divided into office spaces. Holyman House now houses a travel center on the ground level corner allotment where the flight lounge used to be.

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Sun Gro Centre

The Sun Gro Centre is a multi-purpose recreation complex located in the town of Beausejour, Manitoba. The complex features a 1,100 seat ice hockey arena, a curling club, an outdoor pool, and an indoor walking track.

The complex opened in 2002 and was completed at a cost of $2.75 million. The project was primarily funded by the taxpayers of Beausejour and the Rural Municipality of Brokenhead. The federal government contributed $250,000. The naming rights to the facility were sold to Sun Gro Horticulture.

The Sun Gro Centre is the home arena for the Beausejour Beavers of the Manitoba Senior Hockey League and Eastman Selects of the Manitoba Midget 'AAA' Hockey League. From 2007 to 2009, the Beausejour Blades of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League played out of the Sun Gro Centre, before relocating to Steinbach.  Beausejour's minor hockey and ringette teams also play their home games at the arena.

The Sun Gro Centre has hosted two Manitoba provincial curling championships – the 2004 Scott Tournament of Hearts and the 2011 Safeway Championship.

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Tropical Storm Candy

Tropical Storm Candy produced minor impact in the state of Texas during the 1968 Atlantic hurricane season.  The third tropical cyclone of the annual season, it developed from a tropical disturbance in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico on June 22. Gradual strengthening occurred, with the depression becoming Tropical Storm Candy on the following day. The storm reached its peak intensity of  later that day and made landfall Port Aransas, Texas on June 23. Candy weakened into a tropical depression only hours after moving inland. However, the system remained a designated cyclone until June 26, at which time it completed extratropical transition over the state of Michigan.

Due to rainfall from a trough for several days, combined  in some areas from Candy itself, flooding occurred in eastern Texas; there was minor damage to crops, roads, and bridges. Agricultural losses alone were slightly less than $2 million (1968 USD). Storm surge along the coast of Texas caused "cuts" on Padre Island. The storm spawned 24 tornadoes, though only one caused significant impact. Candy and its remnants dropped rainfall in 24 other states, reaching as far north as New Hampshire. Overall, the system caused $2.7 million in damage and no fatalities.

Meteorological history

Between mid- to late June, satellite imagery indicated above normal amounts of shower and thunderstorm activity over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico. By June 22, the system developed into a tropical depression just off the coast of Mexico in the Bay of Campeche. The depression, which initially had an elongated structure, moved north to north-northwestward at roughly . On June 22, three separate and distinct circulation centers were noted in weather radar images from Brownsville, Texas. Later that afternoon, a United States Navy reconnaissance aircraft investigated the depression and recorded sustained winds of  and a minimum barometric pressure of . Therefore, the system was upgraded to Tropical Storm Candy at 1800 UTC on that same day.

Late on June 23, Candy made landfall near Port Aransas, Texas. Despite moving ashore, Candy attained its peak intensity at 0000 UTC on June 24, with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of . Both were observations from a weather station in Austwell, Texas. The storm quickly weakened inland, falling to tropical depression status early on June 24. In advance of a cold front, Candy curved northeastward on June 25 and began to accelerate. While moving across the Midwestern United States, the storm began to lose tropical characteristics due to the presence of cold air. At 0000 UTC on June 26, Candy transitioned into an extratropical cyclone while situated over southern Michigan. The remnants continued eastward for several more hours before dissipating over western New York.

Impact and aftermath

Gale-force winds were reported from Corpus Christi to Galveston, Texas. Sustained winds were above  for more than an hour at Austwell, Texas. The peak wind gust of  was measured at Port Aransas, Texas, where the storm made landfall. Storm surge was highest in San Antonio and Corpus Christi Bays, at , and was  along the rest of the Texas coast. However, damage from the storm surge was confined to the formation of "cuts" along Padre Island and to coastal oil refinery equipment.

Prior to the formation of Candy, a trough had brought eight to ten days of rainfall throughout Texas which helped the heavy rainfall from the storm produced damage to crops, roads, and bridges throughout eastern Texas. The rains from Candy also caused flooding on many middle and upper coastal rivers with significant damage confined to the eastern and western forks of the San Jacinto River. The highest recorded rainfall was  at Point Comfort, Texas. Elsewhere in southeast Texas, precipitation amounts were generally . Impact from winds was mostly minor, except at the  public fishing pier in Port O'Connor, which was severely damaged by 65 mph (100 km/h) winds. Ten towboats and barges, as well as several other small vessels, received minor impacts at Hopper's Landing on San Antonio Bay.

Outside of Texas,  of rain was reported in eastern Oklahoma, northwestern Arkansas, central Missouri, and northern Illinois. Precipitation in Michigan exceeded  in some areas, contributing to the ongoing flooding event in Ann Arbor. Flash flooding was reported in western New York, due to precipitation amounts up to  in Buffalo during a 24–hour period. As a result, streams overflowed their banks, inundating many basements, sewers, and underpasses. While tropical, Candy spawned 19 tornadoes or funnel-clouds to form between June 23 and 25. Ten were reported in Texas, five in Arkansas, three in Louisiana, and one in Missouri. Five additional tornadoes, which were associated with the extratropical remnants of Candy, were reported on June 25 in eastern Ohio. Despite the amount of tornadoes, only one caused significant damage. That tornado "nearly demolished" a school in Morning Star, Arkansas. The total property damage from the storm was "conservatively" estimated at $1 million, while losses to agriculture in eastern Texas approached $2 million. No deaths were reported in relation to the storm. Candy made 1968 only one of four years to have three named storms in June, with the others being 1886, 1936, and 1959.

See also

1960 Texas tropical storm
Tropical Storm Grace (2003)
Tropical Storm Hermine (2010)

References

Category:1968 Atlantic hurricane season
Category:Atlantic tropical storms
Category:Hurricanes in Texas