Neymar’s ACL Injury Compounds Troubled Start to His Next Chapter as Ronaldo and Messi Thrive

Brazil's Neymar is carried off the pitch on a stretcher after being injured during a qualifying soccer match for the FIFA World Cup 2026 against Uruguay at Centenario stadium in Montevideo, Uruguay, on Oct. 17, 2023. AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico

MANCHESTER, England—In what has become an all-too familiar sight, Neymar left the soccer field in tears after yet another injury—this time with a torn ACL and meniscus.

Quite a contrast to Lionel Messi’s smiles at Inter Miami and Cristiano Ronaldo’s reenergized success with Portugal.