Neymar: Barcelona ace wins seat at World Series of Poker after victory in event in Las Vegas
The Brazilian is on holiday after sitting out the Copa America in favour of playing for the hosts at the Rio Olympics
NEYMAR’S eventful summer has taken another twist.
Not content with just hobnobbing with the stars, the Barcelona man has also earned himself a seat at the World Series of Poker after wining a PokerStars event in Las Vegas.
However Neymar will not be able to play at the poker event in July because of his football schedule.
The Brazilian ace, who was not at the Copa America because he will instead play the Rio Olympics has certainly been a busy boy while on holiday in America.
Earlier this week he posted pictures of a pool party he attended with Serena Williams, and he also saw Calvin Harris perform a DJ set at a nightclub.
Then there was the game of game of footy with pop superstar Justin Bieber, too.
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The Neymar-less Brazil failed to even get past the group stage at the Copa America, and were knocked out of the competition before the knockout rounds for the first time in 30 years after a 1-0 defeat by Peru this week.
Neymar had said he wanted to play in both the Copa America and the upcoming Olympics and the Brazilian FA had asked for his release. But Barcelona didn't want to lose one of their star strikers for so long.
Clubs are not obliged to release players for the Olympics, but had to do so for the Copa America.
Brazil and Barcelona had been in talks for months and reached a compromise on the player's involvement.
The Rio Olympics take place between August 3-21.
