Neymar celebrates sister Rafaella Beckran’s birthday with her… the fourth year in a row he has missed match to do so
Suspensions and injuries have meant the £198m PSG star has always been free to jet off and party with his sibling
NEYMAR missed a match for the fourth year in a row to celebrate sister Rafaella's birthday.
Suspensions and injuries have allowed the world's most expensive player to jet back to Brazil and be there for his younger sibling.
This time, it is a fractured metatarsal which has been the blessing in disguise - despite hampering his season and possibly affecting his World Cup.
Neymar, 25, posted a topless snap of himself with Rafaella, now 22, kissing his cheek, captioned: "Congratulations, my love, you deserve the world!
"I love you @rafaella"
Rafaella's special day has created conspiracy theories about her older bro deliberately ruling himself out of action to join her parties.
Sergio Ramos joked in November that if Real Madrid wanted to sign Neymar, they must first "negotiate his sister's birthday", before bursting out laughing.
PSG smashed Metz 5-0 on Saturday without their injured talisman.
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In 2014-15, then-Barcelona star Neymar picked up his fifth booking of the season against Granada on February 28, meaning he was suspended for the match against Rayo Vallecano on March 8.
Barca allowed him to travel to Brazil and he returned before their next clash on March 14.
The following season, he picked up his fifth yellow again, this time against Rayo on March 3.
The Brazilian missed the game against Eibar on March 6 and then-boss Luis Enrique gave him permission to jet back to South America to celebrate his sister's birthday early, before returning to face Getafe on March 12.
NO NEYM ON TEAMSHEET
2014-15: Misses Barcelona vs Rayo Vallecano on March 8 through suspension
2015-16: Misses Eibar vs Barcelona on March 6 through suspension and returns March 12
2016-17: Misses Deportivo vs Barcelona on March 13 after picking up injury against PSG
2017-18: Misses PSG vs Metz on March 10 after fracturing metatarsal
Last year, Neymar hurt his abductor playing against PSG and missed Barca's 2-1 defeat at Deportivo on March 12.
The £198million striker is extremely close to sister Rafaella Beckran and even has a tattoo to prove it.
An inking from his right shoulder to his bicep shows his sister in a thoughtful pose.
Rafaella, who reportedly changed her last name from "Da Silva Santos" to "Beckran" due to her love of David Beckham, has her brother's eyes permanently marked on the inside of her right arm.
But it is Neymar's Brazil team-mate Gabigol who she's into right now, with the pair having dated since May.