Neymar Ruled Out Of 2024 Copa America
Neymar has been ruled out of the 2024 Copa America, as he is unable to recover in time from a torn ACL for the start of the tournament, which will be played in the US in June
Joy Kalu 
Brazil forward, Neymar will not make the squad for the 2024 Copa América in the United States.
This was confirmed by the national team doctor, Rodrigo Lasmar, on Tuesday, December 19, 2023.
Neymar suffered a serious knee injury in October.
The 31-year-old tore his anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus during Brazil’s World Cup qualifying defeat to Uruguay and underwent surgery two weeks later.
The Copa América will begin on June 20 and run through the final on July 14.
“It’s too early. There’s no point in skipping steps to recover sooner and taking unnecessary risks.
“Our expectation is that he will be prepared to return at the start of the 2024 season in Europe, which is August,” Lasmar told Brazil’s Rede 98.
Neymar, Brazil's all-time men's top scorer, joined Saudi Pro League club Al Hilal in the summer in a £77.2million ($98.3M) transfer from PSG.
He has previously suffered several right ankle and foot injuries, which forced him to miss six weeks of action in 2021 and Brazil's victorious Copa America campaign in 2019. Injuries have limited Neymar to only 17 appearances this year for both club and country. In February, while still at PSG, he injured his ankle and was subsequently out for five months.
''It's very important that he understands the serious injury he suffered,' Lasmar said roughly two months ago. 'He's had other injuries and situations before, this was his third surgery. I participated in the other two, they were shorter periods.
'This time it is the most serious injury, it takes more time, so we need him to be very focused and dedicated to recovery. He is following everything we propose.'
