Brazil sweating on Neymar injury ahead of Switzerland clash

Brazil, already anxious and nervous after drawing their opening game against Switzerland, were given an almighty scare yesterday when Neymar limped off the training field with an ankle injury.

The striker, only recently back from a broken foot suffered playing for Paris St Germain last February, looked almost in tears as he was forced to cut short a session at Brazil’s Sochi base after only 20 minutes.

Reports from inside the Brazil camp later confirmed he had injured his right ankle (the same leg but not the same injury he suffered with PSG), having also felt it during the