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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Sports Staff

Neymar: Brazil star handed injury boost and could return from ankle sprain in four weeks

Neymar will not require surgery on his injured right ankle and should be fit again within four weeks. 

Neymar suffered a severe sprain of the outer lateral ligament playing a friendly against Qatar on Wednesday night, ruling him out of the upcoming Copa America tournament. 

Paris Saint-Germain said in a statement on Saturday that two of the club's doctors evaluated Neymar's injury and decided it will heal without an operation. 

The 27-year-old Neymar also injured the fifth metatarsal in his right foot this season and last. 

Wednesday's match in Brasilia was his first major public appearance since a woman accused him of rape at a Paris hotel on May 15. 

Neymar has denied any wrongdoing. 

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