Brazil striker Neymar was airlifted from the team’s training camp in a medical helicopter and will be treated at home for the back injury that has ruled him out of the World Cup.
Neymar was on a stretcher when he was transferred from an ambulance to the helicopter, which took off Saturday afternoon from one of Brazil’s practice fields in Teresópolis, about an hour’s drive from Rio de Janeiro.
Neymar was taken to his home in Guarujá, in the state of São Paulo, where he will continue to undergo treatment for the vertebra he fractured late in Brazil’s 2-1 quarterfinal win over Colombia on Friday.
Sports channels were broadcasting live as Neymar, 22, a star on the field and a celebrity off it, waved briefly from his stretcher inside the helicopter.
President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil published a letter of support in which she called Neymar “a great warrior.”
The Brazilian forward Neymar after injuring his back late in the second half. Neymar, who had four goals in the World Cup, fractured his vertebra and will miss the rest of the tournament.Brazil 2, Colombia 1: World Cup 2014: Neymar's Injury Dampens Brazil's Win Over ColombiaJULY 4, 2014
Neymar being carried off the field. The news that he had a broken vertebra dampened Brazil’s celebrations for its victory over Colombia.On Soccer: World Cup 2014: Neymar's Injury Is a Crushing Disappointment in BrazilJULY 4, 2014
“Your expression of pain on the field yesterday hurt my heart and the hearts of every Brazilian,” she said. “I know that as a Brazilian you never give up, and sooner than expected, you will be back filling our souls with happiness and our history with success.
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