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Neymar says he “crossed the line” as he apologised to his Santos team-mate Robinho Jr for slapping the teenager during a training session.<\/b><\/p>\n

The Brazilian club opened an investigation after the 18-year-old forward reportedly accused Neymar of delivering “a violent slap to the face” on Sunday after he had dribbled past the 34-year-old.<\/p>\n

They have now cleared the air and said on Tuesday the incident at the Rei Pele Training Centre was “all sorted”.<\/p>\n

“If you want an apology in front of the media, here it is,” added Neymar, who is Brazil’s all-time leading goalscorer with 79 goals.<\/p>\n

The former Barcelona and Paris St-Germain forward celebrated scoring for Santos during Tuesday’s 1-1 draw with Recoleta in the Copa Sudamericana by hugging substitute Robinho Jr, who is the son of his former Brazil team-mate, and ex-Manchester City and Real Madrid attacker, Robinho.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“I did overreact, yes, in the way I reacted. It could have been different but I ended up losing my head,” added Neymar.<\/p>\n

“Everyone makes mistakes. It was my mistake, his mistake, I made a slightly bigger mistake. <\/p>\n

“He’s a boy I like very much, for whom I have a special affection. It happens in football – you argue with your friend, your brother.<\/p>\n

“That’s football, it’s part of the game.” <\/p>\n

Robinho Jr said Neymar “realised straight away that he’d gone too far” and apologised “several times” for the altercation. <\/p>\n

“It was a situation that upset me because [Neymar] has been my idol since I was a child,” he added.<\/p>\n

“People around us say a lot of things that aren’t true and it’s sad to see it blow up to this level. <\/p>\n

“But I’m fine, I like him a lot. We’ve already talked and it’s all sorted.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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