Neymar declare Lionel Messi his World best... An honor playing alongside him

Neymar believes Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi is the best in the world and says playing alongside him is an "honour."

The pair are set to be on opposing teams on Saturday when Brazil and Argentina meet in an international friendly in Beijing.

Neymar, speaking at a news conference ahead of the clash, said he would prefer not to be lining up against his club teammate, but is hopeful the Selecao will find a way to stop him.

"Playing alongside him is a great honour, he is the best in the world. Playing against him is not very nice, but I hope I can do better than him," Neymar said.

"We hope he does not have a good day and does not touch the ball. Seriously, we have said that we have to be careful because you must always be on alert with a great player.

"We cannot let him have time to think or start his mazy runs. Well, we basically cannot let him do anything. But we do have to win this game."

Neymar came in for criticism at Barcelona following his debut campaign last term, with some saying he and Messi were unable to link up effectively.

However, the duo have silenced any doubters this season, having scored 15 goals between them already, and Neymar is confident they will only get better.

"I am impressed by Messi for what he does on the field -- the assists, his play, the goals. In my opinion he is the best in the world," he added. "We understand each other and every time we connect more. Hopefully we can grow to help Barcelona."

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Luis Suarez made his first appearance for Uruguay since his ban for biting

Luis Suarez set up Uruguay's goal in the 1-1 draw against Saudi Arabia, as he made his first appearance for the country since his ban for biting.

The Barcelona forward's strike came off the post before it was diverted into his own net by Hassan Muath Fallatah.

The 27-year-old was initially banned for four months and nine international matches, for biting Italy's Giorgio Chiellini at the World Cup.

That was changed to nine competitive internationals on appeal.

The ban will end in time for Barca's El Clasico game against Real Madrid on 25 October.

Suarez was available for last month's friendlies against South Korea and Japan, but Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez opted to leave him out of squad.

In July, the former Liverpool player was suspended from all football-related activity for four months following the incident during the final Group D match in Brazil.

The severity of the punishment was reduced on appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport, allowing the striker to train, play in friendlies and take part in football-related activities.

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2015 Africa Cup of Nations: Morocco Government wants the tournament Postponed because of ebola

The government of host country Morocco. says the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations should be postponed because of the Ebola epidemic.

The biennial competition is scheduled to be held between 17 January and 8 February 2015.
The request to delay the event has been lodged with organisers Confederation of African Football (Caf).
More than 4,000 people have died in the Ebola epidemic that broke out in west Africa at the start of the year.
The Morocco health ministry made the plea in the wake of their decision "to avoid events which involve those countries affected by the Ebola virus."

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