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Neymar, Nike part ways after 15 years

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Brazilian forward Neymar is shown during the UEFA Champions League final between Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich on August 23, 2020

Nike has parted ways with Neymar, ending one of its highest-profile sponsorship deals a decade and a half after signing the star striker as a 13-year-old prodigy.

"I can confirm Neymar is no longer a Nike athlete," a spokesman for the US sportswear giant, Josh Benedek, said in an email to AFP on Saturday, without giving details. 

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