Five footnotes to superstardom

Soccer fans are well-versed in the on-field brilliance of 25-year-old Neymar. Here are five lesser-know things associated with the Brazilian superstar, who on Thursday completed his record-busting move to Paris Saint-Germain:

Voodoo gods summoned

Neymar and his nation shed a torrent of tears when a collision with Colombia defender Juan Camilo Zuniga left him down and out of the 2014 World Cup with a fractured vertebrae before Brazil's 7-1 semifinal implosion to Germany compounded the misery. Fast forward two years, and the tears were of joy as Neymar's spotkick at Maracana stadium sealed a 5-4 penalty shootout win over Germany and a coveted first Olympic soccer gold to dissipate the painful legacy of Brazil's roller coaster World Cup misadventure.