Neymar warns the world he'll be ready for Russia

SAO PAULO - Brazilian superstar Neymar said on Tuesday he expects to be back playing in the second half of May and will arrive at this summer's World Cup finals in Russia "better than I was before" after recovering from foot surgery.

"There isn't an exact date yet. I have the last exam, if I'm not mistaken, I'm not sure, on May 17," the Paris Saint-Germain forward told a news conference in Sao Paulo.

"I'll be cleared to play. Then I'll see. It depends on how things develop, it depends on my next exams. It has not been decided," he said.