Neymar stars as Brazil captures another South American U-20 championship
While one Brazilian icon exits the soccer stage, a future one took another step toward entering the limelight after a stellar showing in the CONMEBOL Under-20 championships in Peru.
Neymar scored two goals in the finale on Saturday -- a 6-0 thrashing of Uruguay -- to capture the tournament's golden boot with nine goals, outlasting his closest competition by five scores.
Soccer By Ives @ Feb 14, 2011 12:00 PM EDT | Blog Profile
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