Urheilulehti magazine, from Finland, featured the player Neymar on its April cover with the title “The Prodigal Son”. The main text classifies the athlete as an “adored prince who was never crowned king”.
The publication raises the question about the reasons that led shirt 10 to become the target of satire on the international scene.
“NEYMAR was the beloved prince who was never crowned king. Why did he become a joke?”, asks the magazine.
The Finnish term “Tuhlaajapoika” appears prominently at the bottom of the cover and is used by the edition to describe someone who has wasted talent over the years, such as the prodigal son.
However, the cover image uses a photograph of him lying on the pitch wearing the Brazilian team’s shirt, in addition to the figure of number 10 looking up.
Neymar on the cover of the biggest sports newspaper here in Finland. “A prince who never became king and is now a clown”
— Osvaldo Falcão (@Osvaldosfalcao)
Urheilulehti is linked to the Ilta-Sanomat newspaper and is one of the references in sports journalism in the Nordic region.
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