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Neymar celebrates birthday in style and on crutches

Neymar, nursing a right foot injury, greeted his guests leaning on distinctive red crutches in keeping with the color theme for the 'Nuit Rouge (Red Night)'.

  (Agence France-Presse)
Paris, France
Tue, February 5, 2019 Published on Feb. 5, 2019 Published on 2019-02-05T12:06:08+07:00

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Neymar celebrates birthday in style and on crutches Paris Saint-Germain's Brazilian forward Neymar poses with his crutches as he arrives at his birthday party in Paris on February 4, 2019. Thomas SAMSON / AFP (AFP/Thomas Samson)

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eymar celebrated his 27th birthday with a glittering party in Paris on Monday evening joined by family, Paris Saint-Germain teammates and a smattering of celebrities.

DJ Bob Sinclair, Brazilian singer Wesley Safadao and world surf champion Gabriel Medina were among the 200 guests at the fashionable Pavillon Gabriel near the Champs-Elysees.

The world's most expensive footballer, nursing a right foot injury, greeted his guests leaning on distinctive red crutches in keeping with the colour theme for the 'Nuit Rouge (Red Night)'.

Read also: Neymar to miss Man Utd tie after being ruled out for 10 weeks

Among his club colleagues in attendance were captain Thiago Silva and goalkeeper Alphonse Areola. 

Neymar, who turns 27 on Tuesday, will miss both legs of Paris Saint-Germain's upcoming Champions League last-16 tie against Manchester United with a metatarsal injury suffered last month.

Neymar is in good company when it comes to famous footballers sharing his big day, as Cristiano Ronaldo turns 34 on Tuesday, Carlos Tevez is 35, and former Romania great Gheorghe Hagi is 54.

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