Neymar is ‘CHAIRMAN’ of charity

Brazilian star Neymar has become a goodwill ambassador for Handicap International, pledging to work for millions who are ‘less visible’ but deserve equality.

Fresh from his first win with Paris SaintGermain and his world-record signing from Barcelona, which Sportsmail reported was worth £198 million, Neymar was announced as a goodwill ambassador outside the United Nations in Geneva.

Strapped to a harness and mounted on top of huge chair statue, the Brazilian was seen doing kick-ups and booting footballs out to the crowd. The statue was put up in remembrance of landmine victims.

He kicked a football to fans standing below and into the UN grounds. Surrounded by his parents, Neymar Santos Senior and Nadine Santos, he wore a black baseball cap and Handicap International t-shirt inscribed ‘Reparer les vies’, translating to ‘Repair Lives’.

The independent charity works to provide aid and support to handicapped and vulnerable people, who are living in poverty-struck countries. Founded in 1982 to assist 6,000 Cambodian refugees who had lost limbs, the charity later co-founded the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) in 1992, which won the Nobel Peace Prize.

Speaking about his latest role, the 25-yearold said: “I hope this will be a very successful partnership and that we will be able to help a large number of people.” he said