An idyllic picture on the grass at sunset in which Neymar, 31, and his partner, the model Bruna Biancardi, 29, have served the Brazilian footballer to sing his mea culpa and offer a public apology to Biancardi, with whom he expects a child, after the controversy caused by the revelation of an infidelity.
"Bru, I do this for both of you and for your family," the Paris Saint-Germain player begins in the post he has published on his Instagram account, in which he has 210 million followers. "I saw how much you were exposed, how much you suffered from all of this, and how much you want to be by my side. And me by your side. I made a mistake. I was wrong about you. I dare say I make mistakes every day, on and off the field. But my mistakes in my personal life are solved at home, in my privacy, with my family and friends..." Neymar thus regrets that a private matter has transcended to public life, and affirms that this is what has led him to apologize also publicly: "All this came to one of the most special people in my life, the mother of my child. He reached his family, who today is my family. She reached her intimacy in such a special moment that is motherhood. Bru, I already apologized for my mistakes, for the unnecessary exposure, but I feel obliged to reaffirm it publicly. If a private matter has become public, the apology must be made public." The footballer ends by saying that he does not imagine a life without Biancardi, admitting that he does not know if they will work as a couple, but that he is certain that he wants to try: "Our purpose will prevail, our love for our baby will win, our love for each other will strengthen us. Always us, I love you."
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The controversy began on June 18, when the heart columnist Fábia Oliveira, of the Brazilian newspaper Metropoles, published that an influencer named Fernanda Campo had had sex with the number 10 of the Brazilian soccer team on the eve of Valentine's Day, which in Brazil is celebrated on June 12. The journalist claimed to have had access to the private conversations between Campo and Neymar that, later, the media ended up publishing. "The player started flirting with Fernanda during the World Cup and, according to her, he had told her that his relationship with Bruna was faltering. And sure enough, the couple was separated at the time. However, they resumed the relationship in January of this year, subsequently announcing the pregnancy," Oliveira wrote in her column. As he explained, Campo did not know that Neymar had a partner and found out the day after, when the footballer published a photograph with Bruna Biancardi to celebrate Valentine's Day. According to the columnist, this "betrayal" was what led Campo to tell his adventure with the footballer.
The footballer and the Brazilian model began dating in 2021, although their relationship was not confirmed until January 2022, when they announced their engagement on social networks. The couple broke up, for the first time, in August of that same year. This was confirmed by Biancardi herself on her Instagram profile (she has 5.6 million followers), after having removed the engagement ring in her public appearances, making the press begin to suspect: "I have always been myself and you know it, so because they keep asking me, I would like to make it clear that I am no longer in a relationship, for some time, and that there was no infidelity. You must not believe everything you see. I care deeply about him and his family," she wrote at the time.
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After more than six months of rupture, Neymar and Bruna Biancardi announced their reconciliation in February 2023. It was during the 31st birthday of the footballer, celebrated in style in Paris: "Congratulations, handsome. I'm going to put these pictures here just for the record. May this year be incredible for you and do not lack reasons to celebrate, with friends by your side, many achievements and health ... May God continue to shield our relationship, I love you!" she wrote. A message to which the footballer responded with a "I love you".
On April 19, 2023, the couple announced that they were expecting their first child together. The footballer already has a son, Davi Lucca, 11, the result of his relationship with Carolina Dantas. "We dream about your life, we plan your arrival and knowing that you are here to complete our love makes our days so much happier," the couple wrote on their official profiles.