Football great Pele urged Neymar to “keep inspiring us” on Saturday after the Brazil forward dropped a retirement hint following his team’s shock World Cup defeat to Croatia. 

Neymar signalled he could be ready to quit international football on Friday after Brazil suffered an agonising quarter-final exit in Doha. “I am not closing any doors on the national team, but I am also not guaranteeing 100 per cent that I will return,” said Neymar, who left the field in tears following the penalty shootout loss.