Neymar becomes first player to be forced to leave pitch in new time-wasting rule

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Key context: <img width="1200" height="720" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Neymar.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Neymar.jpg 1200w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Neymar-300x180.jpg 300w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Neymar-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Neymar-1000x600.jpg 1000w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Neymar-590x354.jpg 590w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Neymar-400x240.jpg 400w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /><p>Santos captain, Neymar Jr, became the first player in Brazil&#8217;s Serie A to be forced to leave the field for one minute due to a new rule designed to reduce time-wasting by goalkeepers, which is currently being trialed in the league. As part of this trial, which will also be adopted in other competitions such [&#8230;]</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/17/neymar-becomes-first-player-to-be-forced-to-leave-pitch-in-new-time-wasting-rule/">Neymar becomes first player to be forced to leave pitch in new time-wasting rule</a></p> This development from dailypost.ng highlights ongoing changes in the sector.