DAVID STANDEN reckons footballers should learn from past mistakes and leave the crooning to the professionals

AT the turn of 2012, Neymar – the hottest wanted property in football right now – was showcasing his skills.
No, not at the Club World Cup in Japan, where his Santos side were beaten 4-0 by Barcelona and he was thoroughly overshadowed by Lionel Messi.
And not through the mercurial body-swerves and mind-bending steps-overs which earned him the FIFA Puskas Award 2011 for his ‘sensational solo strike’ against Flamengo.
Not, in fact, for any footballing rea...