Neymar will not take part at the 2019 Copa America, an ankle injury sustained in a friendly match against Qatar on June 5 ending the superstar's hopes of leading Brazil to the title on home soil. Brazil's main man's absence poses a couple of major questions for manager Tite: Who replaces Neymar? And one more: Will he deliver?

To answer the first question, we identified the top remaining players from Brazil's 23-man roster and took into consideration Tite's preferences in regard to picking his...

Well before the kick off the 2019 Copa America has already lost what looked like being one of its major themes.

The scene appeared set for Neymar to get his career back on course, shrugging off injury woes, disciplinary problems and controversy about his diving by leading Brazil to victory on home ground. Instead, he misses the tournament -- and the ankle injury he picked up almost came as a relief, allowing him to concentrate on defending himself against the serious accusations he faces.

For a...