SOCCER:BRAZIL'S Neymar accused supporters of racially abusing him at the Emirates Stadium yesterday in an incident which overshadowed the forward's excellent display and two goals against Scotland. Neymar's team-mate Lucas Leiva removed a banana from the playing surface shortly before the end of Brazil's 2-0 victory over the Scots. Moments earlier Neymar had scored a penalty, his second goal of the match.

Brazilian media reports suggested that the item had been aimed at the 19-year-old Neymar, despite it coming at the end of the ground populated almost entirely by South American fans.