Neymar says sorry to pregnant girlfriend over apparent infidelity

In a post on social media, Brazilian soccer star Neymar has apologised to partner Bruna Biancardi over a reported rendez-vous with the blogger Fernanda Campos.

Just a day after it was reported that Neymar and his pregnant girlfriend, Bruna Biancardi, have an agreement that allows the soccer star to sleep with other women if he meets a series of conditions, the Paris Saint-Germain and Brazil forward has raised eyebrows by publicly apologising to Biancardi, apparently over a reported rendez-vous with a Brazilian blogger.

Neymar to Biancardi: “I made a mistake”

Without referring specifically to the supposed episode of infidelity, which has emerged in recent days in the Brazilian media, Neymar posted an Instagram message on Wednesday in which he conceded that he was trying to “justify the unjustifiable”. “I’ve seen how much the spotlight has been placed on you, how much you suffered because of all this and how much you want to be by my side,” he told Biancardi. “And I by yours. I made a mistake. I wronged you.”

Neymar continued: “All this has affected one of the most special people in my life. The woman who dreamed of staying by my side, the mother of my child. It has affected her family, which is now my family. It has affected her private life at such a special time, a time when she’s becoming a mother.

“Bru, I’ve already said sorry to you for my mistakes, for the unnecessary exposure [in the media], but I feel duty-bound to reiterate my apology publicly. If a private matter has become public, the apology should be made publicly.”

“Our mutual love will make us stronger”

Neymar declared that he “can’t imagine” life without his partner. Although he doesn’t know whether “it’s going to work out”, he described himself as “certain that I want to try”. “Our common purpose will prevail, our love for our baby will win out, our mutual love will make us stronger,” he concluded.

Neymar and Biancardi announced in April that she is expecting the couple’s first child.

Neymar, blogger in reported rendez-vous 10 days ago

According to several media outlets in Brazil, Neymar met up with the blogger Fernanda Campos at a luxury apartment on 11 June. Per Metropoles, the pair began talking to each other during the 2022 World Cup, at a time when Neymar and Biancardi were going through a major crisis.

Contact between Neymar and Campos stopped for a while, it is reported, but resumed in January. According to Campos’ version of events in the publication Metropoles, she and the soccer player were only together at the apartment for around 40 minutes, but “were already playing on video beforehand”. The blogger has spoken of her disappointment that Neymar hid his relationship with Biancardi from her.

Neymar broke Biancardi’s three commandments, Campos says

Although Neymar has permission to sleep with other women, per the Brazilian media outlet Em Off, Biancardi has reportedly set three conditions: he must wear a condom, mustn’t kiss anyone on the mouth, and must be discreet. Campos has said that Neymar failed to stick to these ground rules, claiming that the 31-year-old broke the no-kissing-on-the-mouth condition.