SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil forward Neymar has extended his contract with Santos until the end of 2026.
The 33-year-old striker, who is hoping to play at next summer's World Cup, rejoined Santos one year ago and despite some injury struggles helped his boyhood club avoid relegation from Brazil’s top-flight division.
His contract was set to expire in July. The club confirmed the extension late Tuesday.
The former Barcelona star described 2025 as “a special and challenging year for me.”
"Moments of joy and resilience that I was only capable of facing because of your love,” Neymar said in the club’s statement. “Santos is my place. Here I feel at home, safe and happy.”
Neymar’s first stint at Santos took place between 2009 and 2013. He returned last January after leaving Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal. The striker scored 12 goals and provided six assists in 2025.
Neymar underwent minor surgery on his left knee in December.
Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti, appointed in May, has yet to pick Neymar.
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FILE - Brazilian soccer player Neymar gives a news conference in Santos, Brazil, Jan. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A man killed four children in a machete attack inside a nursery school in the Ugandan capital of Kampala on Thursday, police said.
The man gained access to the Gaba Early Childhood Development Program in Kampala by disguising himself as a parent, the Daily Monitor newspaper reported. He first entered the school offices, where he briefly engaged the administrator in charge, then stepped outside, locked the gate and began attacking the children, the report said.
The attacker “brutally stabbed and killed four juveniles,” police said in a statement.
Video footage aired by local broadcaster NTV showed some parents weeping. Police fired in the air to disperse an angry crowd that gathered near the school, apparently trying to lynch the suspect.
The suspect later was taken into custody, police spokesman Kituuma Rusoke told The Associated Press. A motive for the attack is unknown, he said. Such attacks on children are rare in Kampala, a city of roughly 3 million people.
Uganda police officers stand at the crime scene after a man killed four children in a machete attack at the Gaba Early Childhood Development Program nursery school in Kampala, Uganda, Thursday, April 2, 2026. (AP Photo)
