Coach Rogerio Micale admitted that appointing the international star as skipper was an easy decision to make for a team who have never won football gold at the Olympics.

"Neymar has exceeded my expectations. He is appreciated, he's a good guy with a huge heart especially around the younger players," said Micale.

"He has shown that he is more than just a great player -- he's a great man admired by everybody."
Micale said he had no fears that Brazil could become a one-man team.
"I want to be dependent on Neymar. What coach in the world would not want a Neymar in their team?"

At the Olympics, which get under way on August 5, Brazil are in Group A in the first round where they will face South Africa, Iraq and Denmark.