Neymar Picks Messi, Suarez in Dream 5-a-Side Team After Launching New Tournament

Barcelona star Neymar has launched a global five-a-side football tournament with a new twist.

The tournament, Neymar Jr's Five, will feature thousands of young footballers from 35 countries across six continents and will launch in January, reports Goal.com.

There's an interesting new rule, as the Brazilian explains: “The five-player teams lose one player each time they concede a goal until there are no players left, or the 10-minute game ends."

Unsurprisingly, the Ballon d'Or nominee was asked to select his dream five-a-side team, and the forward opted for a little bit more balance than Zlatan Ibrahimovic did.

The other two components of his club's legendary trident, Leo Messi and Luis Suarez, make the cut, as do Dani Alves and PSG's Brazilian defender Thiago Silva.

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Neymar called Messi "the best player in the world" and suggested Suarez ought to be on the Ballon d'Or podium with them this year, per RedBull.com.

He says Barcelona right-back Alves is among his best friends in the game and labelled Silva "one of the toughest defenders I’ve ever had to play against."

[RedBull.com, Goal.com]