Neymar becomes goodwill ambassador for world's disabled

Newly appointed Goodwill Ambassador for Handicap International and Paris Saint-Germain's soccer player Neymar attends a news conference at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, August 15, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

GENEVA (Reuters) - Neymar, fresh from his first win with Paris St. Germain and his world-record signing for the club, became a goodwill ambassador for Handicap International on Tuesday, pledging to work for millions who are "less visible" but deserve equality.

The Brazilian forward, whose 222 million-euro ($259.72 million) signing from Barcelona this month doubled the world- record transit fee, mounted a huge statue of a chair outside the U.N. in Geneva that symbolises landmine victims.