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Brazilian Neymar defied the ball with Mexico's Edson Alvarez in the 16th day game between Brazil and Mexico in Samara on July 2nd.
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Brazilian Neymar defied the ball with Mexican Edson Alvarez in the eighth round match between Brazil and Mexico in Samara on July 2nd.
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Stroll through any bar in Rio de Janeiro and you're sure to meet one of football's greatest talents.
He may be young or old, small or tall, beer drinker or fan of cachaça cachaça spirit made from sugar cane
Yet, they will have one thing in common.
He or she will wear the bright yellow shirt No. 10 identified with Neymar – The long-time man seen as the best player of the Brazilian national team, which is now also his funniest.
In recent days – to the discomfort of his many fans – Neymar has become the target of a worldwide spate tide parody, his extraordinary behavior during the World Cup.
His habit of overreacting to fouls, throwing himself to the ground and rolling, was the source of jokes for a moment. But the comedy craze really resumed Monday, during Brazil's victory over Mexico, when Neymar reacted to a punch on the ankle as though he had been shot, and pitched in an extended display even the most theatrical contortionist of professional wrestlers.
Brazilian Neymar receives medical attention during the 16th day match between Brazil and Mexico at the 2018 World Cup soccer tournament on July 2nd.
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Brazil's Neymar receives medical attention during the 16th day match between Brazil and Mexico at the 2018 World Cup on July 2nd.
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Neymar reacts after a tackle during the Russia 2018 World Cup match between Brazil and Mexico in Samara on July 2nd.
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Neymar reacts after a tackle during the Russia 2018 World Cup match between Brazil and Mexico in Samara on July 2nd.
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Cyber-hopefuls will eagerly watch Friday (2 pm EST), when Brazil play Belgium in the quarter-finals, to see if Neymar is providing more fodder for collective joy by treating us all of another fight theatrical.
Up to now, there has been a lot of gaiety at his expense. A video that revolves around cyberspace imagines a rally of the Neymar family – and shows them all running down a hill together.
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Brazilians are widely recognized for their sense of humor, but there are signs that it could be thin amidst this onslaught. They have a saying that translates Portuguese as: "Only I am allowed to speak badly of my son." Faced with the foreign criticism of one of the most famous sons of the nation, this feeling begins to prevail
"We are Brazilians, we must support our national team," says musician Daniel Pilatti, 30 , sitting in Rio Bar where World Cup matches are screened. "We have to be together all the time, both in hard times and good times."
Pilatti says that he finds Neymar's foreign critic "a little embarrbading", but warns that "Neymar will show all these criticisms that Brazilians are good at football."
The question has a serious dimension, which is now the subject of much debate. By overreacting to fouls, Neymar tries to gain an advantage – a free kick, at the very least, but perhaps the expulsion of a player from the opposition. It does not matter that this practice is as common among professional football players as fast cars and tattoos: it is, without a doubt, skulduggery.
Part of the reaction to his behavior reflects this. Former England captain Alan Shearer called the Brazilian a "magnificent player" but called his conduct "absolutely pathetic".
Mexico coach Juan Carlos Osorio accused Neymar of being a bad example for children. to be "a manly game", and "is not for clowning around."
In an unpleasant way, from the point of view of the Brazilians, a 2012 video surfaced in which their own coach, Tite, made a similar criticism of the player. The Brazilians are now pushing back. They point out that because he is a football genius – and therefore, a mbadive threat to any opposing team – Neymar is the constant target of violent tackling, and possibly insulting.
During the 2014 World Cup organized by Brazil, Neymar missed the semifinals after a heavy foul that left him with a back injury. In Russia, Brazilian striker Neymar beckoned inside the helicopter that transported him from Teresópolis, in the state of Rio de Janeiro, to his residence in Guarujá after an injury.
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