Brazilian star striker Neymar has won hardly any fans this world cup for his acting on fouls. Now a recent study from a Television station in Switzerland is only helping his reputation to be tarnished further. It was found that Neymar has spent 14 minutes on the ground throughout the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, much to the disappointment of the teams he has played against.
Opponents tend to play a very physical game against Neymar, who sometimes ups the antics to compensate. Like any soccer player flopping, there’s some gamesmanship behind it. Mexico, for example, had been bullying Neymar all match, and he was likely trying to get someone ejected.
Mexico coach Juan Carlos Osorio called Neymar out for “clowning” after Layun stepped on him, adding that “We had control of the match, but to me it is just shameful that so much time could be lost over one player.”
Check out some of Neymar’s popular acting on fouls.
Fair or foul? ? pic.twitter.com/XMJUEzEctz
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) July 2, 2018
“Neymar! Use Rollout!” pic.twitter.com/K7FER2br1T
— Dylan ??????? (@dylanwalsh_) June 27, 2018
This is amazing: A Swiss TV station has tracked Neymar’s total time on the ground during the World Cup. It’s 14 minutes.
Also amazing: Google translate decided to teach me the word “roulade”https://t.co/TO6RlBryrL pic.twitter.com/gN4yTyppRd
— David Gardner (@byDavidGardner) July 5, 2018
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