"What he must not do...": Neymar celebrates a goal that wasn't one - and clashes violently with a fan
Neymar attacks a shouting fan.
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Brazilian soccer superstar Neymar gets into a heated argument with a fan. He feels insulted. The incident was preceded by the Brazilian's eccentric goal celebration – only it wasn't actually a goal. Now Neymar is justifying the verbal altercation.
After a heated exchange with an angry FC Santos supporter, Brazilian superstar Neymar has doubled down. A fan has the right to "express his opinion about whether I played badly or not. And he has the absolute right to boo me!" the 33-year-old former national hope wrote on Instagram: "What he is not allowed to do is insult me the way he insulted me."
He only heard it because the match was interrupted at the time of the fan's heckles. "Saying that I'm a mercenary along with my father, talking about my family/friends... Sorry, but it's hard to control yourself!" Neymar continued.
What happened? In the home game against SC International, Neymar, who has returned to his hometown club since January, and his team were trailing 2-1. A left-footed shot from Neymar in stoppage time rebounded off the inside of the post and rolled along the goal line before the visiting goalkeeper could get hold of it.
Neymar celebrated a goal that wasn't oneNeymar didn't even notice that the ball wasn't in: He slid across the pitch on his knees in celebration, even kicked the corner flag to pieces, and pretended to be the scorer. But Santos ultimately lost again and is now only 17th in the table – a relegation spot. Shortly afterwards, a heated argument with a fan ensued, and both a steward and the DC Santos goalkeeper had to calm down.
On Instagram, Neymar declared: "I will run, fight, scream, and even argue if possible to get Santos where it belongs." The day fans think he can no longer help or harm the club in any way, "I'll be the first to pack my things and leave!"
Source: ntv.de, tno/dpa
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