NEYMAR TOOK A swipe at his critics on Thursday with a tongue-in-cheek video in which he teaches children how to dive.
The Brazilian superstar was widely lambasted at the World Cup for his theatrical reactions to challenges which often left the world’s most expensive footballer wincing and rolling on the ground.
However, on Thursday, he took to Instagram to get his revenge.
“One, two, three, go!” shouts Neymar as around a dozen youngsters fall to the ground of a parking lot.
“That’s a free-kick!” screams the Brazilian breaking into fits of laughter.
The video was released with a hashtag #ChallengeDAFALTA, the free-kick challenge in Portuguese.
During the recent World Cup, the player’s antics sparked the “Neymar Challenge” where he was widely mocked.
In Mexico, a football club organised a competition in which contestants attempted to roll the entire length of the pitch.
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Rolls Royce of a player Carrick. Won every honour a footballer can.
@Brian Dunne: Uh, he didn’t win a World Cup.
@Conor Alexander Lynott: as a club player. Playing in England and Europe before you say he hasn’t won la liga
@Brian Dunne: In your original comment, you didn’t specify club football, you just said ‘every honour’.
@Conor Alexander Lynott: Well now we have it all cleared up. Cheers!
@Brian Dunne: Thanks for clearing that up Brian. Conor really threw a spanner in the works there. Ruined my Sunday to be honest.
A whopping 1-0 win against the mighty Watford
@Running Down The Wing: Finish 2nd and the goalie gets player of the year says it all!
@DL_8_5: I suppose it’s laughable really since the goalkeeper was actually the best player of the season… imagine, the goalkeeper the best player of the whole season. Madness.
@An Observer2: think it’s more laughable that the guy with the golden boot , PFA awards etc only finishes fourth and by the skin of their teeth