Barcelona forward Neymar has millions of adoring fans worldwide as a result of his trickery and flair game, but he also has many enemies over his tendency to fall to the ground all too easily.
As a result of his antics, the Brazil superstar has been branded “the greatest actor in football” by Celtic defender Mikael Lustig, Goal writes.
Fittingly, Neymar has turned his hand to acting in the past, with a cameo appearance made in the Vin Diesel movie xXx: Return of Xander Cage.
And though he’s unlikely to be carting home accolades for his performance on the silver screen, the 25-year-old Brazilian, widely considered a future ballon d’Or winner, has drawn comparisons with thespians.
No-nonsense Swedish defender Lustig made the submission while reflecting on a Champions League clash between Celtic and Barcelona in November 2016.
“He always falls very light, you can barely touch him,” Lustig told reporters while on international duty.
“Neymar is the greatest actor in football.”
The defender however admits that opponents are often forced into adopting a strong-arm approach in an effort to level the playing field with the talented forward.
“Neymar is better than me, so to compete you try to be close and sometimes you need to do tricks and get into his head to guess what he will do,” he added.
Neymar, who teams up with the Selecao for the international break, was the inspiration as Barca pulled off a miraculous 6-1 comeback victory over Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League last 16.
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