PSG and Brazil footballer, Neymar has laughed off reports he is overweight.
Neymar has faced criticism of being over weight and not being in the ideal shape by French media .
But Neymar played the full match on Thursday, September 2, as Brazil defeated Chile 1-0 in a World Cup qualifier.
Following French media suggestions that Neymar was out of shape after PSG’s win over Reims last weekend, the player has now issued a response https://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/ads?gdpr=0&us_privacy=1—&client=ca-pub-2427099653703778&output=html&h=300&adk=2141876619&adf=667904977&pi=t.aa~a.1834861711~i.21~rp.4&w=360&lmt=1630748133&num_ads=1&rafmt=1&armr=3&sem=mc&pwprc=4779063894&psa=1&ad_type=text_image&format=360×300&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lindaikejisblog.com%2F2021%2F9%2Ffootballer-neymar-laughs-off-claims-hes-overweight.html&flash=0&fwr=1&pra=3&rh=275&rw=330&rpe=1&resp_fmts=3&sfro=1&wgl=1&fa=27&adsid=ChAI8LLMiQYQzK_Pms_VgLVXEkgAp7wPu9iJKmpW-nc5-LnNP4zLBZWjnbPaM5zWqLQUKSch65yu0yqb4jYLU6iRBuGe0MRVjEX2rxeC15L4fG45tqpAvitsyAc&uach=WyJBbmRyb2lkIiwiOSIsIiIsIkluZmluaXggWDY1MEIiLCI5Mi4wLjQ1MTUuMTE1IixbXSxudWxsLG51bGwsbnVsbF0.&tt_state=W3siaXNzdWVyT3JpZ2luIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9hdHRlc3RhdGlvbi5hbmRyb2lkLmNvbSIsInN0YXRlIjo3fV0.&dt=1630748132883&bpp=52&bdt=10534&idt=-M&shv=r20210831&mjsv=m202109010101&ptt=9&saldr=aa&abxe=1&cookie=ID%3D6f62d75ac2f0c0c6-2251d019a8c80035%3AT%3D1622665487%3ART%3D1622665487%3AS%3DALNI_MZ85Ep3SvTaGfc8Juk8Onrd6Hwi6g&prev_fmts=0x0&nras=2&correlator=1639785084001&frm=20&pv=1&ga_vid=1187515804.1622665486&ga_sid=1630748129&ga_hid=1011028977&ga_fc=0&u_tz=60&u_his=6&u_java=0&u_h=800&u_w=360&u_ah=800&u_aw=360&u_cd=24&u_nplug=0&u_nmime=0&adx=0&ady=1634&biw=360&bih=616&scr_x=0&scr_y=999&eid=44749369%2C21067496%2C31062298&oid=3&pvsid=4164445588626711&pem=777&ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lindaikejisblog.com%2F&eae=0&fc=1408&brdim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C360%2C0%2C360%2C616%2C360%2C616&vis=1&rsz=%7C%7Cs%7C&abl=NS&fu=1152&bc=31&jar=2021-09-04-09&ifi=2&uci=a!2&btvi=1&fsb=1&xpc=EBA7quvoFK&p=https%3A//www.lindaikejisblog.com&dtd=868
Neymar posted on his Instagram story, saying of the Chile match: “Did we play well? No! Did we win? Yes!”https://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/ads?gdpr=0&us_privacy=1—&client=ca-pub-2427099653703778&output=html&h=300&adk=2141876619&adf=3366938152&pi=t.aa~a.1834861711~i.25~rp.4&w=360&lmt=1630748133&num_ads=1&rafmt=1&armr=3&sem=mc&pwprc=4779063894&psa=1&ad_type=text_image&format=360×300&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lindaikejisblog.com%2F2021%2F9%2Ffootballer-neymar-laughs-off-claims-hes-overweight.html&flash=0&fwr=1&pra=3&rh=275&rw=330&rpe=1&resp_fmts=3&sfro=1&wgl=1&fa=27&adsid=ChAI8LLMiQYQzK_Pms_VgLVXEkgAp7wPu9iJKmpW-nc5-LnNP4zLBZWjnbPaM5zWqLQUKSch65yu0yqb4jYLU6iRBuGe0MRVjEX2rxeC15L4fG45tqpAvitsyAc&uach=WyJBbmRyb2lkIiwiOSIsIiIsIkluZmluaXggWDY1MEIiLCI5Mi4wLjQ1MTUuMTE1IixbXSxudWxsLG51bGwsbnVsbF0.&tt_state=W3siaXNzdWVyT3JpZ2luIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9hdHRlc3RhdGlvbi5hbmRyb2lkLmNvbSIsInN0YXRlIjo3fV0.&dt=1630748132883&bpp=24&bdt=10534&idt=-M&shv=r20210831&mjsv=m202109010101&ptt=9&saldr=aa&abxe=1&cookie=ID%3D6f62d75ac2f0c0c6-2251d019a8c80035%3AT%3D1622665487%3ART%3D1622665487%3AS%3DALNI_MZ85Ep3SvTaGfc8Juk8Onrd6Hwi6g&prev_fmts=0x0%2C360x300&nras=3&correlator=1639785084001&frm=20&pv=1&ga_vid=1187515804.1622665486&ga_sid=1630748129&ga_hid=1011028977&ga_fc=0&u_tz=60&u_his=6&u_java=0&u_h=800&u_w=360&u_ah=800&u_aw=360&u_cd=24&u_nplug=0&u_nmime=0&adx=0&ady=2038&biw=360&bih=616&scr_x=0&scr_y=999&eid=44749369%2C21067496%2C31062298&oid=3&pvsid=4164445588626711&pem=777&ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lindaikejisblog.com%2F&eae=0&fc=1408&brdim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C360%2C0%2C360%2C616%2C360%2C616&vis=1&rsz=%7C%7Cs%7C&abl=NS&fu=1152&bc=31&jar=2021-09-04-09&ifi=3&uci=a!3&btvi=2&fsb=1&xpc=tvGlXzwyYG&p=https%3A//www.lindaikejisblog.com&dtd=995
He then addressed criticism of his weight, saying: “The shirt was size G (large), I’m at my weight. Next game I’ll order an M,” along with several laughing emojis.
Brazil have two more World Cup qualifiers during this international break.
The Selecao face Argentina on Sunday in a rematch of July’s Copa America final, which Lionel Messi and his teammates won 1-0.
Brazil will then take on Peru on Thursday before Neymar heads back to France ahead of PSG’s game against Clermont Foot just two days later.
