World Cup: Brazil's Neymar has spent 14 minutes on the floor
They see him rollin', they hatin'. A Swiss broadcaster tallied up the time the star player has spent on the ground.
Brazilian star Neymar has drawn attention in the World Cup for two separate dives that fans call "Oscar-worthy." Now Swiss broadcasting group Radio Télévision Suisse has added up the minutes the forward has spent down on the ground in this tournament after various injuries or, uh, "injuries."
And it's a pretty big number: Almost 14 minutes.
FIFA Coupe du monde 2018: les roulades de Neymar ont coûté 14 minutes de jeu https://t.co/GKz6zuWTxh pic.twitter.com/uO5qt4JQNq
— RTS Sport (@RTSsport) July 4, 2018
RTS timed the minutes that ticked off the clock as Neymar stayed down on the ground after supposed fouls or injuries in various games. In the July 2 game against Mexico, he was down for five minutes and 29 seconds total, with the longest interruption coming when Mexican player Miguel Layun stepped on Neymar's right ankle. That time, Neymar was down for nearly two minutes, RTS reports.
RTS also reports that Neymar was down for nearly two minutes against Serbia and three minutes and 40 seconds in the game against the broadcaster's own home country, Switzerland. Neymar's antics in total have added up to 13 minutes and 50 seconds since the tournament began.
World Cup watchers were quick to respond, on both sides of the issue. "How do you say MELODRAMA in French?" one asked. Wrote another, "I'm sure he can triple that amount in the remaining games. What a blight on the record of an otherwise talented player."
How do you say MELODRAMA in french? Acteur exceptionnel.😭
— Franconian (@CarlosF99319317) July 5, 2018
I’m sure he can triple that amount in the remaining games. What a blight on the record of an otherwise talented player.
— Robert E Baillie (@RobertEBaillie2) July 5, 2018
A Swiss TV station has reported that Neymar has been on the ground for 14 minutes so far in this year's #WorldCup
— Team FA 🏴 (@TeamFA) July 4, 2018
14 F*CKING MINUTES. pic.twitter.com/glGI50DIgM
He'll end the world cup with 45 minutes on the ground, an entire first half worth of football.
— XaviGreatest (@Freedomxavi) July 4, 2018
All sorted !! pic.twitter.com/1cdCMazBem
— Paul Darley (@13darlo) July 5, 2018
😬🙄🙄🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/s3J9Fc62R1
— Imara 5️⃣🏆🏆🏆🏆➕🏆 (@Ferrari_SEB5) July 5, 2018
Neymar out for a swim pic.twitter.com/XCBvQ70A5X
— Danny (@MauiJr27) July 5, 2018
How many near death injuries has he sustained? How magic is that sponge/spray? Is Hermione Grainger the physio?
— steve foster (@stevenfoster4) July 5, 2018
But this is good for Messi and Ronaldo FC, if not those 14min he would’ve scored probably one goal, created three chances and gotten one assist, so I think you guys prefer he stays overreacting on the ground
— Henry Josue Sanchez (@Hjsz_) July 4, 2018
Neymar keeps rolling rolling rolling rolling #WorldCup2018
— Ray Rod (@rayrod747) June 29, 2018
(shoutout to @OMGItzJR for sending me the clip) pic.twitter.com/k7LuRW9JUj
But if Neymar's on your team, your opinion of his drama might be different.
Such a haters hahahaha....Neymar is freaking awesome
— Daniela Rocha (@danibignati) July 5, 2018
So? He's suffered by far the most amount of fouls during the tournament too. See a causation there?
— Ralph Ganthier (@ralphganthier) July 4, 2018
You should be protecting him instead of criticizing him, he's the most fouled...
— GHEORGHE NAVIT (@navit1) July 5, 2018
Just because he is being chased by violent defenders . Referees must stop it.
— Rubens M S Leite (@rubensmarcelo) July 5, 2018
Neymar and his team will get another chance to hit the floor, or not, on Friday, when Brazil takes on Belgium.
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