Neymar recently posted a fresh video of his "world class dive" in an effort to show that he didn't collapse to the ground after being shot.
After a video of the PSG player, 30, acting out a preseason friendly by theatrically hitting the ground went viral on social media, he received a deluge of online abuse. Neymar claimed he was tripped up inside the penalty area by Genta Miurai of Gamba Osaka.
The former Barcelona player took the opportunity to perform a few rolls along the floor after collapsing like a sack of Brazilian potatoes just for good measure.
Amazingly, the referee accepted antics fit for a west end artist and gave PSG a penalties, which Neymar duly converted.
There didn't seem to be much contact between Miurai and Neymar, according to video replays. A new viewpoint of the tackle, which appeared to show Miura clipping him with a trailing leg, was posted on Twitter by the irate Brazilian, who was having none of it.
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Neymar erased the video quickly after defending the dive on social media in the beginning. The 30-year-old scored twice in the 6-2 thrashing of PSG's Japanese opponents, adding to his penalty in the first half with the evening's sixth goal at the 60-minute mark.
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Thomas Meunier, a Belgian defender and one of Neymar's former teammates, attacked the star forward on Tuesday, saying he had lost part of his charm.
He said to Kicker: "I must admit that while Neymar was still a player for Barcelona, I was a huge fan. However, in my opinion, he lost his magic in Paris. He is the focus of the comeback. His poster would have been in my room if I had been ten."
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