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# 'The Truth Is I Suffer.' Just Let Neymar Explain His Sometimes 'Exaggerated' World Cup Antics

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## Video: Neymar's Net Worth is $90 Million. Here's How He Spends His Cash.

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## Raisa Bruner


Jul 30, 2018 4:56 PM UTC

Neymar's Net Worth is $90 Million. Here's How He Spends His Cash. 

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## Raisa Bruner


Jul 30, 2018 4:56 PM UTC

At the [2018 World Cup](http://time.com/money/5314692/world-cup-2018-players-make/) in Russia, Brazil’s [national team](http://time.com/5337568/world-cup-final-soccer-france-croatia/) did not make it to the final, despite the presence of star player [Neymar](http://time.com/5333146/neymar-challenge/) on their squad. Striker Neymar also came in for criticism during the tournament due to his on-field antics, including what some deemed to be exaggerated falls and “dives” during play. (In fact, his moves became [internet memes](http://time.com/5328519/neymar-stepped-on/) widely circulated during the games.)

And now — in a Portuguese-language ad sponsored by Gillette — Neymar is finally addressing his World Cup choices.

Titled “a new man every day,” the stylized black-and-white video narrated by Neymar sees him reflecting poetically on the critiques that have been leveled his way in what seems to be a public statement to his fans and detractors alike.

“You may think I exaggerate. And sometimes I do exaggerate. But the truth is I suffer on the pitch,” the 26-year-old player [explains](https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/worldcup/neymar-world-cup-exaggerated-reactions-1.4766493) over soaring music. “You may think I fall too much. But the truth is I did not fall. I fell apart… I took long to accept your criticism. I took long to look at myself in the mirror and become a new man. I fell, but only who falls can pick himself up.”


He ends with a plea to Brazil to “help me stand.” The World Cup may be over this time, but he still has his role on [Paris’s Saint-Germain](http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11820/11453083/thomas-tuchel-believes-he-has-connection-with-neymar-at-paris-saint-germain) club team to keep him busy.


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