Neymar Jr. emphatically clapped back at the loud criticism he received for participating in a poker tournament this past week, telling his detractors to "mind your own business.”
It didn’t take long for Neymar to once again find himself in a storm upon his return to Brazil after a disappointing 2026 World Cup in North America. The 34-year-old icon participated in the Brazilian poker championship on Tuesday, the same night Santos were in Venezuela to face Universidad Central in the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana knockout playoffs.
Santos returned home with a 4–1 win to all but guarantee their place in the round of 16. However, Neymar’s absence from the game and presence at the poker tournament stole the majority of the headlines. Intense criticism fell upon Santos’s talisman, which prompted him to release a video two days later where he made his feelings abundantly clear.
“I was here getting ready for my second training session and I remembered that, during my day off, a lot of people started talking about the fact that I went to play poker,” a visibly angry Neymar said. “I trained in the morning, did not go to the match and then returned to training. I was resting.
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