Neymar Taunts ‘Cry-Baby’ Poster as PSG Surge Ahead of Nimes 4-2

The controversy had emerged due to his over-the-top antics during football matches.

PSG’s Neymar, left, and Nimes’ Sami Ben Amar during their League One clash.

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Neymar scored his fourth goal of the season in Paris Saint-Germain’s league one clash against Nimes on Saturday, 1 September, and straight went to celebrate in front of a poster that dubbed him a “cry baby”, taunting the entire opposition crowd.

Neymar opened the account for PSG against Nimes with a sliding finish inside the penalty area and mimicked wiping of his tears as he ran towards the rival fan’s poster amidst loud boos from the stadium.

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The controversy had emerged long back due to his consistent play-acting (sometimes overdone) and only strengthened in the FIFA 2018 World Cup when his over-the-top antics (the roll-over stunt) went viral on social media.

PSG finished the game comfortably with a scoreline of 4-2 with Kylian Mbappe, Neymar, Edinson Cavani and Angel Di Maria featuring on the score-sheet.

While some called Neymar’s celebration “top class”, others didn’t react kindly to it.