Neymar defended himself from criticism for his parties in the pandemic: “We footballers have to have time to have fun” | Football24 News English


Neymar starred in several controversies for organizing massive parties amid the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. In a recent interview, he launched a striking reflection Credit: foot01.com

Neymar usually seen embroiled in controversies outside of his sporting activity due to his interest in host or participate in mass parties. After the controversies that were generated by these meetings in the middle of the pandemic, the Brazilian shared a reflection about the lifestyle of footballers.

In an interview with the Daily Mail, the man from Paris Saint Germain assured: “We have to have time to have fun and think about other issues, like anyone else. It’s natural, that’s how the world works. “In this way, he referred to the discussion about the party he organized for the end of the year in Brazil and He anticipated another possible massive celebration for his birthday number 29.

In addition, the figure of PSG expressed: “We all know how to correctly balance our work time with the time we have to spend with our family, friends or just have fun. We are no different from anyone when it comes to the relationship between work and play. “

Neymar arrived at Paris Saint Germain in 2017 and has a contract until 2022 Source: AFP – Credit: FRANCK FIFE

About alleged celebration that Neymar would be organizing for his life anniversary, which celebrates this February 5th, the Brazilian media warned about the health consequences it could have in the middle of the pandemic of coronavirus. Given these rumors, the footballer had to resort to their social networks to deny the rumors. “The wrong gossip from our wonderful Brazilian press has already started. There will be no party!” He wrote on Twitter.

Since the wrong gossip started to happen in our wonderful Brazilian press. There will be no party! And who started with this gossip, will look for what to do and leave me … me huh – Neymar Jr (@neymarjr)
January 30, 2021

In this sense, in the interview with the Daily Mail, Neymar assured: “Of course, due to our public position, we have to preserve ourselves a little more. We cannot perform certain activities that can harm our body, but in reality we have a duty to seek distractions off the field to keep our mind light and focused on our profession. “

In turn, he insisted on the comparison of footballers with other workers and maintained: “If we footballers only thought about our profession, like anyone else we would not be successful.”

Although Neymar’s last parties generated strong criticism in the context of the pandemic, the player took the opportunity to refer to the global health crisis and the second wave of Covid-19 that is hitting Europe: “The pandemic forced us to think differently. I really wish I could hug everyone like we used to before all of this happened. So we must take care of ourselves to get ahead. “

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