He is one of the most popular footballers on the planet, but in the end we know very little about Neymar. With 168 million followers on Instagram, the 29-year-old Brazilian is adored around the world for his dribbling skills and his inimitable style. If the period is not the happiest currently, he who has been injured for many weeks, the PSG star continues to be talked about on and off the pitch. The teammate of Messi and Mbappé is also the subject of an upcoming documentary on Netlfix, Neymar, the perfect chaos.
In this three-part documentary series, Neymar has decided to reveal himself as he has rarely done in the past. Arrived in Europe very young, the Brazilian is a model of precocity. At only 19 years old, he was already the father of a little boy named David Lucca. News that completely confused the player and made the headlines of the Brazilian press. News that could have changed the player’s career, but as he explains in the documentary, he took it with optimism. “Don’t worry about people judging you or what other people think of you. I believe in myself and that’s it, that’s how I live my life, that’s what I learned and that’s what I’m trying to teach my son”he says.
It was our first family crisis, but it was also a professional crisis.
Neymar therefore assumed his role as father without slipping away, even if everything was not easy. “He got a girl pregnant, it was our first family crisis, but it was also a professional crisis because his image was at stake”recount the player’s father who is also his agent. A father who knew how to give him good advice when the very party-loving Neymar needed it. “I said to him, you touched this girl, ok, here it is, it’s easy to take care of a child, really easy. Having a family is less difficult when you have money. (… ) It is not serious, you’ll just have to work a little more. Now you have to think about your legacy”adds his father.