Neymar Suspended 3 Games for Punching Fan In Stands
Neymar Suspended 3 Games For Punching Fan In Stands
You can't punch spectators, Neymar ...
The 27-year-old soccer superstar has been banned for 3 games after socking a fan in the face minutes after his team lost in the French Cup final last month, the French Football Federation announced.
Neymar's Paris Saint-Germain club had just lost to Stade Rennes in a 6-5 penalty shootout -- and the team was forced to walk through the crowd to collect their 2nd place medals.
During the walk, Neymar claims a fan lurched at him and began shouting various insults -- so Neymar popped the guy in the face.
Neymar appeared to smack someone in the face on the way to collect his runners-up medal last night after having a smartphone shoved in his direction by the man in question who was insulting him. pic.twitter.com/ubQQstObPo
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The fan claims he suffered a bloody nose and a split lip from the punch. Neymar later commented, "I was wrong but I don't have cockroach blood."
The saying essentially means he won't back down from people when they cross a line.
Now, the FFF says Neymar won't play in the next 3 games for PSG -- a suspension the team has described as "severe."
PSG and Neymar will appeal the suspension.
