Outraged with Thrashing by Germany, Neymar Turned Off the TV and Played Poker

07/10/2014 - 09h45

Neymar watched the game at home, in Guarujá (SP), with his family and a group of friends, the "parças", as he calls them.

Mrs. Nadine, his mother, could not stand it and cried.

But neither he nor his father did. Everyone in the house showed the same astonishment, incredulity and outrage that could be seen on fans' faces.

Neymar cursed a lot, said many dirty words and seemed not to believe his eyes. He also showed to feel sorry for his teammates several times. He frequently said "poor David, that kid will suffer!".

When Germany scored the seventh goal, 34 minutes into the second half, he turned off the TV and said: "Fuck it; I don't want to see that shit! Let's play poker."

And went to another room, to use his poker table for the first time, as UOL (a company controlled by Grupo Folha that publishes Folha) reported.

The table was delivered the day after Brazil vs Colombia match.

Translated by JULIANA CALDERARI

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