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Twitter rips Neymar after Brazilian appears to oversell injury

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Neymar fans should avoid Twitter whenever the Brazilian goes down with an injury.

Minutes after the Paris Saint-Germain star gave Brazil a 1-0 lead in Sunday's round of 16 encounter with Mexico, Neymar went down with a knock on the touchline. As Neymar writhed in pain, Miguel Layun approached to retrieve the ball and stepped on the Brazilian's ankle.

While it was a cheap shot by Layun, Neymar didn't win any fans with his reaction.

Twitter was quick to call him out:

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