Neymar
Neymar has told ESPN he is hopeful the upcoming Netflix documentary about his life will help people get to know him and like him better.
The three-part documentary series “The Perfect Chaos” gives a look into the Paris Saint-Germain star’s life off the pitch as well as the marketing operations run by his father.
The documentary, directed by David Charles Rodriguez, will be released later this month.
“Those who know me, know who I am and that’s what matters to me,” Neymar told ESPN. “As for those who don’t know me and just speak bad things about me, I just put them aside, but I hope they can still watch this documentary and hopefully it can change their idea or the image they have of me, and I hope they can learn to like me … even a little!
“Few people really know the real me. Just my closest friends, my family, some teammates and now I feel I can show a bit more of my life, of how I am on my day to day, at work, at home, how I am as a father, a son, a brother, and I hope this documentary shows that side to people. It’s what we’ve worked on, we’re showing the truth, 100% and that’s what matters most.”
The Brazil international stated earlier this season after becoming his country’s all-time leading scorer in World Cup qualifying games that he doesn’t receive the respect he deserves from the media and fans in his homeland.
The former Santos and Barcelona star has come under heavy criticism in the past for his behaviour on the pitch, with memes of the player diving dominating social media sites.
Neymar, 29, is known for hosting lavish celebrations with big personalities in attendance, inevitably drawing media attention. However, he said he will never stop partying despite claims he is immature.