Later, in the post-match interview, a reporter asked: “Neymar, why the mullet?”
“I look like a 90s rock star who also happens to be the world’s best footballer.” neymar jr mullet haircut
At the 72nd minute, the ball came to him at the edge of the box. Two defenders closed in. Neymar dipped his shoulder—left, right, left again—a feint so sharp it should have come with a warning label. The first defender bit the grass. The second stumbled into his own goalkeeper. And Neymar, with the mullet streaming behind him like a victory banner, chipped the ball gently over the last man. Later, in the post-match interview, a reporter asked:
Neymar touched the back of his head, feeling the weight of the hair that had become heavier than just strands. It was his past and his future tangled together. The boy from São Vicente who played barefoot on dirt roads. The man who had carried a nation’s hopes on his shoulders. The first defender bit the grass