Neymar's sarcastic tweet exposes him to punishment
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Brazilian Neymar, the French star of Paris Saint-Germain, is threatened with a ban for two matches in the European Champions League, due to his mocking “tweet” that Barcelona awarded a penalty kick against his team in the round of 16 of the competition.
Dutch referee Björn Kepers had awarded a penalty of doubtful validity in favor of Barcelona, from which Argentine Lionel Messi scored the lead, but the Catalan team did not maintain its lead after the glow of Frenchman Kylian Mbappe and his leadership of Paris Saint-Germain in a 4-1 victory.
Neymar, 29, who was absent from Tuesday’s match due to injury, said in a tweet on his Twitter account that he was surprised by the referee’s decision to count the strange penalty kick.
European media, including the Spanish "Marca" and the French "L'Equipe", reported on the tweet and commented on it that a penalty may be imposed to the Brazilian star, according to what is stipulated in the UEFA rules, which prohibit everything that may constitute a breach of the code of conduct, whether Saying or writing.
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