Fat Neymar
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About
Fat Neymar Jr. refers to a viral series of photos of Brazilian footballer Neymar Jr. in which he looks overweight during Romario's 58th birthday party in January 2024. The pictures garnered considerable media coverage all over the world and spread online as people discussed his physic as a high-performance athlete for the Al Hilal soccer team although the Brazilian was recovering from an injury that kept him out of action since October 2023. The rumors about Neymar's weight inspired memes comparing older images of him and fan edits exaggerating his appearance to make him look overweight.
Origin
On January 28th, 2024, Neymar Jr. went to Romario's 58th birthday party,[1] a famous Brazilian footballer, where some guests took pictures and recorded videos of Neymar enjoying the event with his friends. A collection of the photos from the party went viral on social media shortly after because some people thought the Brazilian looked overweight. For example, X[2] user @CFC_Janty posted a mirrored version of a picture featuring the footballer (shown below) that day, which amassed over 49,000 likes and 3,400 retweets in three days.
Spread
Neymar's physical appearance was a much-commented topic and meme source on social media in the following days as the photos continued to spread. For example, on January 29th, 2024, TikTok[3] user @footballm10goat edited Neymar's picture to make him look larger (shown below, left), amassing more than 233,000 plays and 3,100 likes in a day.
On the same day, TikTok[4] user @sticky.talks commented on the viral image's authenticity by pointing out Neymar was wearing an oversized shirt and jacket (shown below, right). The video received roughly 266,000 plays and 3,100 likes in a day.
Neymar's Response
On January 30th, 2024, Neymar then posted a Story on Instagram addressing the overweight rumors. The video was shared on X[5] by user @FootbalIhub in which the Brazilian said, "Okay, overweight. But fat? I don't think so! Take it, haters! Give it up or run away!" The post amassed over 15,400 views and 42 likes in a few hours (shown below).
Various Examples
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External References
[1] BE Soccer – Neymar goes viral on social media for reportedly being overweight
[3] TikTok – footballm10goat
[4] TikTok – sticky.talks
[5] X – FootbalIhub
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