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Neymar Criticises Referee After 'Unnecessary' Booking for Diving

Neymar has blasted referee Jair Marrufo for showing him and his Brazil side "a lack of respect" when he booked the Paris Saint-Germain star in the Selecao's 5-0 friendly victory over El Salvador on Tuesday.

Per Globo Esporte (h/t Mark Jones of the Mirror), Neymar believes it was his reputation that saw him pick up a caution when he went over in the penalty box just before half-time:

"I do not know what I have to do to live with it [this reputation], there's no way I'm going to stand for a situation like this.