Neymar sent off for breaking rarely-seen rule after incident with player who called him out on live TV

Neymar Jr was sent off for Santos in their 1-1 draw against Bahia in the Brazilian top flight after confronting an opponent who publicly criticised him during a half-time interview. The 34-year-old, who is reaching the end of his second season back in Brazilian football, was sent off in the first minute of the second half with Santos 1-0 down. At the beginning of the half, he walked over to Bahia midfielder Rodrigo Nestor and appeared to exchange words, with the Brazilian having had some choice

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