Neymar responds to criticism after participating in a poker tournament Reproduction/Instagram Neymar Jr. used social media to respond to criticism he received for participating in a poker tournament in São Paulo. Santos FC's number 10 stated that he normally completed his training schedule before attending the event and highlighted that he would have the following day off. "Can I train or will they be bugling too? Go mind your own business!", he said. The publication was made after Neymar participated in the BSOP Winter, the fourth stage of the 2026 season of the Brazilian Poker Championship, held at the Golden Hall of the WTC Complex, in São Paulo. The striker was preserved from the trip to Venezuela and was left out of Santos' 4-1 defeat of Universidad Central, on Tuesday (21), in the second leg of the Copa Sudamericana playoffs. ?Click here to follow the g1 Santos channel on WhatsApp. In a video published on Instagram stories, Neymar said he was on his way to training when he decided to comment on the criticism. "I was here getting ready for the second training session and I remembered that on my day off a lot of people were talking about me going to play poker. But I worked in the morning. I didn't go to the game, because I'm back to training now. And the next day I was off. People were talking. Anyway, now I'm getting ready for training, but I want to ask you: 'Can I train or are you going to be trumpeting too?'. Go mind your own business!", he stated. Poker tournament Neymar participated in the BSOP Winter, the fourth stage of the 2026 season of the Brazilian Poker Championship. This was the second time that the attacker was present in the same stage of the competition. In 2025, with 346 registered for the event, number 10 finished in 29th place and received R$53,500 in prize money. This year's stage started in São Paulo and is expected to continue until July 30th. Preserved for physical reasons after the delegation's trip to Venezuela, Neymar follows a training schedule at CT Rei Pelé. The expectation is that the striker will be available to the coach to face Chapecoense, at 6:30 pm on Saturday (25), in Vila Belmiro, for the opening of the return of the Brazilian Championship.