Neymar goes viral with Arabic video clip

A video clip of Brazilian footballer Neymar da Silva counting the numbers in Arabic has gone viral on social media. The clip was posted on Saudi Arabia’s Al-Hilal Football Club, to which Neymar was transferred in August.

Neymar appeared in the clip accompanied by his teammate Mohamed Kanno counting the numbers from three to seven, before laughing over his ability to pronounce the numbers correctly.

Neymar learning Arabic 🤣💙 pic.twitter.com/kNr1I2CQHw

— Neymoleque | Fan 🇧🇷 (@Neymoleque) September 29, 2023

The 31-year-old footballer moved to the Saudi club from Paris Saint-Germain FC. According to Al-Arabia news site he signed a two-year contract.

Neymar has already started to adopt aspects of Saudi culture, and participated in the 93rd Saudi National Day celebrations. He wore traditional Saudi costume in a video clip posted by Al-Hilal on X, and danced the well-known Ardha to popular tunes. The Brazilian appears to be very relaxed and comfortable in the company of his teammates at the football club.

Since Neymar moved to Saudi Arabia, his mother has attracted attention by wearing the traditional niqab, showing her interest in Arab culture, riding camels and drinking Arabic coffee, as well as wearing large jewellery bearing Arabic characters.

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