Neymar and Brazil do half-naked 'Running Man Challenge' 5 months late

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Better late than never? In this case, sim!

That's Portuguese for "yes," because Neymar and the Brazilian men's soccer team just dominated "The Running Man Challenge" -- albeit months after the meme's moment in the digital sun. (Hey, it takes a bit for American sports memes to work their way down South, OK?)

Fresh off their rejuvenating Olympics triumph on home soil, Neymar and a handful of teammates recorded "Running Man Challenge" offering in the team locker room this weekend.


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From their self-conscious giggles, to the exceptionally smooth moves of defender Marcelo (far left), to the fact that they are almost half a year late, it's pretty great.

It's like Neil Young once sang: "Hey hey, my my, 'The Running Man Challenge' can never die."

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Sam Laird

Sam Laird is Mashable's Senior Sports Reporter. He covers the wide, weird world of sports from all angles -- as well as occasional other topics -- from Mashable's San Francisco bureau. Before joining Mashable in November 2011, his freelance work appeared in publications including the New York Times, New York Times Magazine, Slam, and East Bay Express. Sam is a graduate of UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz, and basketball and burritos take up most of his spare time. Follow him on Twitter @samcmlaird.

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