These kids training to play soccer like Neymar in the World Cup all deserve an A+

Nailed it.
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When you're practicing your soccer skills, it's important to cover all the basics: passing, tackling, dribbling, shooting.. and, of course, Neymar-ing.

Yep, that's right, Neymar-ing. On Wednesday, YouTuber Soccerdrill shared a video of a group of kids "practicing 'The Neymar'". As you probably guessed, it basically involves instantly dropping to the ground and rolling around in the semblance of extreme agony.

Here's the master himself, showing how it's done:

And here's a fairly impressive example of the many Neymar memes that have been circulating throughout the world cup.

Outstanding work all round.

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Sam Haysom

Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.

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