Neymar misses Ballon d’Or ceremony to stream Call of Duty on Twitch

Rishabh Gupta
|PublishedDec 04, 2018

PARIS, FRANCE – NOVEMBER 28: Neymar of Paris Saint-Germain is seen in action during the Group C match of the UEFA Champions League between Paris Saint-Germain and Liverpool at Parc des Princes on November 28, 2018 in Paris, France. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

Neymar misses Ballon d’Or ceremony: The footballer opted to stream Call of Duty on Twitch over attending the Ballon d’Or ceremony.

Luka Modric won the Ballon d’Or for the first time in his career as he beat Cristiano Ronaldo and Antoine Griezmann for the honour. The Croatian midfielder also won the FIFA Best Player of the Year and UEFA Player of the Year award earlier this year.

Many footballers missed the Ballon d’Or ceremony, including Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Brazilian forward Neymar was another big name to miss the ceremony.

However, the reason behind the PSG star forward missing the Ballon d’Or is now revealed.

Neymar missed the ceremony because he was streaming action-game Call of Duty on Twitch.

Seriously.

Neymar finished 12th in the Ballon d’Or list, as his season with PSG ended in March due to a severe injury before the Champions League clash against Real Madrid. He featured for Brazil in the World Cup, but failed to lead the side to victory in the tournament.

Neymar played the game with his fellow PSG teammates, Marquinhos and Thiago Silva.

The Brazilian is not the first footballer to broadcast his gameplay. Zlatan Ibrahimovic streamed a game online on the same website, while Mesut Ozil streamed Fortnite.

The fans reacted to Neymar’s decision to stream the game instead of attending the Ballon d’Or ceremony.

Neymar literally skipped the Balon D’or ceremony just to stream Call of Duty on Twitch. I love this man. pic.twitter.com/4sezFhSZOm

— Μadan (@EnjoyArthur) December 3, 2018

Meanwhile on Twitch , Neymar is playing Blackops 4 #BallondOr pic.twitter.com/3mmxmQyis1

— Djisso (@allanprice43) December 3, 2018

Imagine some years ago someone saying one of the biggest stars in the world will be streaming on #twitch | I love that! #Neymar #BlackOps4 pic.twitter.com/coL4qKetol

— SPG ROX (@spg_rox) December 3, 2018

Neymar is streaming on Twitch right now playing Call of Duty 😂https://t.co/hFBDoN62pI

— Naeem (@ThisIsNaeem) December 3, 2018

neymar left barcelona to escape messi’s shadow and win the ballon dor just to stay home and stream call of duty on twitch during the ceremony while his 19 year old teammate won 4th place

— s (@aIexohara) December 3, 2018

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Rishabh Gupta

A sports enthusiast. Sports, I believe, is one of the few powers which help us grow, both as an individual and society. With each day, in the rich world of sports, I grow.

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Neymar misses Ballon d’Or ceremony to stream Call of Duty on Twitch

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