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Neymar to shun football for full-time movie acting

Thomas Freeman Yeboah

A video of Barcelona star making a cameo appearance in a movie and emerging as a hero

The Barcelona star has a small part in the latest xXx movie – the Return of Xander Cage – and he gets the honour of acting alongside none other than Samuel L Jackson.

Naturally, his scene involves disarming a bad guy the only way he knows how.

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The latest movie in the franchise, entitled Return of Xander Cage, shows the Barcelona forward sitting opposite the legendary Hollywood actor.

Jackson, who plays the part of NSA Agent Augustus Eugene Gibbons in the film, talks to the Brazilian at some length.

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And then the penny drops that he can't actually understand a word he is saying...

What follows is Jackson's character getting up to leave the restaurant when suddenly an armed robber storms into the shop.

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He attempts to hold-up the restaurant owner, and steal from Gibbons, before Neymar - who pulls some very serious faces - steps in and saves the day.

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And how does he do it you ask? Well, with his sensational football skills, of course!

Also, check out Jackson's subtle attempt to mimic a football commentator - it's something you wouldn't expect see.

Thomas Freeman Yeboah Thomas Freeman Yeboah Ghanaian sports statistician and a football enthusiast.

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