Watch Fred Get Ruthlessly Ejected From Brazil’s Team Photo by Richarlison After Taking Neymar’s Spot

Watch Fred Get Ruthlessly Ejected From Brazil’s Team Photo by Richarlison After Taking Neymar’s Spot

Martin Moses
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:17 PM
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  • Tottenham Hotspur striker Richarlison ruthlessly removed Manchester United midfielder Fred from a spot that was supposedly not meant to his
  • Fred had positioned himself in Neymar's position during a team photo shoot and Richarlison was not having any of it
  • It's not the first time that Fred has clashed cheekily with his Brazil teammates as they head to Qatar

Manchester United midfielder Fred once again got himself on the wrong side of his Brazil teammates after inadvertently taking up Neymar's spot during Brazil's photo session.

Brazil had organised a quick photo-op at their training base in Turin, Italy, before heading to Qatar for the World Cup.

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Brazil players train at the Juventus Training Centre in Turin. Photo by Jonathan Moscrop.
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The five-time World Champions have been training in Italy for the last week as they look to be in prime condition to bid for a sixth title.

As the players got ready for the photo shoot, Fred went and positioned himself ina position that was meant to be Neymar's. In a video spotted by Sports Brief, Tottenham Hotspur striker Richarlison went and eject the diminutive midfielder before planting him somewhere else.

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Normally in team photos, the leading stars and captains usually sit towards the middle after the Head Coach. Fred is not considered one of the stars of the team, nor is he in the captaincy bracket.

Neymar, meanwhile, is one of Tite's captains, but Chelsea defender Thiago Silva or PSG captain Marquinhos are expected to don the armband in Qatar.

Fred moved aside and as seen in the final photo, Neymar was seated at the same spot Fred was with the Machester United midfielder now seated far away from the middle.

Brazil face Serbia, Switzerland and Cameroon in Group G.

Fred bullied by Brazil teammates

Sports Brief had earlier reported that Fred was mobbed by his teammates, who appeared to bully him in what makes for a hilarious watch.

Fred is seen begging his teammates to stop, but they continue milling around him, led by veteran fullback Dani Alves.

Barcelona winger Raphinha then gets hold of his legs before they carry him up for a few seconds. It is not yet clear what he had done, but it will be a good sign of the team morale.

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Martin Moses is a sports journalist with over five years of experience in media. He graduated from Multimedia University of Kenya (Bachelor of Journalism, 2017-2021)