Showstopping skills: The Neymar Flick

Neymar has more tricks in his locker than Paul Daniels. So much so, he has his own skill named after him – the Neymar flick.

It riles up opponents, but there’s no better way to show them who’s boss than by flicking the ball over an onrushing defender’s head and collecting it the other side.

Here, professional football freestyler Daniel Cutting goes through a step-by-step guide to help you master Neymar's signature move.

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Andrew Murray is an award-winning writer, columnist and editor, voted the Consumer Journalist of the Year at the 2015 PPA New Talent Awards. A fluent Spanish speaker and former semi-professional footballer, he was senior staff writer at FourFourTwo from 2012 to 2019, interviewing the biggest names in the game from Lionel Messi (twice), Neymar and Luis Suarez, to Sergio Aguero, Virgil van Dijk and Mo Salah for the cover, among others. He continues to write and edit for the brand on a regular basis, plus national newspapers, websites, the Olympic and Paralympic Games, and Premier League clubs. He is not a famous tennis player.