For the first time in a long time, Neymar being named in Brazil’s squad genuinely felt like a huge football story again.
The reaction online was immediate because Neymar’s last few years have been surrounded by nonstop uncertainty. Since suffering that devastating ACL injury against Uruguay back in 2023, every conversation around him has turned into a debate about decline, fitness, and whether Brazil had already moved on from him.
His time away from the national team only made things louder.
There were constant headlines questioning his conditioning during recovery, criticism over his lifestyle, and endless arguments about his spell in Saudi Arabia. Every training clip, every weight update, every rumour about his return somehow became national discussion in Brazil.
Then came the Santos comeback.
That move instantly changed the atmosphere around Neymar again. Brazilian fans treated it like the return of a national icon. Stadiums sold out, social media flooded with edits and old clips, and suddenly Neymar was dominating football headlines in Brazil once more.
More importantly, he started reminding people why he still matters so much.
A few sharp performances, flashes of his old confidence, and visible emotion playing again in Brazil quickly shifted public opinion. Instead of asking whether Neymar was finished internationally, fans started wondering whether Brazil still looked incomplete without him.
So when his name officially appeared in the latest squad announcement, the reactions became pure chaos online.
And that included Fulham F.C. winger Kevin.
The viral clip was posted by his girlfriend, Rafaelle Livia, who starts recording while joking about how Brazilian men react whenever Neymar gets called up. At first the video feels casual, almost like a normal relationship post.
Kevin is absolutely roaring through the phone.
Then she reveals Kevin’s reaction.
Instead of directly filming him, Rafaelle shows his WhatsApp status filled with Neymar-related posts while his screaming blasts through the background of the video. You can hear him completely losing control off-camera after seeing Neymar back in the squad.
Not some fake footballer social media reaction either. Genuine screaming. Genuine excitement. The kind of over-the-top emotional reaction millions of Brazilian fans probably had privately the moment they saw Neymar’s name return.
Kevin’s girlfriend revealing his reaction to Neymar being called up.
— Brasil Football 🇧🇷 (@BrasilEdition) May 19, 2026
The Fulham winger is one of us 🤣🇧🇷 pic.twitter.com/nkFdRwN4bl
That is exactly why the clip spread so quickly online.
Because Kevin does not react like a polished Premier League footballer trying to protect his image. For a few seconds, he just sounds like another Brazilian kid who grew up worshipping Neymar.
Rafaelle Livia exposing the entire thing makes it even funnier because Kevin clearly had no idea she was recording him at that moment.
One squad announcement.
One WhatsApp status.
And one Fulham winger completely losing his mind over Neymar’s return.
