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Al Hilal star Neymar blasts 'fake news': I don't want coach sacked!

Brazilian superstar Neymar has hit out at speculation about his actions this week.

The winger, who now plays for Al-Hilal in the Saudi Pro League, is said to be unhappy with his new head coach.

A report stated that Neymar demanded Al-Hilal coach Jorge Jesus resign from his post.

Responding to the Instagram post that started the rumour, Neymar wrote: “Lies... Y'all got to stop believing these things, pages like this... with millions of followers you can't keep posting fake news!

“With all due respect in the world, I ask you to stop this. This is a lot of disrespect."

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