Neymar’s Twitch account has been banned
World-famous soccer superstar Neymar has been banned off of Twitch.
It’s unclear why the account has been banned at the moment, but the ban-hammer was swung not that long ago. It’s Neymar’s first ban on the platform.
❌ Twitch Partner "neymarjr" has been banned! ❌#twitch #ban #firstban #partner #twitchpartner 🇸🇩
— StreamerBans (@StreamerBans) November 9, 2020
Neymar streamed as recently act Oct. 26, as evidenced by his Twitter feed, when he went live while playing Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
The Paris Saint-Germain and Brazil national team star has been streaming for several months, playing games like CS:GO and others. He’s got a pretty solid shot, as he does on the pitch.
Neymar has been involved with gaming for many years, expressing interest in buying a League of Legends team as far back as 2017. He’s a legitimate gamer.
— Neymar Jr (@neymarjr) October 18, 2020
This is a developing story, so stay tuned for more information about the ban.
Update Nov. 16 5:59pm CT: Neymar’s Twitch channel has been unbanned after a week-long suspension.