On Neymar...
He has been fouled (and I mean legitimately fouled, hard, with no intent to play the ball whatsoever) more than any player in this tournament, by a good shout. He took 11 fouls in a group stage game (most in 20 years) and you know there were a dozen more out there that weren't called. This was the case at PSG this year, where he was legitimately injured, badly, by cheap tactics. Without the protection of Messi and Suarez (and his unwillingness to involve Coutinho more with Brazil), Neymar is a target.
His theatrics are tiresome. but so are the tactics meant to physically abuse the player at every touch of the ball. It's absurd.
That's what's bringing the game into disrepute. It's not Neymar's rolling around on the ground after the 20th stomp or kick or punch or grab. It's teams employing this type of physicality on one player while refs stand idly by.
The Mexican player should've seen red for his stamp. Not even a card. Neymar's reaction was way over the top. but people are concerned with that, and not the deliberate intent to harm a player?
He's no "baby" and certainly not a "faker." He's getting the shit kicked out of him every 5 minutes, with little to no help from the refs. At some point, what is happening to Neymar needs to be the headline, not his reaction (which, by the way, isn't "every time" he gets fouled... which again, is alot)
At some point, 6 metal studs across your knee/shin/calf/foot is going to require action. And since noone seems to want to punish the offender, Neymar's reaction is the focus. And that's a shame as it's missing the point.
Mexico were there typical dirty selves in close contact. Sure, they played some wonderful counter attacking soccer. But they also pinched and clawed and stamped out at a Brazilian every moment they got. They deserved the loss. Their antics were no more reputable, competitive or "fair" than their theatric counterparts.
Refs need to start issuing yellows much early in the process. These fouls are "tactical" in nature, and by the rule book, those are yellow cards. Protect the players, protect the run of play.