Soccer superstar Neymar Jr. has long been known for his love of poker, and it seems that the Brazilian forward’s passion for the game extends to his personal life as well.
Neymar, who has made it through to the quarter-finals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup with Brazil, owns three dogs all of which are named for his love of card games and poker in particular.
Who Let the Dogs Out?
The Paris Saint-Germain star’s oldest dog is named Poker. Yes, you read that correctly. But why?
“Because poker is one of the things I love to do the most,” Neymar said in 2021. “And when I got my first dog I chose to call him that.”
There are various videos of Brazilian footballer Neymar playing with his golden retriever — Poker. In fact, there is even an Instagram account of Poker with 61k followers where all his videos and photos are put up. Poker, Neymar, his son David Luca often play together and have a total blast.
In fact, the 31-year-old forward loved Poker so much that he decided to bring home two more golden retrievers to his family, namely Truco and Flush. Going by the names of his dogs, it is anything but evident that Neymar loves his card games equally well.
Neymar first discovered poker during the 2014 World Cup, learning to play while competing against other players, and he says that ended up falling in love with poker over the following years. In fact, he even went as far as to suggest he could turn to poker full-time once he hangs up his boots.
