With the UEFA Nations League in full swing, football across the pond is experiencing a bit of a lull.

Brazil ran out 2-0 winners last night against the USA in an international friendly and all the headlines once again surrounded Neymar for negative reasons.

Following  a challenge that left the Brazilian forward on the turf, Yedlin was captured by cameras asking the referee "Did you watch the World Cup?".

His comments, of course, come in reference to Neymar's antics on the world stage where he was widely accused of diving and feigning injury. 

Speaking on Off The Ball on Saturday evening, Tim Vickery offered some insight into Neymar's current standing among the Brazilian public and whether his behaviour has grown tiresome in his home country.

"He has to reconquer [the love of the Brazilian people] and interestingly enough now, he's the captain," Vickery explained.

"When the current coach Tite took over two years ago, Neymar had been the coach under previous coach Dunga and said that he didn't want to be captain anymore.

"Now, at this crunch point in his career, Neymar has taken on the captaincy on a definitive basis. It's a little bit like he's saying 'I'm up for the challenge'.

"Whether it's the right thing for both him and the team, remains to be seen. You would have thought that one of the main tasks of the Brazil captain would to be to keep Neymar in line to stop him overdoing the showboating and overdoing the protesting."

Neymar has developed a reputation around the world for his theatrics on the football pitch, but can he change this to a more positive narrative? Image: John Dorton/Zuma Press/PA Images