RIO DE JANEIRO, March 5 (Reuters) – Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari stood up for specialist dribbler Neymar on Tuesday, saying the flamboyant forward’s reputation for falling down easily was undeserved and exaggerated. “He gets fouled 10 times a match, and possibly one or two of those free kicks shouldn’t be awarded, but then that is normal in football,” Scolari told a news conference on Tuesday. “The coaches who criticise Neymar, who claim he falls over or simulates fouls, do that because it’s an easy way out for them. …

 
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