“That’s just brutal”: Fans react as MrBeast challenges random person shootout against Neymar for $500K

Love, Death + Robots - NY Special Screening - Source: Getty
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MrBeast continues to trend with fresh videos on his YouTube channel. Recently, the self-made billionaire made headlines by exploring the Mayan pyramids in Mexico. On Saturday, May 24, 2025, he shared new content that garnered significant attention and made the news again.

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In the video, 27-year-old MrBeast invites several star athletes to compete against average Joes. Some celebrity sportsmen and women featured in the episode include Serena Williams, Stephen Curry, Aaron Judge, and Neymar.

The 27-minute video features random amateurs competing against professional athletes in their respective fields for a large sum of money. If a random participant wins, they receive between $100,000 and $500,000. However, if the athlete wins, they donate that money to a charity of their choice.


Fans react to Neymar’s challenge with an average Joe on MrBeast’s Professional vs. Amateurs

Funny moments from MrBeast's recent YouTube video have been going viral, with several news sources sharing different moments from the star-studded episode.

@Dexerto on X shared a clip of Neymar competing in a penalty shootout against a random participant:

“MrBeast challenged a random person to a penalty shootout against Neymar for $500K.”

In the clip, MrBeast states the rules of the game.

“For half a million dollars! If you win, this money goes into your bank account, but if Neymar wins, I will donate it to whatever charity he chooses. The rules of this game are simple. We are going to start things off with a penalty shootout, and if they both score, we are going to go fifteen feet back, and we are going to keep going fifteen feet back until one of them scores and one of them misses. We keep going as long as this takes. Whenever you are ready!”

Users were quick to respond, filling the comments section with their opinions on the game.

“That's just brutal, and remember how Mr. Beast started?” @LiquidityAce commented.

More netizens commented:

“neymar better watch out beast is coming for that trophy,” @PepeGoesCrypto commented.
“Imagine flexing your World Cup skills and still losing to a YouTuber’s challenge. Neymar, pack it up—MrBeast owns the internet and the pitch now.” @thewardrive stated.
“Did Neymar get injured while shooting this? Guy is a f*cking top tier Mary,” @SeamanSeamus added.

Other netizens praised Neymar in the comments section.

“Ney deliberately throwing off the match to let the guy win. What a man,” @JadePalace1976 commented.
“Neymar didn’t even sweat. Meanwhile, the random guy aged 3 years in 30 seconds,” @ComedyMinutesDB wrote.
“Neymar made the game look effortless. You could tell he was enjoying himself and just came to have fun, not compete seriously at all. I watched the video and saw he could have won the game earlier but just made it hard for himself so the random guy could win. I love Neymar!” @uniqueidomagirl added.

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The recent video titled “Beat Neymar, Win $500,000” on YouTube garnered over 21 million views and one million likes within a few hours of being shared.

Edited by Sezal Srivastava