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Neymar Fan Arrested After Hiding in Laundry Room of Brazil Team Hotel

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A fan plotting to get a selfie with Neymar was arrested after he was discovered in the laundry room of the Brazil team hotel as the Selecao prepare for the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

According to ESPN FC's Dermot Corrigan, a 21-year-old sports student managed to breach security at the hotel in the city of Goiania, Brazil with the Selecao set to play a warm-up game for Rio 2016 against Japan on Saturday.

Per Globo, the young man "had planned to take a selfie with Neymar" before he was arrested, while ESPN Brasil (h/t Corrigan) reported that he used false credentials for the Brazilian FA (CFB) to gain access to the hotel.