Cops arrest Neymar fan in laundry room of Brazil Olympic team's hotel after he uses fake ID in bid to grab selfie with Samba star

Sports student, 21, uses bogus Brazil FA credential to gain access but is caught before meeting Barcelona superstar

Posted Saturday, July 30, 2016 by Thesun.co.uk

A NEYMAR fanatic discovered in the Brazil team's laundry room of their Olympics hotel was arrested after going to extreme lengths to bag a selfie.

ESPN Brazil say the sports student, 21, used a fake Brazil FA pass to gain entry to the building in order to meet the national captain.

Cops arrest Neymar fan in laundry room of Brazil Olympic team's hotel after he uses fake ID in bid to grab selfie with Samba star
The fan was desperate to take a selfie with Brazil superstar Neymar

But staff spotted something odd in his behaviour while he was lying in wait, and alerted the cops.

Police officer Vladimir Passos said: "Hotel staff noticed something strange in his behaviour and called us.

"He planned to approach Neymar and the team. The flaw was spotted and we've fixed it."

The hosts are based in the central city of Goiania and the bizarre incident took place ahead of their Olympics warm-up match against Japan tomorrow.

Cops arrest Neymar fan in laundry room of Brazil Olympic team's hotel after he uses fake ID in bid to grab selfie with Samba star
Samba star Neymar jokes around with Brazilian team-mates ahead of Rio 2016

Cops arrest Neymar fan in laundry room of Brazil Olympic team's hotel after he uses fake ID in bid to grab selfie with Samba star
A fan hid in the laundry room in an attempt to take a selfie with Neymar

Cops arrest Neymar fan in laundry room of Brazil Olympic team's hotel after he uses fake ID in bid to grab selfie with Samba star
The Neymar fanatic was arrested by cops after using a fake Brazil FA ID