VIDEO: Costa Rica inspired by arena Pele made famous

As the Costa Rica team arrive at the crumbling, atmospheric Urbano Caldeira stadium in Santos, a Neymar lookalike starts juggling a football and a dozen or so vociferous supporters go wild, screaming and waving national team flags wildly.

VIDEO: Costa Rica inspired by arena Pele made famous

The Costa Rican players take the scene in as they get off the coach before ambling into the arena that Neymar and Pele made famous.

Once inside they take it in turns to have their photo taken next to Pele’s old locker, a locker nobody else can use now and which has remained shut since perhaps the greatest player of all time put a mystery object inside before shutting it after his final game for the club back in 1974.

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