Neymar was chosen by Santos fans to wear the number 70 shirt on Sunday against Gremio Prudente.
Santos prodigy Neymar will forgo his usual number 11 shirt on Sunday against Gremio Prudente, in favour of number 70 chosen in homage to Peixe favorite son Pele's landmark birthday.
Globoesporte report that the forward was the runaway winner of a fans' poll commissioned to decide which player would have the honor of wearing the shirt in Sunday's match.
Neymar picked up 73% of the overall vote, with Arouca in a distant second with 11%. Before the results were announced, Neymar spoke about the possibility of honoring the Santos and Brazil hero in this way in a club press conference.
"I am going to honor him with pride. I believe that Pele is a source of inspiration for everybody, not just in football but across the sporting world. Unfortunately I never saw Pele play, but I have seen videos of his goals. I would take anything that Pele had to include in Neymar," the 18-year-old confessed in Thursday's interview.
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