Soccer-Vidal rides in on horseback to return to boyhood club in Chile


Soccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Athletico Paranaense v Atletico Mineiro - Arena da Baixada, Curitiba, Brazil - September 2, 2023 Athletico Paranaense's Arturo Vidal during the warm up before the match REUTERS/Rodolfo Buhrer/File photo

(Reuters) - Chile's Arturo Vidal returned to his boyhood club, Colo Colo, in eccentric fashion at the Estadio Monumental David Arellano, arriving in a helicopter dressed as a king and riding a horse around the pitch holding a fake sword.

The event drew 30,000 fans who celebrated the return of the 36-year-old midfielder, who joined the club last month after stints with Brazilian sides Atletico Paranaense and Flamengo, where he won the Copa do Brasil and Copa Libertadores.

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