Romario, 32, was the leading scorer with five goals as Brazil won its fourth World Cup title in 1994. He was voted the tournament’s outstanding player, making good on his prediction that “this ...

Brazil Coach Luiz Felipe Scolari ignored intense public pressure, including some advice from President Fernando Henrique Cardoso, and left 1994 World Cup winner Romario off the 23-player roster he ...

Brazil have not won the World Cup since 2002. Neymar, 32, is Brazil's all-time leading scorer with 79 goals in 128 appearances and has played in three World Cups.

Romario, shown playing for Brazil in the 1998 World Cup, is using his current position as a congressman to criticize FIFA, Sepp Blatter and the planners of the 2014 World Cup headed for his country.

Romario had a colourful life on and off the pitch Credit: Getty Images - Getty. With 55 goals from 70 caps for Brazil, he won the Golden Ball award at the 1994 World Cup, helping them to the title ...

Brazilian soccer great Romario once thought his country would hold the best World Cup in history. Not anymore. Romario is now a congressman and his assessment for the 2014 showcase came after he ...

Born in 1966, Romario turned 25 in 1991. By then, he was with PSV in the Netherlands, where he had won a Dutch league title. He’d arrived in Europe with Rio state titles, too, claimed with Vasco.

FILE - In this Dec. 23, 2011 file photo, Brazil’s congressman and former soccer star Romario wipes a tear during a news conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Romario says, “The days of lack of respect ...

Neymar, 32, is Brazil's all-time leading scorer with 79 goals in 128 appearances and has played in three World Cups. He recently expressed his desire to play at the 2026 World Cup which will be ...