Tag: Romario
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Surprise! Brazil legend Romario returns to active football at 58
Brazil football legend, Romario, has staged surprise comeback to football at the prime age of 58 many years after retiring from the game. The ex-footballer announced that he would be staging a return to football for Brazilian side America Football Club in Rio de Janeiro.
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Messi overtakes Brazil legend in global goalscoring charts
Barcelona captain Leo Messi has overtaken Romario in the goalscoring charts with 741 official goals, putting him in fourth place, behind Cristiano Ronaldo, Bican and Pele. Messi has 670 goals for Barcelona and 71 for the Argentine national team. Romario had 740 strikes and is fifth. The Argentine netted twice at Mestalla to move into…
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Romario wants to head Brazilian football federation
Former Brazil international and now Senator, Romario, has declared interest in the presidency of the country’s corruption-tainted football governing body. Romario, a striker in the 1994 World Cup-winning side, said on Wednesday he wants to clean up the Confederation of Brazilian Football (CBF). This is coming after FIFA’s suspension of the current head, Marco Polo…