Word: romario
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...those richer or more powerful than himself, and usually skirting the law. He is a bohemian, a joker and a smartass. The word has been cropping up all over the sports pages of the local and international media in recent weeks, thanks to the efforts of the consummate malandro, Romario de Souza Faria. Better known to the world's soccer fans simply as Romario, the 41-year-old former World Cup winner is still playing professionally, and is just one goal away from equaling the storied feat of the legendary Pel? by scoring 1,000 goals...
...Some experts wonder why the coach doesn't simply play them both. Other teams have profited from fielding two forwards with similar playing styles?Romario and Bebeto in Brazil's Cup-winning 1994 side, for instance. Bielsa has never really tried the combination, arguing that this would oblige him to play one of the two men out of position, which might mean that he would get less than 100% from that man. "It's not ideal for Argentina to play them together," he insists. For most defenders, the prospect of 100% of Batigol and 50% of Crespo...
...until the team went wacko. First it was just Ronaldo, whose breakdown/seizure/panic attack before the '98 final has never been explained. In its torturous qualifying round, Brazil lacked magic, and the local media have been merciless. Brazilian coach "Big Phil" Scolari was mobbed after neglecting to name onetime hero Romario to the squad. Scolari, who took over 11 months ago when Brazil was in danger of not qualifying, knows that anything short of a fifth world title will be dubbed a failure. "If I don't win," he said, "I'm dead meat...