The Story Of The Striker Who Spent Every Night Partying And Still Outscored Everyone

[@Murcatto-hu1ym]

I remember when Romario came back at PSV a week late from a break, just before the important European match against AEK Athens. The journalists were all over him. In a tv interview he just said:"I'm sorry. I'll score three goals against AEK". And he did just that, he scored a hattrick.

[@manossideratos9355]

I m an AEK fan from Greece. I remember that match.. Noone of the AEK fans was sad about the defeat because , you know what , what could you do , it was that genius of a goalscorer , we just sat down and watch in awe ! He was one of a kind !

[@obobodocorte]

Ele c9nhecido aqui no Brasil como o maior dentro da área e também por bancar o que fala. Na copa de 94 ele disse a mesma coisa. "EU vou ganhar a Capa do Mundo, podem me cobrar" E ele foi protagonista daquela copa.

[@Izuukii]

In his first season at Barcelona he said: "I will score 30+ goals" and he scored 39 in the season

[@brunobarcelos2621]

Romário, such a badass. "You can write it down, we are traveling to the USA today for the World Cup, if we lose it, that's on me!" And he went there and won it all!

[@Trancymind]

Romario was so good that he put Ronaldo on the bench throughout the 1994 world cup tournament.

[@ملككاتلونيا]

Ronaldo was just 18 ​@@Trancymind

[@Trancymind]

@@ملككاتلونياHe was 19 years old. Pele was 17 years old.

[@paulmartin9070]

​@@Trancymind Ronaldo was not supposed to play any minute in that WC. He went there just to watch

[@Offendedbytheoffended]

​@@TrancymindRonaldo was just 18 that doesnt count

[@vitaomachado]

Romário was a party animal, but never drank alcohol or did drugs, which really helped not hindering his longevity, playing until his forties.

[@TeamMagicLifeOfficial]

So he drinks what during parties? Sweet ice tea?

[@vitaomachado]

@@TeamMagicLifeOfficial ice water and fresh juice

[@RodrigoOliveira-uo3sl]

@@TeamMagicLifeOfficial I'm Brazilian, and he was always caught at parties, on the beach, etc... But he never drank, he liked to party and f*ck bitchies.

[@dimitrijejovanovic5939]

What a beast

[@naraendrareddy273]

​@@TeamMagicLifeOfficialprobably sweat on the breasts

[@canonogic]

Dude is mad underrated, for someone whos in the top 10 goalscorers of all time, he isn't talked about enough imo

[@jaocardoso]

Because apart from world cup never had big trophies in his career

[@Chadner]

Dude, 2 Copa America, La Liga, won almost everything with PSV, tons of championships in Brazil with different teams, one of the top goal scorers ever, World Club title plus being the best player, tons of individual trophies, what else did he need to do to prove himself? Not everybody is hungry for absolute dominance, some people achieve their goals and realize there is more to life. Romario had a perfect career in my opinion and managed to stand out in a time where there were a lot of talented players and he still managed to have fun and live a normal life. I wish more people would live like Romario, the world would be a much more chill place. @@jaocardoso

[@paulobarroso3907]

​​@@jaocardosolibertadores, champions league and LaLiga are not big trophies?

[@AK-bx4jy]

@@jaocardoso How do I say sindrome de vira lata in english hUAHAUHAUAHUah

[@luizfbrcREACTS]

stray dog syndrom? LOL @@AK-bx4jy

[@franciskalala3110]

Romario is the type of guy that would never study for a test at school but would get A+

[@DaviAreias]

He actually said in an interview last year that he and his brother were going to fail math, then his father told him that he could play in a football team made just for them, if he didn't fail math. He then got approved with high grades 😆

[@victorsamsung2921]

Couldn't have said it any better.

[@IaloneAmTHEChoppedONE]

scoring goals is kinda easy tho

[@StaticYTBER]

​@@IaloneAmTHEChoppedONE Easier said than done.

[@yazi6947]

​@@IaloneAmTHEChoppedONE why does no one know u then lol

[@fuzzykeuh]

Romario was doing cardio dancing in clubs while the other were being lazy in their bed. So maybe he trained harder then anyone else!

[@rorynesta7766]

cardio training in bed too with the ladies lol

[@mitroiano]

Smartest comment 😎

[@whipshaw]

"dancing in clubs"... I think it was another type of exercise, but ok...

[@andrescalvobarrantes2896]

😅😅😅😅

[@josepires3497]

Romário was the reason I quit pursuing a pro football career. As a junior player in Vasco in the 1980s, I watched him destroy players daily in training and matches. He was just a teenager and unstoppable. Vasco defenders said he had springs on his knees. His ability to dribble at speed with his lower center of gravity was unreal. Then he would stop in front of the goalkeeper and just pass the ball into the net. Forget stealing the ball from him, defenders couldn't even foul him. I could train 24 hours per day, daily, and never get close to what he did routinely. Geniuses are indeed rare.

[@LacerdaIsAWeeb]

CASACA! SV

[@dondamon4669]

You made this up didn't you as your dates are so wrong

[@LacerdaIsAWeeb]

@@dondamon4669 Romário debuted as a professional in 1985, at 19, junior players back then were older.

[@RemofRenaissance]

That’s an incredible story. I guess you can be proud to say you were so close to seeing a golascoring genius play

[@gab5012]

You don't quit a sport just because you're not a genius. I love watching the most talented players and it's why I'm a messi fan but many achieved a lot in football without the need for 'rare God given talent' and if a person with avarage genetics worked as hard as Cristiano Ronaldo for example they would be a top athlete in any sport, maybe not quite the best but very close

[@smsfelipe]

Great comp, a funny fact left aside was when Romario was both the coach and still a player of Vasco, and he subbed himself into the game claiming the other striker was playing like shit lol

[@JohnMurdoch275]

I was gonna comment exactly the same thing

[@Puntatacosimuladores]

Didn’t even knew you were allowed to be the coach and the player What a legend

[@bigshorty4855]

Gullit was also couch and player.

[@josaiakoroilavesau7180]

​@@JohnMurdoch275❤

[@jal051]

Hahahaha. I didn't know this one. He was probably right 🤣🤣

[@dcr88]

I'm from Barcelona. My father had a friend who used to work for FC Barcelona 90's era, on a role of "chico para todo". Probably the most accurate translation would be someone who is always available to solve different situations and issues that players could got anytime. A kind of "The Wolf" from Pulp Fiction. From now we're gonna call this guy like that. I had memories from childhood that he always carried a pager from those times or "beeper". He was doing a good money for that work, but it was a hard one. He had to be available almost 24/7 for the club. And now here it comes the fun fact. On the middle of the midnight, quite often he was called upon to manage this situation: Romario was spotted dancing and partying at Silvi's, one of the most famous nightclubs in Castelldefels, a suburban coast town nearby Barcelona. "The Wolf" had a mission. To pick-up Romario from the nightclub at 5 a.m. and put it straight away not to Romario's place, but to Princesa Sofia hotel (it's literally the closest hotel to Camp Nou, just few steps away from the stadium). There, the club always have been a permanent room available for this kind of "situations". The very next morning, the team probably had a light workouts and match management before lunch, meanwhile Romario was sleeping and recovering himself from last night. Johan Cruyff was the manager of the club those times (season 93/94). He was very aware of this story but he was OK with that. "Only God Forgives" I guess. Then, Romario played on the starting rotation and used to score 2 or 3 goals regularly. Actually he scored plenty of goals that season. He was probably the best player in the world in 1994.

[@israelmontefusco6300]

He won th ball d'or in 94, and a world cup 😂

[@eljefedelsur]

Well he definitely was the best player in the world in 1994 😅

[@MistaBLM]

What a boring story

[@djamillakhdar-hamina3824]

@@MistaBLMwhat were you expecting a dead body and explosions ?

[@arifkimy4700]

​@@djamillakhdar-hamina3824😂😂😂

[@GuigsPlay]

In 1994 Romario said that if Brasil didn't win the WC it was his responsability, we have a saying in brazil that Romário talked a lot, fought twice as much, and played three times as hard.

[@luizfbrcREACTS]

partied** twice as much lmao

[@jaydx314]

You call that GUTS or confidence.

[@leonardos2925]

This is Brazil and tradition can't be bought, we can have down times with the seleção (yet our clubs are dominating the continent for 5 years) but we're the world's team and that's why the 'canarinha' is talked about independently of phases.

[@tekoguitar]

When he arrived in Barcelona he scored 17 goals in 8 pre-championship matches. Then he scored 3 goals in the first championship match. So, 20 goals in his first 9 games for Barcelona. The three goals of that first champ match were just outstanding

[@MELLOWuOUT]

Best Hatrick I've seen

[@AlphSlayer]

As a Vasco fan, I grew up watching him play live. This man is the raw definition of a Striker. What a player. I was at the stadium when he scored his 1000th, it was insane!

[@bernardoxavier4883]

1000th counting with trainings 😂😂😂

[@owenhershey13]

Probably the best pure finisher I've ever seen. He really could score from ridiculous angles, with ridiculous touches.

[@anuragchakraborty8766]

Even better than Brazil's Ronaldo?

[@owenhershey13]

@@anuragchakraborty8766 Ronaldo Fenomeno was an unbelievable phsycial specimen with amazing technique - big, strong, fast, and with magnificent touch and skills. Awesome goal scorer and overall, a superior forward IMO. But in terms of pure finishing genius, I rate Romario better. I've seen him deflect the ball into the goal every which way, from impossible angles. Just magic.

[@anuragchakraborty8766]

@@owenhershey13 Thank you for explaining your perspective

[@owenhershey13]

@@anuragchakraborty8766 I appreciate your good question Anurag!

[@anuragchakraborty8766]

@@owenhershey13 My pleasure :)

[@otaviomoraes1162]

Im Brazillian and this was the most insane Romario edit ive ever seen. And i see a LOT of edits and compilations. Literally chills everywhere.

[@jlove7723]

Except for the annoying voice of the presenter. I had to mute it

[@wobblertv8083]

A true spirit of Brazilian football .Best one on one with the goalkeeper finisher of all time ..

[@Warlock_-iq7jb]

I had the privilege to see Romario plays. He was something completely out of this world. This video makes real justice for the legend! And it isn't arrogance, if he had 10% of the care Cr7 has. We would see him with a crazy number of ballon d'ors and Fifa Best. In an era that has legends everywhere!

[@creatingaracquet9884]

This is very topical. I saw Michael Owen say the other day that there has been a huge shift towards athleticism in football recently and that the skill level is not as high. I totally agree with him. Romario is a classic example of this, not a good trainer but an incredible level of natural ability and skill.

[@jal051]

It's definitely true. I was watching the Real Madrid-Man City and Barcelona-PSG champions league semis and I couldn't get that out of my head. Everyone saying they were amazing semis and I was just thinking football was looking unimaginative. But I trust the talent will return to the top eventually. It's not the first time this happens, but talent always makes a comeback.

[@Raydensheraj]

Romario was the absolute best striker I have ever seen....since 1993 . This guy together with Hristo Stoichkov 😂 was the most Alpha Striker team to ever play....but yes, Romario was naturally beyond the rest.... technically perfect, ambidextrous, long distance, headers, volleys, bicycle kicks....he would cost 120-200 Million Euro in today's times.

[@yearningthevoid]

Laudrup* Also, Romario wasn't ambidextrous but that didn't matter

[@Chadner]

Dude if they paid 200 for Neymar than a young Romario today would be worth a billion

[@SagatBordyev]

​@@yearningthevoid, Romário WAS ambidextrous.

[@yearningthevoid]

@@SagatBordyev He very clearly used his right foot 99% of the time. So what does ambidextrous mean to you?

[@saavproductions9505]

@@yearningthevoidlol dude ambidextrous just means able to use right and left both dominantly even if he used his right foot most doesn’t mean he doesn’t have the same option for left he just chose to use his right but could easily use his left the same if he needed to

[@PythonAsAPillow]

Romário is my spirit animal when it comes to fútbol. I always felt, even as a kid, that a lot of fans, journalists, and players love overcomplicating the game, where they forget the whole point of the game is to kick the ball into the net. You don't need Messi's moves to be lethal. I'm glad I'm not the only person that thinks this as Romário has displayed.

[@FaellCampos]

It’s funny to see players like him.

[@sumandomugabe7986]

The hardest way to play football is to make it the simple way by Johan Cruyff. If you say Messi do not play like brazilian player with all those tricks move and somehow you say messi can not be great. Then see what cruyff said about it and many legends of the game with the same mind. Is more difficult to play a simple football than those tricks you talking about. What i mean is that Messi with speed body faint or just a simple move of the leg body or even your eyes to make enemy go fall or get pass is more difficult rather than tricks move. If you are or happen to play the game (football) then you will understand how hard it is to make it work in the game especially in high professional player level. I am not a messi fanboy but what is true is tru what is wrong is wrong... Even myself is so in love to brazilian play style jogo bonito, sometimes i try the trick many times. 😁 Thx u

[@-venomblustudios-7069]

​@jaydee8926Yet he had a more successful and better career than them. If you think that doing tricks is what makes you the best, you're outrageously incorrect

[@lrp1999]

@jaydee8926 🥱

[@Milliardo66]

@jaydee8926He‘s the GOAT, just cut back on the drugs and relaxa bit 😂

[@Bruce4lmighty]

I know Romario is a top 5 all timer however, I didn’t realise he was a one man match winning machine everywhere he played! Not only that, he told the President’s when he’ll train, how many goals he’d score the next game - while partying like the Rolling Stones on tour in their heyday! I don’t think I’ve seen any ‘baller demonstrating such planet sized cojones! What a guy 👍🏻

[@insatiable_geek7312]

Thanks for speaking on my behalf too cos I was literally speechless!

[@feliperaicherthleite8633]

Exatamente por isso que os Brasileiros apreciam tanto Romário, muitos(muitos mesmo) comentaristas, jornalistas, especialistas, vários afirmavam que ele ficava apenas abaixo de Pelé, ele mesmo afirmava isso, a questão de falar e fazer muitas vezes criava uma prepotência mas ninguém conseguia odiar esse cara, artilheiro do Brasileirão com 40 anos não tem oque falar dele, pra mim ele é top 3 1- Pelé 2- Ronaldo 3-Romario

[@renanmendes2667]

Ele n apenas falava a torcida quantos gols faria na temporada, ele chegou ao cúmulo de dizer pra torcida BRASILEIRA, que iria ganhar a copa e que se ele n ganhasse, poderíamos cobrar única e exclusivamente DELE, nunca nenhum jogador teve tanto culhão quanto esse cara!

[@Momoa786]

@@feliperaicherthleite8633 I dont rate R9 higher, maybe in terms of talent, I think more like 1. Pele 2. Zico 3. Garrincha 4. Romario 5. R9

[@alainjulot3490]

Something no ones talks about, Diego Maradona and Romario have the same style on the pitch. Amazing!

[@nguyenai1337]

I have talked repeatedky. Romario is Maradona of the box.

[@Via_Satellite]

When you watch the 1989 Copa between Maradona and Romario you see the ressemblance

[@viniciusnascimento1993]

Romario has a great deal of respect for Maradona, one of the players that inspired him in the yourh.

[@lontongstroong]

Brazilian Maradona

[@FootballAddictedd]

One of the most underrated players, not talked about enough

[@alandemaio3043]

Fun fact: Romario and Bebeto both became politicians and are still enemies and in the opposite sides, Romario called him a traitor recently and Bebeto said that Romario doesn’t act like a true man.

[@LuisFernando-hy6gn]

hahahhahahahahhhaha... this is soooo much funny! thanks for sharing hahahhaha

[@cmoneyno5]

Brazilian version of Grumpy Old Men 😂😂😂😂

[@jal051]

Hahahahaha. Amazing (only people in Brazil and Spain will know who Bebeto is, I guess. He deserves better)

[@cmoneyno5]

@@jal051 I know who Bebeto is ....

[@Via_Satellite]

@@jal051 My father told me about him so it can be passed down to younger generations

[@weetjijwel050]

What a legend he was (is). All PSV fans will remember him forever, he was a true magician on the pitch. Pure talent. Him and Gomez will never be forgotten in Eindhoven.

[@carlosnogueira492]

Romario is, undoubteky, the greatest football player I´ve ever seen. Every defense lines trembled when he was with the ball.

[@depekthegreat359]

Romario sir is a living legend despite his partying lifestyle but his legendary status mainly at Vasco Da Gama and PSV Eindhoven and his goalscoring prowess made him an icon of the sport to be existed,good friends!!!LONG LIVE ROMARIO SIR!!!🏋‍♂️

[@oneirish]

Romario was so incredibly unbelievable, thanks for making this video about him, love you daily dose of football! ❤❤

[@Karabo_Adams]

“The night is my friend” 😭 Nah Brazilians are built different

[@igoruenf]

We are not... haha Romario is one of a kind. There is a classic story, where Ronaldo fled the "concentration" (I don't know if that is the right name in English, but it is the days before match, when players are only allowed to stay in the hotel and practice) and went partying with Romario one night before practice, and he tells this story laughing hard. When they came back, and went to practice, Romario was flying, scoring goals and dribbling, while a 19 year old Ronaldo was dragging on the field. He said that was the moment he realized he could never fill Romario's shoes in this area... haha Partying was Romario's potion of longevity.

[@alanarcher]

3h26 AM as I read this comment. I have to be up in 5 hours to teach. The night is my friend AQUI É BRASIL 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@ruudvandemoosdijk2705]

Romario made me interested in football. I grew up right by Eindhoven but never really followed PSV, until they signed "the best player of the olympics" out of nowhere. This was a huge upset in transfer-land. And to keep him there for five years is unthinkable now. Half the locker room hated his guts too, but he was just so good that he was always forgiven. He called Linskens - the right winger - "a good horse" and Stan Valckx - the defender, and the one player in the team who spoke portuguese - "a blind camel"...people underestimate how sweet he could be too though, once you were his friend he would die for you. He still visits Eindhoven every once in a while and is revered as a legend, an icon. One of the absolute best players to ever play for PSV for sure. Obrigado Romario.

[@jonathana6943]

Everyone remembers the story of when he asked Cruyff to miss two days of training so that he could go to the rio carnival. Then Cruyff said that if u score two goals the next match then he will get two days rest. You know what happened next...

[@Bielgv1]

Even Cruyff used to Tell that story. Witch is weird because it never happened

[@DailyDoseOfFootballYT]

that story is kinda fake btw, I didn't have the time to explained it in the video but a lot of pages claim Cruyff allowed him after 20 minutes, not true, not only did Cruyff not say that he let him leave mid match in his original story but Romário never even scored two goals in the first 20 minutes of a match for Barcelona, so Cruyff exagerated that. I think the actual match was the one vs Zaragoza in February 1994 and even then, well 6 days later he was already back in Barcelona, so he either hurried to get back from the Carnival or maybe it was never anything to do with the carnival at all, since even Cruyff only said "it must have been the carnival or something" implying that he wasn't sure

[@jonathana6943]

​@@DailyDoseOfFootballYTAh, ok . Thanks for letting me know

[@johnnyr7289]

Yeah it was fib in jest

[@alangrace8628]

Sometimes the story is much better than the reality.. I prefer to believe the story 😊

[@RemofRenaissance]

Thank you for this. For a long time I considered Romário as the best finisher I had ever seen in my life. Made goal scoring effortless. So smooth. Even when he went back to Brazil and played with Edmundo he was pretty lethal. Appreciate this content as it all happened when I was a young kid and I had no idea Romario and Bebeto were rivals. I remember them both scoring in that world cup.

[@mariowario2280]

Probably the most underrated player ever....the guy was a score machine... absolutely deadly!

[@rondonalves2897]

Romario was genious. If he was more professional, we have no idea what he could earn, but we wouldnt have so many funny stories. ; )

[@german18072]

Maybe nothing, not every psicology is the same. He say it clearly he need to be happy to play his best. Same as maradona, ortega, dinho or ronaldo. For some people is better this way

[@Trancymind]

@@german18072Ronaldo is still the second best goal scorer at the world cup with 2 world cup trophies at only 27 years old. What a talent.

[@alangrace8628]

He always scored!! On and of the pitch 😊

[@gengamer_]

As a brazilian i have to say: no one after him was so fcking decisive, Romario was a monster ! Even ronaldo, or ronaldinho, or even Adriano wasn't so fcking goal scorer as him.

[@MP_7]

Romario is a freaking legend!!! Thx for this video!

[@JUALIJU]

افضل تقرير عن الموهوب الحقيقي روماريو كل هذه الانجازات لك ان تتخيل لو أن روماريو لاعب احترافي منضبط جدا لحقق ٣ كؤوس عالم وأفضل لاعب بالتاريخ

[@leandronc]

That World Cup goal against USA was the stuff of legends. Such a cagey match, Brazil down to 10 men... Then Romario assists Bebeto, Bebeto plants a kiss on Romario's his cheek, and at that point the lifelong rivals were the perfect duo. I was 8, and I saw football History unfold before my eyes.

[@crazypescador]

I had the privilege of watching this guy play with my own eyes and I can tell you, my friend... he was amazing! Ronaldinho appeared right after him and perhaps, because of this, his fame may have been a little diminished for the global public, but for the Brazilians, my friend... this guy has always been and will always be a legend.

[@Sam-qx4qo]

Romario is barely 5'5'' tall and yet most of his goals in Holland were headers... which is insane because the average height of a Dutch defender is 6'2'.

[@lontongstroong]

If you watch closely most of these crosses or lofted passes were aimed at neck height that he didn't need to jump to hit the ball. It's not that he did crazy leap like Cannavaro or Puyol. Or otherwise they were rebounds.

[@abutsho4911]

It's nearly 2 am. I just clicked the video, not wanting to watch it entirely, but to keep it in the watch history so that I could watch later. But the video was made so exquisitely that I kept watching until the end. U narrate very eloquently. Your enthusiasm exudes love for the beautiful game. Keep making videos, brother. U have a great narrating style. Best of luck

[@joaofranciscoschramm8678]

I did the same here.

[@tendokimulidaniel5511]

At this point Bebeto needs his own story

[@Trancymind]

How about Jorge Gonzalez? The most talented football player to come out from the Concacaf region to this day. Few people know about him to this day and he hardly trained. He almost scored the best goal of the 1982 World Cup tournament by leaving 4 belgian players in the dust (Belgium were european runners up at that time ) and knocked Mexico from going to the 1982 world cup despite having Hugo Sanchez (Mexicos best footballer of all time) on the mexican squad on his prime. Diego Maradona once said Gonzalez was more of a natural talent than he ever was and highly admired him because Gonzalez made some moves he could never do.

[@SrDabuten]

​@@TrancymindAre you talking about Mágico González? His skills were legendary. And he was even more a party animal than Romario 😂

[@Trancymind]

@@SrDabutenYes Magico Gonzalez. Few people know about him. Magico is way more humble person than Romario.

[@theviniso]

@@Trancymind That's a low bar, Romário wasn't humble at all lol

[@Trancymind]

@@thevinisoBut Magico sure was.

[@tournaline3448]

The best finisher I’ve ever seen. No one finished with so much style - it’s not just putting the ball in the back of the net, it’s how you do it. R9 was of course an incredible striker but he didn’t have the style or finesse of Romario. The greatest striker of all-time for me.

[@anthonybranco]

Even the Brazilian Ronaldo will tell you that Romario is the best goal scorer that has ever played the game.

[@beyondthesportingstage]

Romario vas unbelievable! He scored so many great goals, it's hard to decide which one was the best...

[@12391zzzz]

woah no way u remember it so well, like bro shut up

[@beyondthesportingstage]

@@12391zzzz Hope you're well bro, wish you all the best. Enjoy a great player like Romario.

[@fmac6441]

After his return to Brazil, Romário's biggest rivalry was with Edmundo. They played together for Flamengo, Vasco and Fluminense, but their personalities always collided.

[@TheFibreman]

Edmundo, great footballer, absolute maniac

[@twangbarfly]

@@TheFibreman "O animal"

[@Chadner]

Right he focused a lot of the video on his rivalry with Bebeto and nothing was said about Edmundo. Them playing together is one of the reasons why Flamengo's Dream Team in 95 didn't work

[@knightedpoet]

I love how you weave every phrase with so much passion.

[@SilentBackround]

the goal scoring capability of this man is out of this world

[@666darkgodess]

Romário is perhaps the best striker in the HISTORY of football.

[@neeeeery]

If Romário had been called up for the 2002 World Cup, the world would have seen Ronaldo, Ronaldinho AND Romário together. That would be too insane.

[@Felix-st2ue]

And you even forgot the Ballon d'or winner Rivaldo.

[@tintones675]

Hehehe imagine the parties🎉🎉

[@Victaoarbr]

As a brazilian, 94"s world cup was one of the most emotion things I watched in football in my life. Bebeto and Romario, two great players that, who saw playing together, know what I'm talking about. "Eu te amo". Bebeto

[@nickward7251]

They was a great partnership the 94 World Cup was the apex of that Bebeto reserveness was the reason Romario could flourish My little brothers middle name is Romario no guesses for what year he was born That Brazil team of 94 wasn’t the best team of the tournament Italy had the best team in the world that year but the solidarity of the Brazil team along with bebeto and romarios partneship got them over the line Absolutely Epic Memories that will stay with me for life

[@thisisobviouslynotmyrealname]

maybe not the best midfield, but 1994 was the best brazilian defense ever in a world cup and also maybe the best striker ever.

[@Chadner]

@@thisisobviouslynotmyrealname It crazy they had the best defense ever because 2 of our best defenders ever were injured that year and missed the tournament. Ricardo Rocha and Ricardo Gomes! It just goes to show that the collective is more important than individual talent.

[@John8-32EnglishFortheFamily]

Pardon me, where you from, dude?

[@Salacious-Crumb]

Gary neville saying Romario was the scariest thing he seen in his life ...and he seen Phil every morning 😊

[@Bruno-ki9iz]

1994 started as a really sad year in Brazil, with hyperinflation and the death of Senna. Roberto Baggio, during an interview, said Senna made him miss that penalty. We really needed that title, perhaps Argentina felt the same way last year.

[@ملككاتلونيا]

True Im Brazil fan since 86 cant wait more for sixth title 🎉🎉🎉

[@angelracing]

Romário is an enlightened genius, with a beautiful Heart!... 😎👊🙏💖

[@jonatasamaral7463]

Love your videos, would love a video about São Paulo of Tele Santana, a team so good that defeat Milan of 1992 and Barcelona of 1993.

[@FagnerLSantos]

UP

[@mashedbykk]

Wow great video man, the editing and the storytelling are on point. Thanks !

[@ximono]

There are some good stories about Romario's time in Valencia. Good stories followed him wherever he went. An absolute legend, and my personal favorite of the old class of legends.

[@mzikayisentuli4449]

Brilliant player from Brazil ❤,i enjoyed his moves and goals

[@awaleahmed8698]

Man i loved Romario its a pitty he missed world cup 1998 and 2002

[@Trancymind]

1990 due to injury as well.

[@Urameshiiiii_90]

We still won the 2002 though, but it would’ve been great to see him lifting the trophy a second time. As for the 98, he def. could’ve made a difference. It’s beyond me why someone would choose to not let the best player be in the team out of ego.

[@slohmann1572]

And only now I realized he could have played it in 1986. He was 20…

[@ameyapotdar461]

@@Urameshiiiii_90 he was injured in 98 at the last minute,hence he didnt make it into the squad, instead it was bebeto who came in place of romario

[@michelribbens8014]

As a young boy from the Netherlands, I'll never forget his time at PSV. Even though being an Ajax fan from a very young age, Romário was something special. And his interviews from that time are legendary. 'Romário is een beetje koud' (saying in his funny Dutch that he was feeling cold as an excuse to not train). What a player

[@IgorCapablanca.]

who was better in PSV, Romario or Ronaldo?

[@michelribbens8014]

@@IgorCapablanca. Has to be Ronaldo. He was only 17 when he joined PSV and from the first moment, he was phenomenal and unstoppable Btw Ronaldo was going to Ajax but at the last moment the managers of PSV convinced him to change his mind

[@onkar8112]

He did everything he said he would do..what's there to complain? Won everything..one wants to..here is a cheers for incredible romario..🍻 the boogeyman legend shall keep inspiring the world ✨

[@balzinderchhabra8804]

You have the best football channel in the world my friend. I'm proud to say I've followed you from the beginning.

[@dondamon4669]

I bet your family and gf are proud of you

[@wappieforlife5490]

When i was a little boy i became a PSV fan because of Romario when he played there❤

[@mrramonester]

romario is genius, legend, god, of futebol

[@RafaelLima-hg8kz]

The best i have ever seen.

[@BujangMelaka90]

Nobody can be like Romario. Never copy him. Be yourself.

[@lexkanyima2195]

Nobody can't inspire

[@thisisobviouslynotmyrealname]

Romario himself took inspiration from Rivelino and Maradona, though

[@lexkanyima2195]

@@thisisobviouslynotmyrealname but not that consistent

[@victorpesadelo]

Im Brazilian and my dad always say that Romario was the most clutch player he ever saw it , and his quotes were gold lol

[@L3ZC]

Romário dribbles so much that even became a politician ! Simplesmente Romário, o homem ,uma máquina, uma besta enjaulada , The Übermensch Footballer

[@cgavin1]

Its a bit sad that people today don't get to see real football. Just re-tread sprinters with zero feel or touch. It blows my mind that between 1989 and 2010 we had so many amazing players. Each one a legend!

[@kelvinosas6518]

That was the golden age of football

[@virtual2089]

Peak delusion football take.

[@Bobbiez_editz]

​@@virtual2089Mention one football legend with a real legacy except messi ronaldo ND neymar after 2010

[@saqib7965]

I Blame pep and klopp

[@welshmentheory621]

@@Bobbiez_editz let’s see , - courtois - benzema - muller - lewa - neuer - forlan - Ozil

[@aliejunior4414]

“So listen to this”…your football knowledge and research is amazing..You and football iconic need more subs

[@elden5052]

Fun fact: he used to send Ronaldo “fenômeno” Nazário on errands, like getting him coffee and stuff, when they were training for big competitions for the “seleção”🤣

[@MrSubedis1]

He's the best pure number 9 to ever play...if he was playing today, he would be the best player in the world by a mile, it would not be close

[@Nausicaaaa]

It's a deficiency in football knowledge not knowing how great Romario was, 90% who know what a phenomenon he was comes only from South America, that is, almost the entire Globe has this deficiency knowledge about football The rare ones outside South America who know are the Dutch and Spanish fans of PSV and Barcelona As he preferred to make a career in Brazil, he ended up being underestimated in history Inside the penalty area on the football field he was the greatest in history, this part of the field he dominated, it was the essence of what it means to be a center forward , Striker, goal machine

[@AdrianoManteiga]

He is probably the best striker in the history and for sure the best striker I have ever seen

[@mehreenshaukat695]

Fun fact: Vertonghen, James Rodriguez and Hulk are still playing

[@gustavopiconi4856]

The way the guy narrates is so respectfull. Thanks bro

[@eduportelamusic]

Romario actually enjoyed great longevity. Part of that is actually because he didn't train as much. The trainers were all meatheads back then and had all the players do the same kind of phisical training. Why would a scorer run 10km? He needed sprints. Romario was actually ahead of his time and knew the right training he needed.

[@EvoooJUSTevo92]

Lmao Romario I love that quote about pele at the end hahahaha. I didnt know he said that about pele ahahahah. Thank you for bringing back those last few memories when he was older. I wish i could have seen him when he was younger but i was faaar too young at that point.

[@DreamteamCarlo]

Even though he has cost my club 2 titles and kicked my country out of the World Cup, I still love Romario. Sometimes football need players that break the fitness / tactics / discipline monotony. And remind this multi billion $$ industry that 1 or 2 good passes, a well timed run and some brilliant touch are all it takes to score.

[@alexleston4929]

The mere mention of Super Depor made my night. Would love a video on them ❤️

[@richardveekens2195]

Romario the best striker i have seen in my life.

[@StFrancisEnjoyer]

"Coach, my plane takes off in one hour" IS CRAZY 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

[@9Desiderio]

Who knows what could have been had he played in the ‘98 World Cup along side The Goat R9.

[@dotunfadairo8496]

This was such a fun video. Your narration and editing is immaculate. Well done, boss

[@bercey07]

Man, for me Romario is the best ever!! When I was a kid I always wanted ''to be him'' at football games we played in our neighborhood. Romario, Stoichkov, Bakero, Guardiola, Zubizaretta, Koeman, Guardiola, Sergi, Amor, M. Laudrup, Ferrer, Nadal... What a squad 93/94 Barcelona was!!!

[@darrenwendell1723]

Cruyff made it happen

[@dedepoyer]

What a fucking great video bro! Such a legendary story

[@buggytheprophet1017]

When I remember what Romario, alex de sousa, R9 did among many other brazilians, I realize that messi and cr7 were lucky they were born later

[@0niko0988]

Messi and Ronaldo are definitely far better than those players dont be blinded by nostalgia

[@dantealighieri1265]

@@0niko0988 no they are not. They are just more consistent and played for longer times at top level

[@0niko0988]

​@@dantealighieri1265so they are better?

[@alsanpi]

Part of being the GOAT is consistency, that’s true, but without taking away earned credit from Ronaldo and Messi neither Romario or Ronaldo at their prime (not the Ronaldo from Madrid era) played surrounded by players with the level of the teams that had Barcelona and Real Madrid (they were fighting for their league titles with 20-30 points of advantage from the third team in the Spanish League). Also we all know what have done Messi and Ronaldo with their national teams (Messi won one title in the worst World Cup I remember in terms of player level), an important part of all titles Messi won is the team he had in Barcelona, simply the best team ever (and I am Real Madrid fan). I remember all those years when Barcelona and Messi won everything but when played with his national team he almost seemed to be a different player, just a really good one… not the GOAT. Comparing GOATs, look what did Jordan and the beginning of his career with the Bulls… he didn’t win anything but was one of best players in NBA in terms of personal performance and Messi can not say the same.

[@Bruce4lmighty]

⁠​⁠@@alsanpiThat’s exactly why R9 is the GOAT and Messi/Christiano fight it out for 2nd/3rd IMHO 👍🏻

[@exitiumkc2811]

Ótimos videos irmão, te adoramos aqui no Brasil🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@rafaelgomes6039]

Romario is the greatest player I ever see. If he said he was going to score goals, he did. Decisive, controversial and goalscorer. No one was the same.

[@simonecostantini892]

Underrated player, on the same level of Ronaldo Nazario.

[@DigoMalaca]

Maybe in Europe, but not in South America or Brazil. IF you ask 10 People if they prefer Romário or Ronaldo, 5 or 6 will tell you that Baixinho was better than Fenômeno.

[@RuiPalmeira]

@@DigoMalaca also from a completely different epoch with way less prominent media coverage than R9, etc.

[@Tiago-d9y]

​@@DigoMalacaI prefer Romário

[@leonhajdic7232]

Romario!!

[@rafaellopes4157]

Eu sou brasileiro e acho Romário melhor que Ronaldo

[@MilesMerrill-f2i]

I ❤your in-depth researches and narratives. You are the best at what you do.

[@robertinmbadu2194]

If Romario was not injured in 1998, Brazil could have won the world cup that year..

[@PRFJG]

During a podcast interview (in portuguese) R9 told that Romario was his mentor, teaching him the mindset on how to rule the field and the parties aswell LOL

[@Johnnyfcarv]

Romario and Bebeto are still the best forward duo of all time

[@ericogmotta]

Romario was the best striker inside the penalty area I ever seen

[@ianboyce8202]

What a striker loved Romario

[@TheDifernando]

Romário was the god of goal area... the best of the history...he could be top scorer of Brazilian national 1st division with 41 years old

[@RuiLuz]

And that famous phrase of him in regards to Pelé: "Pelé calado é um poeta. Quando abre a boca, só fala merda." translated to: "A silent Pelé is a poet. When he opens his mouth, only shit comes out." What a rebel!!!

[@Kayzef2003]

Ironically, The only time i met him in person was at night club in Barra Rio de Janeiro. This was in the early 2000s. Seemed humble, we shook hands.