For absolutely no reason other than we felt like it, here’s a gallery chock-full of photos of legendary Brazilian goal-hoarder Romario in his regal pomp (click on each for the magnificent full-size images)…
Romario steers the ball away from patched-up Scotland hardnut Gary Gillespie at Italia ’90. The 23-year-old striker only saw 66 mins of action at the World Cup.
Romario in action for PSV, 1991
Romario almost has his head taken off by an airbourne Vaios Karagianis of AEK, 1992
Romario quite literally hits the post for PSV against Feyenoord, 1991
Looking battered (in both senses of the word), Romario poses for his Champions League press shot at Barcelona, 1993
Barcelona striker Romario waits eagerly for a ball into feet, 1993
Romario maintains a focused glare before Brazil’s first game of the USA ’94 World Cup against Russia
Romario celebrates his first goal of the ’94 World Cup (against Cameroon) with Bebeto, Rai and Leonardo
Romario parades a Brazilian flag around Stanford Stadium after scoring the only goal of the game against the hosts at USA ’94
Romario kisses the World Cup’s big golden bulb having beaten Italy in the ’94 “Baggio” final
Romario and Branca share a teary-eyed moment after winning the ’94 World Cup in Pasadena
Romario lets rip against Man Utd in the Champions League, 1994
The referee checks Romario’s studs – presumably for traces of witchcraft – during a Champions League match, 1995
Ro-Ro: Two of the very best share a post-goal embrace at the 1997 Confederations Cup. The two strikers scored a hat-trick apiece in a 6-0 victory over Australia in the final
Training hard on Rio de Janeiro’s Barra da Tijuca beach, 1996
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