The former Brazil striker Romário has been elected to the senate in his home country after winning 63.4% of the vote for the Rio de Janeiro seat.The 48-year-old Socialist candidate, who was part of Brazil’s 1994 World Cup-winning side, finished comfortably ahead of his Democratic Party rival, Cesar Maia, who received 20.5%.Elected as a congressman for the Socialist Party in 2010, Romário, who scored 55 goals in 70 appearances for the Seleção, was strongly opposed to Brazil hosting the 2014 World Cup, alleging corruption and a waste of public money.In his playing career, Romário shot to prominence in Europe after a successful spell with PSV Eindhoven secured a move to Barcelona in 1993, where he helped the Catalan club to La Liga title and the Champions League final in his first season, scoring 30 goals in 33 matches.
Former World Cup winners Romario and Bebeto were among the Brazilian footballers elected to parliament in elections this weekend.Romario, who was a deputy in the lower house, was elected Senator for Rio de Janeiro with 63 per cent of the vote.The 48-year-old has consistently spoken out against corruption in Brazilian football and is part of the Brazilian Socialist Party


Bebeto, his strike partner when Brazil won the World Cup in 1994, was re-elected as a state deputy.Andres Sanchez, the former president of Sao Paulo club Corinthians, was elected to the lower house for the Workers' Party. Romario had a playing career that spanned almost 25 years and played for clubs such as PSV, Barcelona, Vasco da Gama and Flamengo.Bebeto, who played for the same two Rio de Janeiro based clubs, went into politics in 2010 as a representative of the Democratic Labour Party.
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/oct/06/romario-elected-brazil-senate-rio-de-janeiro

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