![Party-mad Brazil legend Romario skipped World Cup training for volleyball, scored so Johan Cruyff would send him to carnival, and once called Pele 'mentally retarded' Party-mad Brazil legend Romario skipped World Cup training for volleyball, scored so Johan Cruyff would send him to carnival, and once called Pele 'mentally retarded'](https://talksport.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/06/NINTCHDBPICT000605644567.jpg?strip=all&w=960&quality=40)
Party-mad Brazil legend Romario skipped World Cup training for volleyball, scored so Johan Cruyff would send him to carnival, and once called Pele 'mentally retarded'
Football Tweet ⚽ on Twitter: "🗣 Johan Cruyff: “One day Romario asked me if he could miss training to go to Brazil for carnival. I said: 'If you score 2 goals tomorrow
![Romario explains why he'd pick himself over Lionel Messi in combined Johan Cruyff-Pep Guardiola dream Barcelona team Romario explains why he'd pick himself over Lionel Messi in combined Johan Cruyff-Pep Guardiola dream Barcelona team](https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2023/01/898bd-16750030777695-1920.jpg)
Romario explains why he'd pick himself over Lionel Messi in combined Johan Cruyff-Pep Guardiola dream Barcelona team
![Football Tweet ⚽ on Twitter: "Johan Cruyff: 🗣 “One day, Romario asked me if he could miss training to go to Brazil for carnival. I said: 'If you score 2 goals tomorrow Football Tweet ⚽ on Twitter: "Johan Cruyff: 🗣 “One day, Romario asked me if he could miss training to go to Brazil for carnival. I said: 'If you score 2 goals tomorrow](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EOeVElUWAAAOV7C.jpg)
Football Tweet ⚽ on Twitter: "Johan Cruyff: 🗣 “One day, Romario asked me if he could miss training to go to Brazil for carnival. I said: 'If you score 2 goals tomorrow
![Pep Guardiola exclusive interview on Joao Cancelo, Johan Cruyff, Romario and more: 'As a coach you have to anticipate things before they happen' | Football News | Sky Sports Pep Guardiola exclusive interview on Joao Cancelo, Johan Cruyff, Romario and more: 'As a coach you have to anticipate things before they happen' | Football News | Sky Sports](https://e0.365dm.com/23/02/2048x1152/skysports-premier-league-manchester-city_6046066.jpg)
Pep Guardiola exclusive interview on Joao Cancelo, Johan Cruyff, Romario and more: 'As a coach you have to anticipate things before they happen' | Football News | Sky Sports
Just Football - Johan Cruyff: "one day, Romario asked me if he could miss training to go to Brazil for carnival. I said, if you score 2 goals tomorrow. He scored twice
![Rio carnival 2018: When Barcelona star Romario asked boss Johan Cruyff if he could have time off to attend mega party in Brazil in 1994 | The Sun Rio carnival 2018: When Barcelona star Romario asked boss Johan Cruyff if he could have time off to attend mega party in Brazil in 1994 | The Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2679333.main_image.jpg)
Rio carnival 2018: When Barcelona star Romario asked boss Johan Cruyff if he could have time off to attend mega party in Brazil in 1994 | The Sun
![Football: I played with... Romario: We just tried not to let him make a fool of us | MARCA in English Football: I played with... Romario: We just tried not to let him make a fool of us | MARCA in English](https://e00-marca.uecdn.es/assets/multimedia/imagenes/2020/06/15/15922320603282.jpg)