Brazilian legend Romario has claimed that only two players in history were better than him.
Romario made 70 appearances for Brazil between 1987 and 2005 and scored 55 goals for his country. He won the Ballon d’Or when Brazil won the World Cup in 1994.
The former Barcelona player added that he feels he was at the same level as Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
Romario also expressed his belief that he was a superior player to Kylian Mbappé, Erling Haaland and Luis Suárez.
In an interview with Catenaccio and ContropiedeRomario was asked to compare himself to several star names, past and present.
Brazilian legend Romario has claimed that only two players in history were better than him
According to Romario, Lionel Messi (L) and Cristiano Ronaldo (R) were at the same level as him
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According to Romario, only Diego Maradona and Pelé were better than him.
Romario was then asked to clarify if he felt that only two players were better than him. He nodded and then said, ‘My opinion is this.’
In addition to Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi, Romario expressed his belief that Brazilian legends Ronaldinho and Ronaldo were also on the same level as him.
Romario stated that he was a better player than Rivaldo, Neymar, Adriano, Bebeto and Zico.
During his time at Barcelona, Romario won the LaLiga title in the 1993-94 campaign. He also won three league titles and two Dutch Cups when he was at PSV.
Romario feels that Pelé (left) and Diego Maradona (right) are the only players who were better than him