Ronaldo brands Romario a "mother******" for dressing room treatment of Brazil youngsters

Brazil legend Ronaldo has explained why his 1994 World Cup winning international team-mate Romario was a "mother******" for his treatment of others in the dressing room

Ronaldo has laughed about how Brazil icon Romario would treat him and others in the dressing room having won the World Cup together back in 1994.

Ronaldo, who scored 62 goals for his country from 98 appearances after making his debut in 94', would replace Romario, who is eleven years his senior, in the team.

The Inter Milan and Real Madrid hero has now explained how his colleague might not have taken that transition in the most positive way, and added details of how Romario would treat up-and-coming stars.

"I learned a lot from Romario and Bebeto," the 45-year-old told Italian Twitch show Bobo TV.

Before laughing: "They were an inspiration for me even if Romario was a motherf***** because he forced young players to clean his boots or bring him coffees."

The pair, who would play together on 19 occasions up until 2005, played in the national team with Bebeto, who scored 39 goals for Brazil between 1985 and 1998.

Ronaldo added of Romario: "A few years later, in 1997 I was an important player already.

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"I had already won the Ballon d’Or and during the training retreat for the Copa America, Romario suddenly told me: 'Get ready, we go out tonight, don’t worry.'

"He had prepared a ladder to climb over the hotel’s wall and there was a taxi waiting for us on the other side.

"We returned at 5am and I was exhausted the following day in training. I understood that Romario did it on purpose to tire me out and take my spot in the starting XI."

While the pair both lifted the 1994 World Cup, Romario wasn't present in 2002 despite making his final international outing after a fine season with Vasco da Gama in 2005.

Ronaldo has since gone on to invest in football clubs Real Valladolid and Cruzeiro putting in around £70million of the money he has made during and after his playing career.

Romario, on the other hand, is currently the Senator for Rio de Janeiro, having moved into politics in 2010 after ending his playing career the previous year.