SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian congressman and former soccer star Romario has launched another attack against FIFA, calling president Sepp Blatter “a thief” and secretary general Jerome Valcke “a blackmailer.”
The comments from the former Brazil striker came at congressional hearing promoted by a tourism and sports commission on Tuesday.
He continued his attack against Valcke with a post published on his website on Wednesday, saying the FIFA official isn’t the “best person to do business” with Brazil ahead of the 2014 World Cup.
Romario also criticized the Brazilian soccer confederation, saying it is “corrupt.”
It was some of the harsher words yet used by Romario, who has been loudly criticizing FIFA and local soccer officials since he took office in 2010.
