10 of the most outspoken footballers 

#6: Romario

Brazil's Romario always thought very highly of himself

When it comes to large egos in football, one name comes to mind over any other and that’s legendary Brazilian striker Romario. The striker scored almost 700 goals in an extensive career that took him all over the world and also helped Brazil to win the World Cup in 1994, but despite all of his accomplishments, his massive ego has cemented his spot as one of the most quotable players of all time.

In 2016 he was asked who he felt were the best five players of all time, and rather than name Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo, he stated the best were Zidane, Ronaldo, Maradona, Pele....and himself, of course. He also claimed that when he was born, “God pointed to him and said “you’re the man”, and “I’m like money, at the end of the day everybody quite likes me”.

Famed almost as much for his crazy lifestyle off the pitch as his skills on it, when asked about his clubbing ways he stated that he didn’t score as much when he slept a lot and so that was why he went out a lot, and that like all Brazilians, he loved women and loved going out. In 2013 he made a move into politics – hardly surprising given his outspoken nature.