Since mid-2006, Romario has played for two other teams: USA's Miami Football Club and Australia's Adelaide United. As FIFA states that a player can only participate in official matches for a maximum of two clubs per year, the striker was not allowed to be in the team for Rio de Janeiros State Championship.

    Vascos law office tried to argue that Miami F.C., for which Romario played from May to Oct. 2006, is a member of a league in the USA that is not endorsed by FIFA, which could not be accounted as an official participation. However, the entity sent back to the Brazilian club a letter stating that the league was legitimate.

    According to the teams attorneys, FIFA has not prevented Romario from playing yet. They will have another meeting with FIFA officials in order to state further reasons and try to get an authorization.

    The striker, who led the national team in their quest for Brazils fourth World Cup title, in 1994, is looking forward to achieving a feat attributed only to Pele in the History of football: scoring his 1,000th goal in official matches. According to Romario, there are only 13 goals to score to reach the mark.

    Vasco was preparing a major party to celebrate the achievement. Romario is already practicing at club for the upcoming tournaments. But, if FIFA does not back away from its decision, hewill only be allowed to play friendly games in the first half of 2007, putting off the party to, maybe, the end of the year.