Only last month, however, Parreira was wondering whether the kidnapping of his star striker's father would "perturb Romario's head."

"Romario is a genius sometimes," Andersson said, referring to Brazil's diminutive star striker.

The star striker fell as he approached the net after getting tangled up with the defender Paul Parker.

The doctor later changed directions as deftly as Ronaldo in the open field, saying the star striker was at his ideal weight.

This proved to be significant as FC Seoul were shut out during the game 4-0, and could have used the influence of their star striker.

With its star striker, Argentina had only 10 points in seven matches and was in third place in the South American qualifying race.

Di Canio left Lazio in 2006, leaving Rocchi as the major star striker at the club.

In May, the father of Romario, the star striker, was kidnapped.

His younger brother Willie was a star striker for Burnley in the sixties.

He is like star striker on soccer team, ready to jump to another party to be candidate for president in June.