Romario elected to Brazilian Senate

 Former World Cup winners Romario and Bebeto were among the Brazilian footballers elected to parliament in elections this weekend.

Romario, who was a deputy in the lower house, was elected Senator for Rio de Janeiro with 63 percent of the votes cast, while Bebeto, his striking partner when Brazil won the World Cup in 1994, was reelected as a state deputy.

Andres Sanchez, the former president of Sao Paulo club Corinthians, was elected to the lower house for the Workers' Party.