Veteran striker Romario says he cannot understand why he has been left out of Brazil's World Cup squad and believes his reputation for being indisciplined is undeserved.
Romario said he could not accept the explanation offered by coach Luiz Felipe Scolari that his absence from last year's Copa America was to blame.
"I can't believe that not going to the Copa America has stopped me from going to the World Cup," said Romario, a member of the team which won Brazil's fourth world title eight years ago and who had been dreaming of a swansong at 36.
"Other players didn't go to the Copa and were picked again," said the striker.
Romario said: "I don't need tears or words to convince anyone. I am who I am. I just want to say that I'm not indisciplined. I'm a normal player and I adapt to any group. You just have to look at my history in the national team".
The Brazilian media has claimed Scolari was enraged after Romario asked to be left out of the Copa squad to have an eye operation, only to go on tour to Mexico with his club Vasco da Gama and postpone the surgery.