US EditionFIFA threatens to suspend Brazil over confederation president's removal by court
- FIFA has warned Brazil that it could suspend its national teams and clubs from international competitions if an intervention by its soccer body leads to the election of a new president in January.
- Jose Perdiz, the head of Brazil's top sports court, has been named as an intervener to organize new elections for the presidency within 30 working days.
- FIFA and CONMEBOL will form a commission to discuss the matter in Brazil on Jan. 8.
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FIFA threatens to suspend Brazil over confederation president's removal
A Rio de Janeiro court removed Rodrigues and all his appointees at CBF from office on Dec. 7 due to irregularities in his election last year. Brazil's two highest courts upheld that ruling last week.
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FIFA issued a statement in which it explains that if the appointment of a new president of the CBF goes ahead without his authorization, they could end up suspending all categories of the Brazilian national team.
Neither FIFA nor Conmebol tolerate state interference in the management of their member associations and will not hesitate to disassociate Brazil from all its competitions if Ednaldo Rodrigues is not replaced as president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), sources from the South American organization told AFP. “The regulations are clear and forceful. Under no circumstances is the intervention of external forces allowed in matters tha…
Brazilian football is not having a good time. Both in the sports field and in the management field. Apart from the poor results obtained by their national team in the last year, the country could now be excluded from any competition dependent on FIFA. The loss to Argentina in the South American qualifiers, the first in history suffered at home, was a serious blow for Scratch, which is unable to find its way in the competition. Of course, now the…
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