(FILES) Ronaldo announced he’s withdrawing his bid for the presidency of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) as a result of a scarcity of support from state federations. (Photo by Daniel RAMALHO / AFP)
Brazil legend Ronaldo announced Wednesday he was giving up on the thought of running for president of the country’s football governing body as a result of a scarcity of support from regional federations.
“After publicly declaring my desire to be a candidate for the presidency of the CBF through the next election, I’m officially withdrawing this intention,” the two-time Ballon d’Or winner wrote on social media.
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“If the vast majority of those that have the facility to make your mind up feel that football is in good hands, it doesn’t matter what I believe,” he quipped.
The 48-year-old said in December he desired to take the reins of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) to deal with a “deep crisis” the game is facing nationally.
However the two-time World Cup winner said 23 of the 27 regional federations representing the assorted states of Brazil refused to hearken to his proposals.
As an alternative, he said they’d expressed their “support for the re-election” of current president Ednaldo Rodrigues in 2026.
Rodrigues has been criticised for turning to interim coaches for the national team after Tite’s departure following Brazil’s quarter-final exit on the 2022 World Cup while waiting for Carlo Ancelotti to reach.
That never materialised as Ancelotti decided to stick with Real Madrid, with Dorival Junior eventually being appointed at first of last 12 months.
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