2023-12-25
Brazilian football didn't have such a merry Christmas as it could suffer in the coming days.
And FIFA threatened this Monday to exclude Brazil from all international competitions at the national team and club level, in a letter disclosed by the AP.
The reason
This is due to the actions of the court in Rio de Janeiro in the impeachment of Ednaldo Rodríguez as president of the CBF (Brazilian Football Federation).
“The decision taken by the aforementioned Rio court took place on December 7, when Ednaldo Rodríguez and his task force were dismissed and José Perdiz was appointed to organize new elections for the presidency of the CBF,” Mundo recounts. game.
FIFA does not support interference by the state or one of its entities in confederation affairs, therefore disagrees with this position and threatens to exclude the Brazilian national team and clubs from all international competitions in the aforementioned letter signed by Kenny. Jean-Marie, President of FIFA's Member Associations, and Montserrat Jiménez García, Deputy Secretary General of CONMEBOL
Knowing all this, it is planned to set up a commission and decide on this matter on January 8.
“Meanwhile, if new elections are organized for the presidency of the CBF, FIFA may impose significant economic sanctions and go as far as determining the aforementioned exclusion of the national team and its clubs from international competitions,” the aforementioned newspaper said.