Brazilian football could be seriously shaken up soon. The FIFAthrough a letter disclosed by the AP agency, threatened this Monday to exclude both the national team and the Brazilian clubs from all international competitions due to the actions of the court of Rio de Janeiro during the recent dismissal of Ednaldo Rodrigues as president of CBF (Brazilian Football Confederation.
The decision made by the aforementioned Rio court took place on December 7, when Ednaldo Rodrigues and his work team and appointed Jose Perdiz to organize new elections for the presidency of CBF. The FIFA does not allow the interference of a state or one of its institutions in the affairs of a federation and therefore does not approve this designation and threatens to exclude the national team and clubs from Brazil of all international competitions in the aforementioned letter, signed by Kenny Jean-Mariepresident of FIFA member associations, and Monserrat Jimenez Garciadeputy general secretary of CONMEBOL.
At this point, it is expected that a commission will be formed to preside over this matter on January 8. Meanwhile, if a new election is held for the presidency of CBFThe FIFA may impose significant sanctions, leading to the aforementioned exclusion of the national team and its clubs from international competitions.
Source: La Verdad
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