FIFA threatens to suspend Brazilian Football Confederation
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FIFA has warned Brazil it could suspend its national teams and clubs from participating in international competitions if its football body interferes in the election of a new president in January.
World football’s governing body FIFA has warned Brazil that it could suspend its national teams and clubs from participating in international competitions if it elects a new president in January due to interference from its football body.
FIFA has written to the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) saying it could face suspension if it rushes to hold elections to replace Edmundo Rodriguez as president instead of heeding its appeal to wait. Is.
A Rio de Janeiro court on December 7 removed Rodriguez and all his CBF appointees over irregularities in the football body’s elections last year. Brazil’s two highest courts upheld the decision last week.
FIFA does not accept interference by the government or any third party in the functioning of its member associations and hence five-time World Cup winners Brazil may have to stay out of major competitions until the problem is resolved.
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