Just three days after being officially appointed Brasil’s new head coach, Carlo Ancelotti is already facing turbulence from the pitch. The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) President, Edndo Rodrigueswas removed from its office by Rio de Janeiro court due to alleged administrative irregularities. In response, Rodrigues – Now the former Brazil FA President – has issued a sharp warning about the possibility of FIFA sanctions.
The Court’s decision was primarily based on charges that Edaldo Rodrigue’s forged signing of former CBF President Colonel Nunes Daniela Daniela Daniela Fernando Sarney.
Sarney has since been appointed to the interim administrator of CBF and is tasked with organizing new elections to appoint a permanent executive committee. However, the leadership crisis can create complications for Ancelotti and the national team on the way into June International Break.
Rodrigues warns of potential FIFA intervention
Rodrigue’s removal took place during the Conmebol Congress in Asunción, Paraguay, where even FIFA President Gianni Infantino was present. According to surprise, the announcement caught the Rodrigues.
Rodrigues spoke with reporters and claimed that Fifa and Conmebol do not recognize the federation leaders appointed by legal means, ”Which can Potentially expose CBF and its national team to serious sanctions, including exclusion from international sports competitions. “
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Rodrigues continued to say that if FIFA does not recognize the legitimacy of the newly appointed officials, It can reject the national team’s squad list – Aclenis’s first—Scheduled to be submitted on May 26 before the World Cup qualifier against Ecuador and Paraguay. “The sports, economic and diplomatic consequences may be impossibleHe added.
This is not the first time Rodrigues have faced removal from the office. In 2023 he was withdrawn by the same court but was later reintroduced by Supreme Federal Court (STF) justice Gilmar Mendes. FIFA has not yet released an official statement on the matterBut the political turmoil in Brazilian football can threaten to track Ancelotti’s service before it even begins.
