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Brazil Supreme Court ruling returns soccer confederation president to office

RIO DE JANEIRO — A justice of Brazil’s Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the country’s ousted soccer confederation president should be returned to office. Justice Gilmar Mendes annulled a Rio de Janeiro court ruling dated Dec. 7 that removed Ednaldo Rodrigues and all his executives from their jobs at the confederation, known as the CBF, because of irregularities in the …

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FIFA warned Brazil on Sunday it could suspend its national teams and clubs from international competitions if an intervention by its soccer body leads to the election of a new president in January. Players of Brazil line up for a team photo before a qualifying game FIFA said in a letter to a Brazilian soccer executive that the country's soccer …

RIO DE JANEIRO — FIFA warned Brazil on Sunday it could suspend its national teams and clubs from international competitions if an intervention by its soccer body leads to the election of a new president in January. FIFA said in a letter to a Brazilian soccer executive that the country’s soccer body CBF could face suspension if it does not …

Rio de Janeiro state court removes the president of the Brazilian soccer confederation from office

SAO PAULO — A Rio de Janeiro state court removed the president of the Brazilian soccer confederation from office on Thursday because of irregularities in the proceedings that led to his election last year. Magistrates Gabriel Zéfiro, Mauro Martins and Mafalda Lucchese ruled against a deal between the CBF and the state’s prosecutors’ office allowing then-interim president Rodrigues to run …

Brazil will make another push to hire Carlo Ancelotti despite the coach’s intention to remain with Real Madrid next season. Ednaldo Rodrigues, president of the Brazilian soccer confederation, said he hopes to meet with Ancelotti or his staff in the next few days to discuss the possibility of hiring him. “We see him as one of the best soccer coaches …

MADRID — Brazil will make another push to hire Carlo Ancelotti despite the coach’s intention to remain with Real Madrid next season. Ednaldo Rodrigues, president of the Brazilian soccer confederation, said Tuesday he hopes to meet with Ancelotti or his staff in the next few days to discuss the possibility of hiring him. “We see him as one of the …

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