Judge Removes Brazil Soccer President From Office Days After Ancelotti Hired

Brazilian Football Confederation chief sacked... Again

A Rio de Janeiro court ordered Thursday the dismissal of Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) President Ednaldo Rodrigues, claiming his appointment to the position was null since it involved a suspected forged signature by former CBF president Antonio Carlos Nunes de Lima, who has been deemed mentally incapable at the time of signing.

A court in Rio de Janeiro declared "no" and did not reach an agreement that had kept Ednaldo Rodrigues in office, which had already been temporarily removed from office at the end of 2023.

A few days after Carlo Ancelotti was appointed coach of the Brazilian national team, Ednaldo Rodrigues was again removed from the post of President of the National Football Federation CBF. A court in the state of Rio de Janeiro informed that an agreement for re-election in March 2025 had been invalid. Vice President Fernando Sarney was appointed as interim chief and is to "open up new elections as soon as possible." The decision could be abrogat…

Judge removes Brazil football president from office days after Ancelotti hired

Judge Gabriel de Oliveira Zefiro’s ruling puts a confederation vice president, Fernando Sarney, in charge of organizing a new election. It was Sarney who had asked the court to unseat Rodrigues.

Just a few days ago, he announced Ancelotti's commitment as the new coach of the "Seleção". Now, a court in Rio has dismissed the head of the association - not for the first time.

Judge removes Brazil soccer president from office days after Ancelotti hired

A Rio de Janeiro judge removed Ednaldo Rodrigues as Brazilian soccer confederation president and ordered new elections “as soon as possible.”