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Chris Nee

Ronaldo has officially put himself forward to run Brazilian football, even though it's a poisoned chalice

Brazil Copa America 2024 home shirt.

Football administration has a long and varied history of former players in positions of power. UEFA’s strings have been pulled over the years by the likes of former Chief of Football Zvonimir Boban or disgraced former confederation president Michel Platini, and it’s no different in South America.

Brazil is the world’s most successful football nation by a lot of measures but its governing body, the Confederation of Brazilian Football or CFB, has been mired in scandal.

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