Former player Ronaldo criticized the state football federations, the CBF (Brazilian Football Confederation) and Ednaldo Rodrigues, current president of the entity, at Charla Podcast, this Friday (21).
The interview was the first since the businessman announced ten days ago the withdrawal of his pre-candidacy for the presidency of the CBF. He also detailed some of the proposals of his campaign for the state championships and the issue of synthetic lawns, and talked about Neymar and the possibility of a foreign coach in the Brazilian team.
“I know it’s hard for hell, but I didn’t imagine it was impossible,” Ronaldo said about the candidacy. “The system really … it doesn’t let anyone come in. So much so that historically the CBF has never had an election with two candidates. Who is in power reelected or elects the successor.”
Last Wednesday (19), his wife, Celina Locks, wrote on social networks that “Brazil is a country to feel disgusted”.
World champion in the 1994 and 2002 Cups, the former striker complained of not being able to submit his proposals to the federations, although he had “the policy that had to be done”. According to him, his campaign sent an official letter to all federations asking for an audience to expose his ideas, and received at least 20 of them a standardized response. “Ah, Ronaldo, put, very cool you are interested in wanting to help football. We respect your trajectory, your story and such, but we cannot receive you, because we are aligned with the excellent management of Ednaldo Rodrigues,” he told Podcast.
For the former player, the federations are required to support the current management of the CBF at the risk of seeing cut benefits, and “missed [a elas] courage to change football “.
“There are competent people for the damn in Brazil. People at CBF can’t work, everything is very centered on Ednaldo, and people can’t work, people come in and leave, or get out there, anyway.”
Sought by the report, the CBF said it would not speak.
Despite his withdrawal, Ronaldo said he does not intend to keep his ideas for himself. “I won’t abandon football, I won’t tacar stone. I will keep exposing my ideas that I think will improve football a lot.”
Among the proposals that detailed interviewers Bruno Cantarelli and Beto Jr. was a resolution for the debate on synthetic lawns – a recent manifesto of Brazilian players – and a plan for state championships.
For the fields, the solution would involve a collective bargaining so that all the main stadiums had lawns like those of the Corinthians and Internacional-RS arenas. “Gathering 20 [clubes]the price falls. […] Everyone will spend less and go to everyone’s quality lawn, “he says. Another part of the equation would be to shrink the sport calendar for seven months a year, releasing clubs and stadiums for other activities.
But the entrepreneur also criticized the crowded programming of the so-called Multiúso arenas, which receive extrafall events. “Why are you putting synthetic? It’s not just because the lawn is bad. It’s because they want to do a show on Wednesday and Saturday want to play. And that’s easier.”
Already state disputes should have a standardized format with fewer games, said the former player elected three times better in the world. “But [o estadual] You have to improve. […] It’s a lot of bad game, which is worth nothing, just to keep a player active. No, make the state all over Brazil with seven games, the same system system. “
President of Valladolid, in Spain, the former year of Cruzeiro-MG defended the expansion of SAFs (corporations of football) in Brazil. “All clubs will have to do it at some point. Even to bring more money to the industry, for clubs to organize to pay debts, and also to be competitive.”
The potential for financial growth of Brazilian football should be a great attraction to this type of business, according to the businessman. “Today the football industry is 0.7% of GDP [Produto Interno Bruto] from Brazil. In other countries, the average is 2.5%, 3% of the GDP of each country. For example, [PIB] Spanish, from France, England. “
Neymar and Ancelotti
Asked what he thinks about the current moment of the Brazilian team, the former player said that the team suffers from high expectations created by previous generations, as well as a “structural leadership problem of the CBF”.
In one point, however, Ronaldo said he agreed with Ednaldo Rodrigues: “I would also have expected the [Carlo] Ancelotti, which he did not even do, “said the businessman, to whom he is” super at the time “of having a foreign coach. He reported that he helped in the process of hiring the coach of Real Madrid for the national team, talking directly to the Italian.” No, it wasn’t fantasy. “
Already about striker Neymar, cut from Dorival Júnior’s team last week because of an injury, Ronaldo said he believed he could reach the next World Cup in 2026, but needs to make the commitment, “because it is a sacrifice that is worth it.” “He will have to sacrifice himself off the pitch, take care of himself, rest to the damn. It is eating, training and sleeping, man,” he said.
