The walls of the Botafogo training center, in Rio de Janeiro, were the target of graffiti on Thursday night (22). The messages are critical of the club’s SAF controller, John Textor.
“John thief”, “sai do Botafogo”, “171 naughty”, “out, Textor”, “gringo 171” and “França doesn’t want you, Brazil too” are the phrases spray-painted on the CT. Botafogo has not yet commented on the act of vandalism.
Fans have questioned the hiring of more reinforcements for 2026. At the end of 2025, for example, after the question of non-receipt of payments from Atlanta United, in the United States, for the negotiation of midfielder Thiago Almada.
