Libra and LFU clubs issue statement backing CBF presidential candidate | OneFootball

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On the afternoon of this Saturday (17), the clubs that are part of the Brazil Football League (Libra) and the Strong Union League (LFU) joined in an official note to express themselves after the deposition of Ednaldo Rodrigues from the presidency of the CBF.

The document is signed by Atlético-MG, Bahia, Ceará, Corinthians, Cruzeiro, Flamengo, Fluminense, Fortaleza, Internacional, Juventude, Mirassol, RB Bragantino, Santos, São Paulo, Sport, Vitória, Amazonas, América-MG Athletico-PR, Atlético-GO, Avaí, Botafogo-SP, Chapecoense, Coritiba, CRB, Criciúma, Cuiabá, Ferroviária, Goiás, Novorizontino, Operário-PR and Vila Nova.

The note speaks of a "lack of leadership and transparency" and a "lack of club protagonism".

The president of the São Paulo Football Federation, Reinaldo Carneiro Bastos, is indicated as the name supported by the signatory clubs.

📜 Read the note in full

"Without a club, there is no football

Brazilian football needs to turn the game around. We are losing all the matches that happen off the field. There is a lack of leadership, decision, transparency, respect. And the main thing is missing: the protagonism of the clubs.

Distanced, banned, impeached, none of the last five presidents of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) finished their term.

Brazilian football can no longer be played in the courts. It needs to return to the fields. And this only happens with the clubs on the field.

After a judicial decision issued last Thursday, a new election was scheduled at the CBF, with a four-day deadline for registration of the slate. And more, the election was scheduled for a Sunday, a day of the Brazilian Championship round.

Well, once again, the thought is not about football. The game is different: to prevent the clubs, those who really carry the millions of Brazilians to the stadiums, generate audiences, gather families around the matches, guarantee the professional stability of thousands of athletes and professionals, attract the billions of reais from brands, investors and vehicles, and promote the greatest passion of this country, from being the legitimate and true protagonists in the decisions.

There are no changes without action.

Therefore, at this moment, the Brazilian clubs, already united in the mission of creating their League, gather around the public support for the election of Reinaldo Carneiro Bastos to the presidency of the CBF for the next cycle.

The future of Brazilian football is non-negotiable for us. And we will all be together, on the same field, supporting and demanding a transparent, dignified and responsible process.

The clubs are on the field. For a new football in Brazil".

📸 YASUYOSHI CHIBA