The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) on Friday appealed the dismissal of its president Ednaldo Rodrigues to the Supreme Court, a day after a judge invalidated his employment contract over suspicions of forgery.
The dismissal of Rodrigues is a new blow for Brazilian football, which has been hoping to rebound from a series of setbacks with the imminent arrival of Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti as the new handler of the national team.
A court in Rio de Janeiro said Thursday one of the signatories of his 2025 contract was mentally unfit to sign, meaning there had been "possible forgery.