CBF presents Abel’s deputy to court: “a display of rudeness and xenophobia”

The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) was highly critical Remarks by Deputy Abel Ferreira in PalmeirasPortuguese Joao Martins, announcing that he would be tried after the technical words, in the wake of Match against Atlético Paranaense.

“The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) deeply regrets what was seen yesterday [domingo] By Palmeiras’ technical assistant, Joao Martins, in charge of the post-match press conference. The deplorable act exceeded the weekly complaints of arbitration », referring to the CBF, in a statement, he defined the statement as « a display of rudeness and a childish and even xenophobic attempt to diminish the importance of Brazilian football in Europe, even showing ignorance. For its own championship, which had previously won three champions and two champions, and several teams won in a row.

«The Brazilian Football Confederation sends the video containing the statements of the professional from Palmeiras to the president and lawyer of the STJD (Supreme Court of Justiça Desportiva) so that he can reveal the scheme or system in Brazilian football that does not allow the best to win », concluded the entity that runs the ball Brazilian football.

After the match against Atletico, which ended in a 2-2 draw, in the 13th round of the Brazilian League, Joao Martins said, in a press conference, that “it was bad for the Palmeiras system to win two years in a row.” And that “Brazil specializes in wasting time.”

In response, the Brazilian Federation defended that “the behavior of the Brazilian player, who is severely criticized by the official, does not correspond to reality, as Brazil is the country in the world that includes the largest number of players who play abroad, including the Portuguese national team.”

Joao Martins’ remarks also drew an official reaction from Palmeiras, on Monday. Verdao defended the Portuguese fitness coach and criticized the fact that the Brazilian Football Confederation used the word “xenophobia”. Palmeiras asked in a statement: “Why does the opinion of a Portuguese professional in Brazilian football cause so much discomfort to the CBF if, as is well known, the entity itself is looking for a foreign coach to lead the Brazilian national team?”