Marcos Braz calls foreigner cut ‘step backwards’, hails Flamengo | OneFootball

Former football vice president of Rubro-Negro congratulated the club for voting against the measure approved by the CBF and criticized the decision in a video posted on Instagram

Marcos Braz, former Flamengo executive, publicly criticized the gradual reduction in the number of foreign players per team in the Brasileirão. In a video posted on Instagram, the former vice president of football described the decision by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) as a setback and congratulated Rubro-Negro for its opposing stance on the issue in the vote.

What did Marcos Braz say about the reduction of foreign players?

– I was baffled by what the CBF introduced regarding restrictions on foreign players in the country. This market idea has never worked anywhere. It also will not work and will not contribute anything to Brazilian football -, said Braz, who added:

– I want to congratulate Flamengo here for once again acting at the forefront of football’s interests. I want to make it clear that this has nothing to do with politics, simply because, in addition to knowing what I’m talking about, I spent seven years at the helm of the biggest club in Latin America -, he stressed, and added:

– The market is globalized in every market around the entire world. Wanting to go against that direction is ineffective. This will rapidly contribute to Brazilian football taking a step backward -, Marcos Braz said in a video posted on Instagram.

How did the CBF vote on the reduction of foreign players go?

Thus, the Serie A and Serie B clubs approved the gradual reduction in the number of foreign players listed per match in the Brasileirão. However, Flamengo was among the three votes, alongside Bahia and Londrina, against the change.

See the reduction levels:

Which foreign players did Flamengo sign during Marcos Braz’s tenure?

Thus, during Marcos Braz’s time in charge of Flamengo’s football department, the club brought in a series of foreign reinforcements for the squad. See some names:

However, a large part of this group has already left Flamengo over the last few years. Currently, Rubro-Negro’s foreign players are: Varela, Rossi, Arrascaeta, De La Cruz, Saúl Ñíguez, Carrascal, Plata, Pulgar, Anthony Valencia and Joaquín Freitas.

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