Opinion: CBF and Brazilian football pay the price for the tribunal circus | OneFootball

You know that old circus, with the worn-out tent, the unfunny clown, the mistreated lion without a mane, and the knife thrower whose knives have no tips? That’s the Sports Justice Tribunal.

Every now and then, the old circus sets up its ring in places where it was once respected, but no one can stand seeing the third generation of acrobats performing the same routines anymore. The tribunal’s auditors are like that—famous surnames from Brazilian law who make decisions based on favoritism.

The club jersey of their favorite team is hidden under their suit and tie, or even in the color of a striker’s braids, as happened in 2009, curiously during the final stretch that featured the two teams currently in dispute, as well as São Paulo, who were extremely harmed by STJD decisions.

The problem is that CBF and Brazilian football pay a very high price for the circus to be set up. The organization is trying to regain the credibility it lost decades ago and has a great opportunity to shake up an archaic environment that goes against the billions currently surrounding the sport.

The week of trials and upcoming sessions showed just how harmful and decisive the STJD is in preventing the results on the field from prevailing.

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