Marcelo Teixeira to travel to New York for CBF meeting during World Cup | OneFootball

Marcelo Teixeira, the Santos president, has been invited by the CBF to a meeting in New York during the World Cup. According to Diario Do Peixe, the confederation is covering his travel and accommodation, and he is expected to arrive in New York on Thursday.

The CBF is funding trips for 40 presidents from Série A and Série B clubs, along with the 27 state federation leaders.

Club executives will be based in New York and are due to attend Brazil’s opener against Morocco on Saturday 13 at 19:00 at MetLife Stadium.

Federation officials will stay in Orlando and follow all of Brazil’s group fixtures. After Morocco, Brazil face Haiti on Friday 19 at 21:30 at Lincoln Financial Field, then Scotland on Wednesday 24 at 19:00 at Hard Rock Stadium.

Across five days, the programme is expected to include meetings with MLS and NFL representatives, plus discussions on implementing financial fair play and advancing talks on a unified league to run the Brasileirão.

The aim is to strengthen links between Brazilian football’s institutional development and the sport’s showpiece. Santos’ World Cup contingent includes Neymar, Brazil’s number 10, and Paraguay forward Gustavo Caballero.

Source: Diario Do Peixe