Massis’s team explains Copa trip, says he’s still focused on São Paulo | OneFootball

After the controversial trip to the United States for the World Cup, during which he did not inform the president of the Deliberative Council, Olten Ayres de Abreu (see more below), the institutional advisory team of São Paulo’s president released a statement explaining the Tricolor chairman’s presence at the world’s main football event.

According to the text, Massis is taking part in the CBF Immersion – New York 2026 in the U.S., an institutional agenda promoted by the top governing body of Brazilian football during the 2026 World Cup. Even so, they assure that he continues to constantly monitor everything happening at the club, even from a distance.

The program brings together club presidents, federation officials, and leaders of national football in meetings aimed at institutional exchange and closer ties with major international sports organizations, including meetings with representatives of Major League Soccer (MLS) and the National Football League (NFL), with a focus on governance, economic sustainability, innovation, fan relations, revenue generation, and the modernization of Brazilian football.

“São Paulo’s participation in the agenda reinforces the club’s commitment to following the strategic discussions on the future of national football and to seeking international management and sports industry development benchmarks,” the text says.

“It is an important opportunity to follow international management models, understand sports trends, and take part in fundamental debates about the future of Brazilian football. São Paulo needs to be present in the spaces where governance, modernization, and the institutional strengthening of clubs are being discussed,” said Massis.

Throughout the entire period of the international agenda, the president will continue to follow everything as usual, in permanent contact with the club’s directors and executives in São Paulo, including all negotiations and decisions related to São Paulo’s institutional management and football department, according to his advisory team.

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