Advisers explain Massis's Copa trip, say he's focused on São Paulo | OneFootball

After the controversial trip by Massis to the U.S. 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 office 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 Brazilian football’s governing body during the 2026 World Cup. Even so, they insist that he continues to closely monitor everything happening at the club, even from afar.

The program brings together club presidents, federation leaders, and officials from Brazilian 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), focusing 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 for the future of Brazilian football and 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,” Massis said.

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

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