🚨 CBF president publicly rejects FIFA Forward Enterprise | OneFootball

Samir Xaud, president of the Brazilian Football Federation, spoke publicly about the FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) initiative and became the first South American football chief to reject the now-canceled project.

"We are talking with CONMEBOL about this matter, but it is not something we view favorably. We will make a joint decision with CONMEBOL, but I, personally, am somewhat against this sale of rights," he said at the inauguration of the Piauí Football Development Center.

The remarks caused a stir after, on Friday, July 31, CONMEBOL did not flatly reject the project as UEFA, Concacaf, and the AFC did, and instead requested additional information from FIFA on various aspects related to the scope, structure, governance, and possible effects of the FFE project.

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