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CBF aligns with FIFA standards and strengthens refereeing with new departmentCredits: Rafael Ribeiro/CBF

CBF has strengthened the governance structure of Brazilian refereeing and, following a standard recommended by FIFA, created a specific department for the category. The new division will work together with the Refereeing Commission, which remains a specialized technical body, and will be led by Netto Góes.

“Netto’s arrival is of great importance to Brazilian refereeing, considering everything CBF has been doing in terms of investment, improvements, and strengthening CBF’s governance structure. Netto, who has already been leading discussions on improvements in refereeing, is joining to add to this structure. This is yet another sign that CBF is working and investing more in Brazilian refereeing every day,” emphasized CBF president Samir Xaud.

The native of Amapá chaired the working group responsible for leading the process of professionalizing referees and modernizing the profession, and now takes on the executive role with the mission of strengthening the institutional governance of Brazilian refereeing.

Netto Góes will be the director of CBF’s new Refereeing DepartmentCredits: Rafael Ribeiro/CBF

Netto Góes thanked president Samir Xaud for the invitation and highlighted that the goals are to strengthen refereeing, promote strategies to raise the level of Brazilian football with a more fluid game, and achieve a “standard in decision-making.”

“I received the invitation from president Samir and his entire team with great honor. I hope to contribute greatly to the trajectory of the Refereeing Commission, alongside Rodrigo Cintra, and especially to the commission members’ day-to-day work and to our work with the referees, because we have a lot of work ahead of us throughout this season,” Góes said.

“I hope we can carry out our actions with great responsibility and act very directly in strengthening refereeing and, above all, in improving the Brazilian football product. The referee’s involvement is the highest priority so that we can have a more fluid game, a better game, with greater consistency in decision-making, and using various tools so that we can optimize the referee and his performance on the field,” he added.

Rodrigo Cintra is the president of CBF’s Refereeing Commission and will work together with the new Refereeing DepartmentCredits: Rafael Ribeiro/CBF

For Rodrigo Cintra, Góes’ arrival reinforces CBF’s commitment to developing refereeing and making it one of the benchmarks in world football.

“Netto’s arrival, after spending the last six months with us in the day-to-day operation and getting to know the referees in depth, is very welcome because we are joining forces. What all of us want after the first step, which is professionalization, is to make Brazilian refereeing one of the major powers in world refereeing in the coming years,” said Rodrigo Cintra.

The division of responsibilities in refereeing governance is a FIFA recommendation to federations around the world. FIFA itself follows this model: it has Pierluigi Collina as chairman of its Referees Committee and Massimo Busacca as its Director of Refereeing.

Under this administration, refereeing has received unprecedented investment from CBF, which will allocate R$ 195 million to the development of refereeing, promoting technology, continuing education, and better conditions for professionals in the 2026/27 two-year period.

As part of the ongoing professionalization process, the entity delivered last Friday (3) the Arbitragem PRO CBF badges to Brazil’s first 72 professional referees. They received the distinction, which will be worn in all matches in which the professionals work in Brazilian football, after the first of ten Arbitragem PRO CBF training sessions this season.

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