CBF

• Ricardo Teixeira: how 25 years of absolute power came to an end

  January 16, 2014

  Some 25 years ago this week – on January 16, 1989, to be exact - the now-notorious Ricardo Teixeira became president of the CBF, the Brazilian football confederation.

• Local jobs for local people – how Guardiola rumours split Brazilian football

  December 3, 2012

  The speculation about the possibility of Pep Guardiola becoming the next coach of Brazil, revealed a divide within the country between the traditionalists and those who thought it worth adopting a new approach.

• Teixeira influence continues to cast shadow over Brazil

  November 19, 2012

  World football has not heard the last of Ricardo Teixeira, the long-time Brazilian football supreme deposed early this year but still apparently pulling strings from his exile in Miami.

• Confusion over Teixeira undermines Brazil’s World Cup credibility

  February 20, 2012

  Uncertainty over the future of Brazil's football supremo, Ricardo Teixeira, has raised fears over the country's capacity to host a successful World Cup.