Robbo
Paul Walsh
Brazil national team picked by its commercial partners since 2006 with only 'marketable' stars selected, claims Sao Paulo newspaper after disclosing 'contract'
Estadao claim to have obtained a contract agreed in 2006 between the Brazilian Football Association (CBF) and a firm called ISE, who are based in the Cayman Islands and don't have any employees.
The firm is a front for a Saudi Arabian company called Dallah Al-Baraka, who have investments in finance, healthcare, banking, transport, manufacturing and other industries.
The document states that only the Brazilian team's commercial partners can decide who plays for the national team in international fixtures, suggesting the manager and coaching staff have little or no say.
It also claims the CBF must make requests to ISE if they want to call-up a new player and this is only sanctioned if he has 'an equal marketing value.'
Certain players chosen by ISE must start in every game, while the CBF must supply ISE with a medical report to prove a player is genuinely injured.
Initially a 10-year arrangement signed in 2006, it was renewed four years ago by the former CBF President Ricardo Teixeira.
If the bombshell claims are true, Brazilian football will be rocked to the core as it suggests that Dunga, Mano Menezes and Luis Felipe Scolari, the team's managers since 2006, did not have the final call on team selection.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...-Sao-Paulo-newspaper-disclosing-contract.html
- Newspaper Estadao claims the Brazil national team has been selected by its commercial partners since 2006
- It claims only players 'marketable' enough are picked
- Estadao have disclosed a contract signed by the Brazilian FA and a Cayman Islands-based company called ISE
- They are a front for a Saudi company called Dallah Al-Baraka
- It suggests the manager has little or no say in team selection
- Certain elite players chosen by ISE must feature in every Brazil match
- ISE decide on replacements on the bases of how 'marketable' they are
Estadao claim to have obtained a contract agreed in 2006 between the Brazilian Football Association (CBF) and a firm called ISE, who are based in the Cayman Islands and don't have any employees.
The firm is a front for a Saudi Arabian company called Dallah Al-Baraka, who have investments in finance, healthcare, banking, transport, manufacturing and other industries.
The document states that only the Brazilian team's commercial partners can decide who plays for the national team in international fixtures, suggesting the manager and coaching staff have little or no say.
It also claims the CBF must make requests to ISE if they want to call-up a new player and this is only sanctioned if he has 'an equal marketing value.'
Certain players chosen by ISE must start in every game, while the CBF must supply ISE with a medical report to prove a player is genuinely injured.
Initially a 10-year arrangement signed in 2006, it was renewed four years ago by the former CBF President Ricardo Teixeira.
If the bombshell claims are true, Brazilian football will be rocked to the core as it suggests that Dunga, Mano Menezes and Luis Felipe Scolari, the team's managers since 2006, did not have the final call on team selection.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...-Sao-Paulo-newspaper-disclosing-contract.html
