Brazil’s last World Cup win was in that 2002 edition, and though they have won the Copa America three times since then, the nation’s perceived success hinges more on their performances on the world stage.
Ronaldo, who won the World Cup with Brazil in 1994 and 2002, will run as a candidate in the CBF elections to replace current president Ednaldo Rodrigues in 2026.
Ronaldo to run for Brazilian football federation presidency The World Cup winner played almost 100 times for his country during an 18-year career.
“Among hundreds of things that motivate me to become a candidate for president of the CBF, I want to recover this prestige and respect that the Selecao always had and today nobody else has,” Ronaldo told Globo Esporte.
Former Brazil striker Ronaldo will run for the presidency of the country’s football confederation (CBF), the 48-year-old said on Monday.
