During that short suspension, Rodrigues saw his biggest political gamble fail. He repeatedly said he had a deal with Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti to take over Brazil in July, but the Italian extended his contract with Madrid until 2026. Dorival Jr. as national team coach.

Former football superstar Ronaldo Nazario has withdrawn from the Confederation of Brazilian Football (CBF) presidential race, citing a lack of support from regional federations.

Brazilian football legend Ronaldo has withdrawn his candidacy for the presidency of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) due to insufficient support from regional federations. Citing that 23 of the 27 federations backed the re-election of current president Ednaldo Rodrigues,

Former Brazilian international Ronaldo Nazario has has withdrawn from the race to become president of the Brazilian Football Federation, CBF.

Brazil legend Ronaldo pulls out of the the race to be president of the country's football association after finding "closed doors" to his candidacy .

Brazilian soccer great Ronaldo said that he was pulling out of the race to be president of his country's football association (CBF) on Wednesday after failing to gather enough support from regional federations to present a candidacy.

Former Brazil striker Ronaldo has withdrawn his candidacy to be the next president of his country’s football federation (CBF). Ronaldo — who scored 62 goals for his nation as they reached three successive World Cup finals between 1994 and 2002,

Brazil legend Ronaldo announced Wednesday he was giving up on the idea of running for president of the country's football governing body due to a lack of support from regional federations.But the two-time World Cup winner said 23 of the 27 regional federations representing the various states of Brazil refused to listen to his proposals.