- Ronaldo will run in CBF elections to replace current president Ednaldo Rodrigues
- The 48-year-old also revealed talks are in progress to sell stake in Real Valladolid
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Former Brazil striker Ronaldo will run for the presidency of the country’s football confederation (CBF), the 48-year-old said on Monday.
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.
‘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 (Brazil’s national team) always had and today nobody else has,’ he told Globo Esporte.
The former Barcelona, Inter Milan and Real Madrid forward currently also said he expects to sell his stake in Spanish top-flight side Real Valladolid.
He has faced criticism over a perceived lack of investment from fans of Valladolid, who have been relegated twice from LaLiga under his ownership.
‘We’re negotiating a possible sale very soon and we should close the deal. It won’t be an obstacle to my candidacy,’ he added.
Former Brazil striker Ronaldo will run for the presidency of the country’s football confederation
Ronaldo, who won the World Cup with Brazil in 1994 and 2002, will run as a candidate in 2026
Ronaldo previously owned a 90% stake in Brazilian team Cruzeiro, which he sold earlier this year.
In April, the iconic striker told a press conference he had ‘mixed feelings’ after selling his stake, but insisted he had helped to restore stability to the club.
‘It is inevitable not to remember two years and four months ago when I irresponsibly took on this great challenge of buying Cruzeiro’s SAF,’ Ronaldo said, as per Globo.
‘Since then we have faced many challenges, the vast majority of which we have won, we have made mistakes, we have stumbled along the way.
‘Today I can say that I hand over Cruzeiro with a feeling of tranquility and a duty accomplished, since the situation of Cruzeiro was very precarious.’
