The players of the Brazilian soccer team will compete in the Copa América. Previously, they had questioned their participation in the competition.
Conmebol’s course seems to be coming to an end. First, the Colombian crisis prevented its realization in that country. Later, Argentina rejected it for health reasons. Finally, the 2021 Copa América found its home in Brazil, led by President Jair Bolsonaro. However, there he encountered resistance from the players of the local team, as well as strong mobilizations and even legal actions against him.
Alejandro Domínguez, the president of Conmebol, can breathe a little easier today. The set of Brazilian players decided to participate in the competition that starts on Sunday. The factors that influenced the decision were both political and football. On the one hand, the players failed to reach a consensus, neither among themselves nor in their conversations with players from other teams. In another record, they considered it important to play the Copa América to prepare for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
The decision was also influenced by the departure of the president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), Rogério Caboclo. This character, who generated rejection among the players of the national team, was accused of sexual abuse by an employee, and withdrew from his position. His departure paved the way for athletes to decide to play.
Despite all this, the Brazilian national team plans to publish a statement in the coming days criticizing the tournament and its organization..
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