CBF will take legal action against the owner of Botafogo and Felipe Neto for statements about corruption

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CBF decided to take criminal action against the owner of Botafogo, John Textor, and YouTuber Felipe Neto

The CBF board decided to take criminal action against the owner of Botafogo, John Textor, for accusations of corruption against the entity after the game between Botafogo and Palmeiras. The North American executive made statements because he understood that his club was harmed by the arbitration. AThe information is from the Uol website.

At the end of the game, Botafogo’s owner, John Textor, led an impassioned interview on the side of the field. He was referring to Adryelson’s expulsion by referee Bráulio da Silva Machado. He received the red, after a VAR review, because he prevented a clear goal chance from Palmeiras when he brought down Breno Lopes.

“It’s not a red card, it changed the game. This is theft, this is corruption,” he said. And he continued: “Please, fine me, Ednaldo [Rodrigues] (CBF president), but you need to resign tomorrow morning. This is what needs to happen. This championship has become a joke, no one deserves this. Not even Palmeiras players want to win like that and we don’t want to lose like that.”

The black and white leader did not present any proof of his accusations.

The president of the CBF, Ednaldo Rodrigues, decided that the CBF will take criminal action against Textor. He may still face sanctions in the Sports Court.

Furthermore, the confederation has already filed two criminal actions against Botafogo YouTuber Felipe Neto, who, after rounds, has called the entity corrupt. There will be a third case against him.

After Wednesday’s game, on Twitter, Neto stated “CBF is a corrupt, criminal and naughty entity!!!!!” After the match between Botafogo x Cuiabá, he also called the entity “dirty, corrupt and naughty”.

Publicly, the board will not comment on the matter. Only a note will be published about the Conmebol congress, scheduled for Friday, in which the entity emphasizes that for two years the CBF has not had its name involved in accusations and scandals.

Felipe Neto’s office said it could not comment because it had not received anything official. On Twitter, the YouTuber mocked the CBF’s intention to sue him.

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