Ronaldo has a crazy plan to bring in a big coach

Legend of Brazilian football and of a whole generation of football followers, Ronaldo (48 years old) continues to make a name for himself in this sport. The double world champion in 1994 and 2002 is today the owner and president of Real Valladolid, the La Liga club, but also owner of the Brazilian club Cruzeiro, his training club. After gaining experience in this new profession linked to football for him, the ex-scorer now has a crazy plan with the Brazilian selection for the next World Cup.

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As informs SportRonaldo now aspires to take over the presidency of the CBF. With the support of several Brazilian leaders, such as former Corinthians president Andrés Sánchez, the Brazilian legend is structuring a strong candidacy. Ronaldo is ready to leave the presidency of Real Valladolid ahead of the next elections. Ednaldo Rodrigues, the current president of the Brazilian federation, is retained in his position by an injunction from the Federal Supreme Court.

Ronaldo contacts Pep Guardiola

But Rodrigues is only guaranteed to remain at the head of the CBF until March 2026. New elections will then take place, a few months before the next World Cup, which will take place in North America. To strengthen his candidacy, Ronaldo is proposing a major idea: Pep Guardiola as future coach of Brazil, he who is at the end of his contract with Manchester City in 2025. Ronaldo and his entourage have already shared this idea with Pep's entourage Guardiola, who has long shown his desire to one day take a selection.

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Already cited to take over from the Seleçao, Pep Guardiola was rightly mentioned by the current president of the CBF: “I know Guardiola is one of the best coaches in the world, but we didn't try to sign him. The national team coach is Dorival Junior.Rodrigues emphasized this week. Ronaldo, for his part, is determined that this will succeed, but he will still have to convince the Catalan coach, who, according to Sport, has not informed the Brazilian's entourage of his decision.