Former football superstar Ronaldo Nazario has withdrawn from the Confederation of Brazilian Football (CBF) presidential race, citing a lack of support from regional federations.

Former Brazil striker Ronaldo has withdrawn his candidacy to be the next president of his country’s football federation (CBF).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,

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.

Brazilian football legend Ronaldo Nazario has withdrawn from the race to become the president of Brazil’s football federation .A former Ballon d'Or winner and two-time World Cup champion had declared his candidacy in December with the

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.

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 .

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. “After publicly declaring my desire to be a candidate for the presidency of the CBF during the next election,