The CBF (Brazilian Football Confederation) denied that there are any conduct recommendations for its players. The defender Yan Couto said he was asked not to dye his hair pink, for example, and the Brazilian press delved into the details.
According to the country’s media, the CBF wanted to project a more serious image and regain some of the fans’ sentiment.
Through a note, the entity said it only cares about the performance of its employees.
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The CBF reaffirms its commitment to freedom, plurality, the right to self-expression and the free construction of the personality of each individual who works in the entity or defends the Brazilian National Team. For the entity, the employee’s performance speaks for itself.
The CBF’s commitment is to good football and best management practices. Each employee or athlete should have autonomy over their own appearance, creed, sexual orientation and gender expression.
Since the beginning of the current administration, one of the CBF’s priorities has been the fight against racism and any type of prejudice in football. The entity is a partner of the Observatory of Racial Discrimination in Football and the collective of Canarinhos LGBTQ+ Fan Groups, and is always open to new initiatives so that Brazilian football becomes a more inclusive space free of prejudices.
