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| In 1994, after winning the ], the ] returned home in a private flight. On arrival in Brazil, Teixeira refused to abide by the rules of Brazilian Customs, on the grounds that "a title of the Brazilian Team is worthy much more than the custom taxes"; later on, it was discovered that many players had brought boxes of undeclared stuff (particularly computers and electronic appliances, which were expensive in Brazil at the time), and that Mr. Teixeira himself had packed a full beer making machine, that he used in a bar he opened a few months later - after a long dispute with Brazilian IRS, Teixeira paid the due taxes and fines.<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/world-cup-2010/6021446/Brazil-2014-World-Cup-hopes-hit-as-football-chief-Ricardo-Teixeira-convicted.html</ref> | |||
| In 2000, Teixeira faced a Probing Commission in ]. He was charged of taking illegal advantage of contracts with Nike: the Brazil Team would satisfy Nike's interests, and Teixeira would rake the financial gains. Again, Teixeira had to pay taxes on the basis of non declared revenues.<ref>http://www.economist.com/node/21530991</ref> | |||
| ⚫ | In November 2010 ], the presenter of ], an edition of ]'s flagship current affairs programme '']'' alleged that Teixeira had taken bribes in the 1990s regarding the awarding of contracts for the sale of television rights to the football ].<ref name=BBC>{{cite web | url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11841783 | title = Panorama: Three Fifa World Cup officials took bribes | accessdate = 2011-10-13 | date = 2010-11-29 | publisher = ]}}</ref>, Teixeira waited until 25th July 2011 to respond to the allegations, at which point he attacked on the English Football Association, saying he would "make their lives hell" as long as he remained a member of FIFA's ruling Executive Committee. <ref name="insideworldfootball">{{cite web | title = I will make your lives hell, Teixeira threatens English FA. | ||
| | url=http://www.insideworldfootball.biz/worldcup/brazil/9476-i-will-make-your-lives-hell-teixeira-threatens-english-fa | accessdate = 2011-07-25 | date = 2011-07-25 | publisher=insideworldfootball.biz }}</ref> | | url=http://www.insideworldfootball.biz/worldcup/brazil/9476-i-will-make-your-lives-hell-teixeira-threatens-english-fa | accessdate = 2011-07-25 | date = 2011-07-25 | publisher=insideworldfootball.biz }}</ref> | ||
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- For the Angolan racing driver, see Ricardo Teixeira (racing driver).
Ricardo Terra Teixeira (Template:IPA-pt; born June 20, 1947) is the current president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) since January 16, 1989. Teixeira has been chosen to remain on the presidency of CBF at least until the end of the 2014 FIFA World Cup to be held in Brazil completing then over 25 years as head of the institution. In November 2010 he was alleged by the BBC to have taken bribes in the 1990s regarding the awarding of World Cup television rights.
Life and career
Born in Carlos Chagas, Ricardo Teixeira married Lúcia Havelange, the daughter of João Havelange. They divorced in 1997 after almost 30 years of marriage. His son, Ricardo Teixeira Havelange born in 1974 bears his mother's last name, opposing the Brazilian custom.
In 1989, Teixeira was first elected the president of CBF succeeding Octávio Pinto Guimarães and defeating Nabi Abi Chedid, the president of Federação Paulista de Futebol at the time. BBC journalist Tim Vickery has suggested that he would not have been elected "had he not at the time been the son-in-law of vastly influential former FIFA boss Joao Havelange." Teixeira is currently serving his sixth term as head of the CBF.
Corruption allegations
Mr. Teixeira has a long list of accusations against him. In 1994, after winning the World Cup in the USA, the Brazilian Team returned home in a private flight. On arrival in Brazil, Teixeira refused to abide by the rules of Brazilian Customs, on the grounds that "a title of the Brazilian Team is worthy much more than the custom taxes"; later on, it was discovered that many players had brought boxes of undeclared stuff (particularly computers and electronic appliances, which were expensive in Brazil at the time), and that Mr. Teixeira himself had packed a full beer making machine, that he used in a bar he opened a few months later - after a long dispute with Brazilian IRS, Teixeira paid the due taxes and fines.
In 2000, Teixeira faced a Probing Commission in Brazilian Congress. He was charged of taking illegal advantage of contracts with Nike: the Brazil Team would satisfy Nike's interests, and Teixeira would rake the financial gains. Again, Teixeira had to pay taxes on the basis of non declared revenues.
In November 2010 Andrew Jennings, the presenter of FIFA's Dirty Secrets, an edition of BBC's flagship current affairs programme Panorama alleged that Teixeira had taken bribes in the 1990s regarding the awarding of contracts for the sale of television rights to the football World Cup., Teixeira waited until 25th July 2011 to respond to the allegations, at which point he attacked on the English Football Association, saying he would "make their lives hell" as long as he remained a member of FIFA's ruling Executive Committee.
The Brazilian authorities started in October 2011 an investigation to evaluate the possibility of money laundering by Ricardo Teixeira through the Brazilian Football Confederation. The authorities will have 90 days to complete the investigation which also alleges the involvement of João Havelange as part of the scheme. Andrew Jennings told the Senate committee that Ricardo Teixeira may have amassed $9.5m in bribes from now-defunct FIFA marketing firm ISL.
piauí controversy
The July 2011 issue of the Brazilian magazine piauí published a profile of Ricardo Teixeira written by journalist Daniela Pinheiro. Ms. Pinheiro spent 10 days in Switzerland with Teixeira while he was there to attend the 61st FIFA Congress. In the 8-page article, Teixeira talked about football politics, the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, the Brazilian press and corruption allegations against him and other FIFA members. During the course of the interviews, he brushed off the accusations with profanities (such as caguei, a Brazilian swear-word for the verb "to defecate" which also means, roughly, "I couldn't care less") and boasted he was able to do whatever he wanted during the 2014 World Cup - like denying press credentials to those who are critical of him or changing match schedules at his own pleasure.
All of Teixeira's declarations were later confirmed by Rodrigo Paiva, head of public relations for the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). The remarks stirred a lot of controversy in both the Brazilian press and Brazilian society, and sparked the Twitter campaign #foraricardoteixeira ("Out with Ricardo Teixeira").
References
- "Teixeira Ricardo Terra - Brazil". FIFA. Retrieved 2009-03-27.
- "Ricardo Teixeira Elected for Another Term Ahead of CBF". The Offside. 2007-07-16. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
- Mendes, Daniela. "Ricardo Teixeira" (in Portuguese). IstoÉ. Retrieved 2009-03-27.
- "Criador X criatura" (in Portuguese). Época. 1999-01-18. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
- "Todos os presidentes da CBF" (in Portuguese). Campeões do Futebol. 2007-10-07. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
- Brazil's temperamental fans, BBC, retrieved 23/11/2011
- "Ricardo Teixeira começa seu sexto mandato na CBF" (in Portuguese). Jornal Correio do Brasil. 2006-02-13. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/world-cup-2010/6021446/Brazil-2014-World-Cup-hopes-hit-as-football-chief-Ricardo-Teixeira-convicted.html
- http://www.economist.com/node/21530991
- "Panorama: Three Fifa World Cup officials took bribes". BBC. 2010-11-29. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
- "I will make your lives hell, Teixeira threatens English FA". insideworldfootball.biz. 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2011-07-25.
- "Fortuna de Ricardo Teixeira e família será investigada pela PF e Ministério Público Federal" (in Portuguese). uolesporte.uol.com.br. 2011-10-13. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/15480890.stm
- "English version".
- "Ricardo Teixeira em "Caguei de montão"".(In Portuguese) Papo de buteco. 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2011-08-05
- "Posso fazer maldade".(in Portuguese) Folha Universal. 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2011-08-05
- "A coluna que escrevi e a que gostaria de ter escrito (Juca Kfouri & Ugo Giorgetti)".(in Portuguese) UOL. 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2011-08-05
- "Você torce pela seleção da CBF? Eu não torço há muito tempo (Mauro Cezar Pereira)".(in Portuguese) ESPN Brasil. 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2011-08-05
- "Resenha de "O presidente" (André Kfouri)".(in Portuguese) Lance!. 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2011-08-05
- "Official website".(In Portuguese)
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