Former Brazil striker Ronaldo has withdrawn his candidacy to be the next president of his country’s football federation (CBF).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

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.But the two-time World Cup winner said 23 of the 27 regional federations representing the various states of Brazil refused to listen to his proposals.

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 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.