Zico Denies Involvement with CFZ Training Center

The matter returned to the spotlight last week, when Bap, president of Flamengo, attacked the journalist when echoing the criticism. “There’s the big nose at Globo who keeps talking bad about us and everything else, about football, which doesn’t encourage… it makes you want to say: ‘Daughter, convince your company to put 10 million, 20 million a year in broadcasting rights and things will get better. What happens to João has to hit Maria too”, he said in the presentation of the red-and-black’s budget.

Zico spoke about the topic publicly tonight. After the traditional “Game of the Stars” at Maracanã, he refuted Renata’s comments and stated that she damaged CFZ’s image.

When she talked about Flamengo, she ended up harming CFZ, which had nothing to do with the story. […] They took mounted photos. As the club is open, I cannot make stronger decisions, otherwise I would. About the image that emerged of black water: that happened in Recreio dos Bandeirantes for a whole day. People need to be informed. She never set foot in CFZ to learn the story. She could criticize the Flamengo issue, but never mention the CFZ and say that the CFZ has no structure

The CFZ was the referee center at the World Cup. It was a sports center at the Olympics. We didn’t create a football center to welcome clubs. We went to a football school, the structure is different. When Flamengo asked, we made a huge effort to comply. All the things that were done there were requested by Flamengo. If the person goes there, talks and knows what’s going on, that’s fine. Now, attacking a football school that has an attendance of almost 2 thousand people per day, should not be done. […] I tried to offer the best we had. The field is smaller, but it is wonderful. Nobody could complain about the field. She denigrated the Zico 10 football school. Nobody can erase that. Many people remain silent, but no one went to talk to CFZ. Why did she do that? Zico, after the All-Star Game