Former Brazil soccer player Zico arrives for a news conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 10, 2015. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Zico has been promised the backing of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) for his bid to run for the FIFA presidency if he can show he has the support of four other federations.
The former Brazil international visited the CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro and met president Marco Polo del Nero on Thursday in an attempt to get his candidacy off the ground.
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