Former President of the Brazilian Soccer Confederation, Ricardo Teixeira, talks to journalists at the wake for former FIFA President Joao Havelange in Rio de Janeiro, August 16, 2016. REUTERS/Nacho Doce Picture Supplied by Action Images
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The reclusive former head of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has called the FIFA ethics report "inconclusive" and asserted that he is safe in Brazil despite a U.S. indictment against him.
Ricardo Teixeira, one of three CBF presidents indicted in the United States in the FIFA corruption scandal, broke his silence after the global soccer body published a report into possible ethics violations.
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