A court in Rio de Janeiro ordered the dismissal on Thursday of Brazilian football federation head Ednaldo Rodrigues over suspicions that a signature in his employment contract was forged. The decision marks a new blow to Brazilian football, which celebrated some rare good news just four days ago with the announcement that Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti will take the reins of the national team later this month. The Rio court said one of the signatories of Rodrigues's 2025 contract had been mentally unfit to sign, meaning there had been "possible forgery."