Teixeira in Johannesburg in June 2010

For the Angolan racing driver, see Ricardo Teixeira (racing driver).

Ricardo Terra Teixeira (pronounced: [ʁiˈkaɾdu ˈtɛʁɐ tejˈʃejɾɐ]; born June 20, 1947^[1]) was president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) from January 16, 1989 to March 12, 2012.^[2] In November 2010 he was alleged by the BBC to have taken bribes in the 1990s regarding the awarding of World Cup television rights.

Life and career[link]

Born in Carlos Chagas,^[3] Ricardo Teixeira married Lúcia Havelange, the daughter of João Havelange. They divorced in 1997 after almost 30 years of marriage. His son, Ricardo Teixeira Havelange born in 1974 bears his mother's last name, opposing the Brazilian custom.^[4]

In 1989, Teixeira was first elected the president of CBF succeeding Octávio Pinto Guimarães^[5] and defeating Nabi Abi Chedid, the president of Federação Paulista de Futebol at the time. BBC journalist Tim Vickery has suggested that he would not have been elected "had he not at the time been the son-in-law of vastly influential former FIFA boss Joao Havelange."^[6] At the time of his resignation Teixeira was serving his sixth term as head of the CBF.^[7]

Corruption allegations[link]

Mr. Teixeira has a long list of accusations against him. In 1994, after winning the World Cup in the USA, the Brazilian Team returned home in a private flight. On arrival in Brazil, Teixeira refused to abide by the rules of Brazilian Customs, on the grounds that "a title of the Brazilian Team is worthy much more than the custom taxes"; later on, it was discovered that many players had brought boxes of undeclared stuff (particularly computers and electronic appliances, which were expensive in Brazil at the time), and that Mr. Teixeira himself had packed a full beer making machine, that he used in a bar he opened a few months later - after a long dispute with Brazilian IRS, Teixeira paid the due taxes and fines.^[8]

In 2000, Teixeira faced a Probing Commission in Brazilian Congress. He was charged of taking illegal advantage of contracts with Nike: the Brazil Team would satisfy Nike's interests, and Teixeira would rake the financial gains. Again, Teixeira had to pay taxes on the basis of non declared revenues.^[9]

In November 2010 Andrew Jennings, the presenter of "FIFA's Dirty Secrets", an edition of BBC's flagship current affairs programme Panorama alleged that Teixeira had taken bribes in the 1990s regarding the awarding of contracts for the sale of television rights to the football World Cup.^[10], Teixeira waited until 25th July 2011 to respond to the allegations, at which point he attacked on the English Football Association, saying he would "make their lives hell" as long as he remained a member of FIFA's ruling Executive Committee. ^[11]

The Brazilian authorities started in October 2011 an investigation to evaluate the possibility of money laundering by Ricardo Teixeira through the Brazilian Football Confederation. The authorities will have 90 days to complete the investigation which also alleges the involvement of João Havelange as part of the scheme. ^[12] Andrew Jennings told the Senate committee that Ricardo Teixeira may have amassed $9.5m in bribes from now-defunct FIFA marketing firm ISL.^[13]

[edit] piauí controversy

The July 2011 issue of the Brazilian magazine piauí published a profile of Ricardo Teixeira written by journalist Daniela Pinheiro^[14]. Ms. Pinheiro spent 10 days in Switzerland with Teixeira while he was there to attend the 61st FIFA Congress. In the 8-page article, Teixeira talked about football politics, the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, the Brazilian press and corruption allegations against him and other FIFA members. During the course of the interviews, he brushed off the accusations with profanities (such as caguei, a Brazilian swear-word for the verb "to defecate" which also means, roughly, "I couldn't care less") and boasted he was able to do whatever he wanted during the 2014 World Cup - like denying press credentials to those who are critical of him or changing match schedules at his own pleasure.

All of Teixeira's declarations were later confirmed by Rodrigo Paiva, head of public relations for the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).^[15][16] The remarks stirred a lot of controversy in both the Brazilian press^[17][18][19] and Brazilian society, and sparked the Twitter campaign #foraricardoteixeira^[20] ("Out with Ricardo Teixeira").

References[link]

External links[link]

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Diego Sanchez
Born	Diego Sanchez (1981-12-31) December 31, 1981 (age 30) Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
Other names	The Dream, The Nightmare
Nationality	American
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	171 lb (78 kg; 12 st 3 lb)
Division	Welterweight (170 lb) (2002 - present) Lightweight (155 lb) (2009) Middleweight (185 lb) (2005)
Reach	72 in (183 cm)
Fighting out of	Albuquerque, New Mexico
Team	Jackson's Submission Fighting
Trainer	Greg Jackson
Rank	Black belt in Gaidojutsu Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Years active	2002 – present
Mixed martial arts record
Total	28
Wins	23
By knockout	6
By submission	9
By decision	8
Losses	5
By knockout	1
By decision	4
Notable school(s)	Del Norte High School
Website	http://www.diegonightmare.com/
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: October 19, 2010

Diego J. Sanchez (born December 31, 1981) is an American mixed martial artist (MMA) of Mexican descent, with a background in wrestling and Gaidojutsu, system of submission wrestling developed by his longtime trainer Greg Jackson.^[1] He currently fights as a welterweight with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Sanchez is currently ranked as the #9 welterweight fighter in the world by MMAWeekly.^[2]

Early life[link]

Sanchez was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He attended Del Norte High School, where he became a state champion wrestler.^{[citation needed]}

Mixed martial Arts career[link]

Diego Sanchez wrestled in New Mexico before starting training MMA while working for UPS. Sanchez eventually joined Jackson's Submission Fighting, still while working for UPS, managing the time between work and training. In 2002, he made his MMA debut for King of the Cage where he also later became a champion.^[3]

His UFC debut came when he was chosen as a participant on the first season of the reality show, The Ultimate Fighter. Presented as a young, focused middleweight who only had one goal, to become a UFC champion, he won a contract with the UFC after winning a fight against Kenny Florian, becoming the middleweight winner for the first season of the show. On the show, Sanchez was known for being the "odd-ball" of the group, practicing yoga at odd moments and trying to extract "energy" from a lightning storm, and was also a self-proclaimed "Zen master". Sanchez' last fight before his loss to Josh Koscheck was against Joe Riggs on December 13, 2006 at UFC Fight Night 7. Sanchez landed a right hook that knocked Riggs down, followed by a running knee that knocked Riggs out. Sanchez won at 1:45 of the first round, scoring the first UFC knockout of his career.

Sanchez was then cleared to fight Koscheck after serving a three-month suspension following a failed drug test where Sanchez tested positive for the agents found in marijuana.^[4]

At the weigh-in for UFC 69, Sanchez shoved Koscheck while they stared each other down.

Sanchez ended up losing by decision to Josh Koscheck at UFC 69, ending his undefeated run, in a fight that was virtually all stand up. Predicted to be one of the best fights of 2007, the bout was slow paced, with very few exchanges. Going into the final moments of the third round, Sanchez was expected to advance in aggression in order to attempt a win, but instead he remained timid, throwing very short, under powered jabs. Koscheck managed to keep Sanchez at bay with superior hand speed and footwork until the bout timed out, to take the win on all three judges' cards.

Several weeks after the fight, Dana White announced that Sanchez was sick on the eve of the fight and almost had to retire when a test came back indicating he had Hepatitis C.^[5] Doctors eventually concluded the test results were not correct, but could not diagnose his sickness, so the fight went ahead as planned. The day after the fight Sanchez had a hole in his thigh the "size of a coffee cup" and was diagnosed with a staph infection.

Sanchez during weight in before a match preparation

In his next fight he lost a split decision to Jon Fitch at UFC 76 on September 22, 2007 before rebounding against David Bielkheden at UFC 82 with a submission due to strikes. Following the win, Sanchez stopped Luigi Fioravanti via TKO due to strikes at 4:07 of the third round at The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale. After pulling out of a fight with Thiago Alves due to an injury, Sanchez announced he would be moving to the lightweight division.^[6]

Move to Lightweight[link]

His next fight was then scheduled for February 21, 2009 at UFC 95 against Joe Stevenson in the lightweight division. Training for the bout Sanchez worked with professional boxers Joey Gilbert and Lupe Aquino, Brazilian grappling experts Xande and Saulo Ribeiro and wrestling coach Bob Anderson.^[7] Although Stevenson pressed the action throughout the bout, Sanchez landed the better strikes and won by unanimous decision. Diego credits Tony Robbins for giving him mental preparation for this latest fight, and was seen entering the bout chanting "YES" repeatedly.

At the UFC 100 Fan Expo event in Las Vegas, 2009

On June 20, 2009, Sanchez won a split-decision victory against Clay Guida at the finale of The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale. Sanchez won Fight of the Night honors, his second such award in a row. Opening up with a seemingly endless barrage of jabs and right uppercuts for the first minute he shook Guida, in the first round Sanchez also connected with a head kick that floored his opponent. Sanchez maintained a superior standup through the first round and the rest of the fight, though Guida rallied and made a contest of the next two rounds in a closely contested match. The fight went on to win "Fight of the Year" by several MMA magazines and the UFC.

At UFC 107 on December 12, 2009, Sanchez fought and lost to BJ Penn for the UFC Lightweight Championship. Early in the first round, Penn landed a right hand that dropped Sanchez, followed by flurry of punches that almost prompted referee Herb Dean to stop the fight. Although Sanchez was able to recover enough to stay in the bout, he was outclassed in the following 3 rounds that saw Penn dominate with superior stand up, whilst all 27 takedown attempts made by Sanchez were negated by Penn's superior defense. Early in the fifth round, Penn landed a head kick that caused a large cut to be opened up on the forehead. Herb Dean called the action to a halt for doctor's advice and the fight ended at 2:37 by TKO, marking the first time Sanchez has been stopped in a fight. This also marked only the second fight in UFC history to end in the fifth round. At the post-fight press conference, UFC President Dana White was quoted saying Sanchez was "about as busted up as I've ever seen a guy."^[8] Sanchez had his bottom lip completely split open, with his left eye swollen shut and a large cut above his left eyebrow.^[9]

Return to Welterweight[link]

Following his loss to Penn, Sanchez announced that he would be going back to fighting as a welterweight.^[10]

Diego Sanchez made his return to his hometown, Albuquerque, New Mexico and has been training at Albuquerque Kickboxing & MMA for his return to welterweight.

Sanchez then faced John Hathaway on May 29, 2010 at UFC 114. In the first round of the fight, Hathaway caught Sanchez with a knee to the head as Sanchez attempted a takedown. Hathaway then dominated with ground and pound while all of Sanchez's takedown attempts were negated by Hathaway's strength, while through the rest of the way fight saw Hathaway utilize his superior striking reach, giving him the unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26), handing Sanchez his second consecutive loss.

Sanchez recently rejoined Jackson's Submission Fighting for his fight with Paulo Thiago.^[11] Sanchez defeated Paulo Thiago by unanimous decision on October 23, 2010 at UFC 121 in California. In this fight, Sanchez utilized his wrestling to control and punish Thiago in the second and third rounds. The bout even saw Sanchez get a powerful slam on Thiago in the second round.

Sanchez defeated Martin Kampmann by a controversial unanimous decision on March 3, 2011 at UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann in a bout that earned Fight of the Night honors.^[12] In the bout, Kampmann dropped Sanchez in the first round, and continue to get the better in the exchanges but Sanchez continuously pressured Kampmann into the cage to force wild exchanges in the second and third rounds. By the end of the fight, both men were bloodied up especially Sanchez, whose face was a bloody mess.

Sanchez was expected to face Matt Hughes on September 24, 2011 at UFC 135;^[13] however on September 5, Sanchez had to withdraw from the bout due to a broken hand.^[14]

A bout between Sanchez and Jake Ellenberger was briefly linked to UFC 141.^[15] However, a lingering hand injury kept Sanchez out of action until February 2012.^[16]

The Ellenberger/Sanchez bout took place on February 15, 2012 at UFC on Fuel TV 1^[17] Ellenberger defeated Sanchez via unanimous decision, in a bout that earned both fighters Fight of the Night honors.

Personal life[link]

Sanchez married his girlfriend, Bernadette on May 21, 2011.^[18]

Championships and awards[link]

Mixed martial arts[link]

• Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • The Ultimate Fighter 1 Middleweight Tournament Winner
  • Fight of the Night (Five times)
• King of the Cage
  • KOTC Welterweight Championship (One time)
• Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  • 2006 Fight of the Year vs. Karo Parisyan on August 17
  • 2009 Fight of the Year vs. Clay Guida on June 20
• World MMA Awards
  • 2009 Fight of the Year vs. Clay Guida on June 20
• Inside MMA
  • 2009 Bazzie Award for Fight of the Year vs. Clay Guida on June 20

Submission grappling[link]

• Grapplers Quest
  • Grapplers Quest Champion (Seven times)
  • Grapplers Quest Hall of Fame

Amateur wrestling[link]

• New Mexico Activities Association
  • NMAA High School Wrestling State Champion

Mixed martial arts record[link]

References[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Diego Sanchez

External links[link]

• Diego Sanchez Official Website
• Diego Sanchez on Myspace
• Official UFC Profile
• Professional MMA record for Diego Sanchez from Sherdog

José Maria Marin

José Maria Marin (born May 6, 1932)^[1] is the current president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) since March 12, 2012 and a former governor of São Paulo state.

Biography[link]

He was born in São Paulo.^[1] His father was from Galicia and helped to popularize boxing in Brazil.^[2]

Political career[link]

José Maria Marin was city councilor in 1960, state deputy in 1970 and from 1979 to 1982 he was vice-governor of São Paulo.^[1] He was governor of São Paulo from May 14, 1982 to March 15, 1983 as a replacement for Paulo Maluf.^[3] Marin joined the Brazlian Labor Party in 2007.^[1]

2012 Copa São Paulo scandal[link]

On January 25, 2012, during the medal ceremony of the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, won by Corinthians, at Estádio do Pacaembu, he surreptitiously pocketed one of the medals, that would be handed to Corinthians player Mateus. This act was broadcast live by Rede Bandeirantes.^[4]The incident caused an uproar and was much talked about in social networks.^[5]