Best and Worst Sports Executives 2008
There is a whole other game that goes on behind the scenes in any sport. TIME has chosen some of the notable — and not so notable — sports executives and asks you to vote on who plays the game best
—By Sean Gregory, Josh Tyrangiel, Adam Smith, Hannah Beech, Kristina Dell, Andrew Downie, Uki Goni, Jeff Israely, Tony Karon, Glen Levy, Catherine Mayer, Simon Robinson, Bill Saporito, and Yuri Zarakhovich
Age: 61
Title: President, Brazilian Football Confederation
PRO: Under his 19-year tutelage, Brazil has won the World Cup twice and the right to host the 2014 World Cup Finals for the first time since 1950.
CON: Off the field, his arrogance and intransigence have won him a reputation as a man not to be crossed; a parliamentary investigation accused him of 13 crimes, including tax evasion and embezzlement.
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