Cafu closes foundation due to financial difficulties

Posted December 23, 2019 6:00 am

By MAURICIO SAVARESE

SAO PAULO (AP) - Former Brazil soccer captain Cafu announced on Monday the closing of his foundation due to financial problems. Earlier this year, Cafu said the 16-year-old institution's social work cost him $40,000 per month.

The former AC Milan and Roma right-back said the decision comes after two years of difficulties. FundaÃ§Ã£o Cafu supports almost 900 children of Sao Paulo's impoverished Jardim Irene region, which the player paid a tribute to on his shirt as he lifted the 2002 World Cup trophy.

'œToday we put an end to this cycle, but we have a request: keep fostering dreams! Dream higher. Have faith and courage,'ť FundaÃ§Ã£o Cafu's statement reads.

The statement also said the decision comes after 'œone of the biggest losses'ť of Cafu's life, a reference to the death of his 29-year-old son Danilo from a heart attack in September.

Cafu, 49, has reportedly faced other financial problems in recent years.

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