Slowly but surely, John Textor is becoming one of the biggest villains in football, causing problems for each football club he owns. Olympique Lyon have been relegated to Ligue 2 for financial reasons and will play in the French second tier after spending 35 consecutive seasons in Ligue 1. Crystal Palace were barely crossed out from the UEFA Europa League due to ownership issues, though Textor seems to have managed to resolve the matter. Finally, it was Botafogo’s turn.Lyon is rebellious against Textor, demand a saleTen days ago, the Brazilian side brushed aside the ruling European Champions Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 and finished second in FIFA Club World Cup Group B behind the Saints and above another giant, Atletico Madrid, and the US Seattle Sounders. Following the win over PSG, while Botafogo boss Renato Paiva was interviewed, Textor jumped in and started hugging and kissing the manager. Everything seemed perfect, and the rival in Round of 16 was ideal – Palmeiras.CWC: They defeated PSG but are going home: Botafogo loses in extra timeStill, the popular Lone Star fell short against the fellow Brazilians, being eliminated after extra time. Everyone was shocked, especially since Botafogo had been dominant against Palmeiras lately. Nevertheless, somebody had to pay the price.Textor searched for a scapegoat and found it in the 55-year-old strategist, whom he ecstatically kissed just ten days earlier! 🚨GLOBO:Botafogo sacked Renato Paiva for the following:- Using players out of “position” which presented risk of not being able to properly market and sell players. – They did not like his style of his defensive approach. A photo of Textor and Renato after the PSG match. pic.twitter.com/7DcRiovrfd— Brasil Football 🇧🇷 (@BrasilEdition) June 30, 2025 The official reasons were the defensive approach and using players out of their positions, though the real cause for sacking Paiva was more than clear. For most American owners, everything’s just good business. One day, you’re the king, and the other, you find yourself thrown out on the street. There are no previous merits, and any game can be your last at the club.Paiva learned it the hard way. As for Textor, we’ll see where this mindset will take him. At the moment, things are not looking good.FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP 20251/8 finalsSaturdayPalmeiras – Botafogo 1-0 AET (0-0)/Paulinho 10/Benfica – Chelsea 1-4 AET (1-1)/Di Maria 90+5 pen – James 64, Nkunku 108, Neto 114, Dewsbury-Hall 117/SundayPSG – Inter Miami (4-0)/Neves 6,39, Aviles 44 og, Hakimi 45+3/Flamengo – Bayern 2-4 (1-3)/Gerson 33, Jorginho 55 pen – Pulgar 6 (og), Kane 9, 73, Goretzka 41/MondayInter – Fluminense 0-2 (0-1)/Cano 3, Hercules 90+3/TuesdayManchester City – Al Hilal 3-4 AET (2-2)/Silva 9, Haaland 55, Foden 104 – Leonardo 46, 112, Malcom 52, Koulibaly 94/22.00: (1.67) Real Madrid (3.70) Juventus (5.50)Wednesday04.00: (1.80) Dortmund (3.60) Monterrey (4.60)***odds are subject to change***
