Abel Ferreira reaffirms commitment to Palmeiras amid Brazil job speculation

In the aftermath of victory, a coach is asked again about a throne he does not seek. Abel Ferreira, the Portuguese architect of Palmeiras' recent dominance, stood firm in January 2023 — not in defiance, but in genuine belonging. While Brazil's football federation searched for a new identity after Tite, Ferreira's answer remained what it had always been: his place is here, among the players he is building something with, at a club where the work is unfinished and the ambition still burns.