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RIO DE JANEIRO -- The Brazilian soccer confederation has lost five major sponsors in the last 18 months as its president -- and the previous two presidents -- has been indicted on corruption charges.The latest to bail out is Samsung, which joins Michelin and Gillette as major sponsors abandoning the CBF, whose president Marco Polo del Nero is wanted by U.S. prosecutors on racketeering, fraud and other charges.The CBF confirmed Samsungs exit, but declined other comment. The CBFs website shows it has 10 sponsors remaining, including Nike, Chevrolet and MasterCard.Reports in Brazil say Samsung may have to pay $20 million to get out of the deal. The South Korean company has been buffeted by recent financial losses related to its Galaxy Note 7 phone.The shaving brand Gillette, owned by Proctor & Gamble, left 11 months ago and told the newspaper Folha de S.Paulo at the time that it is committed to sound ethics and seeks partners who correspond with our values.Erich Beting, the owner of Brazilian sports marketing company Maquina do Esporte, said Brazils economic crisis is also playing a role in the exits. He said sponsors overpaid in the run-up to Brazils 2014 World Cup.The amounts CBF was getting were very high, mainly because of the tournament being played here, Beting told The Associated Press. Brazils economy crisis is making companies rethink their investments.The CBFs website shows income from sponsorships soared in the run-up to the 2014 World Cup.Sponsorship income for 2012 was 235 million reals (now $70 million), and reached 359 million reals ($107 million) in 2014 -- a 50 percent increase.It fell to 339 million reals ($101 million) in 2015, the last year for which the CBF provided data.Sponsorship income was expected to be much lower in 2016 as Brazils faces its deepest recession in decades with inflation and unemployment each over 10 percent.Reports of corruption at the CBF are decades-old, but came into focus when high-ranking soccer officials were arrested in Switzerland in May 2015 in raids at a five-star hotel. They included Jose Maria Marin, the former president of the CBF who was extradited to the United States and awaits trial on corruption charges.Marin, who is out on a $15 million bond, is under house arrest in a luxury New York apartment. A trial date has been set for November 2017.Marins predecessor, Ricardo Teixeira, and current CBF president Del Nero, have both been indicted by U.S. officials but have not been extradited.Brazil has an extradition treaty with the United States, but seldom extradites its own nationals. However, legal authorities in Brazil are reported to be cooperating with their American counterparts in pursuing Del Nero and Teixeira.Del Nero is reported not to have traveled outside Brazil since he fled Zurich, Switzerland, in the wake of the FIFA raid, and seems unlikely to attend the 2018 World Cup in Russia, where Brazil will be a favorite.Del Nero has acknowledged he earns about 200,000 reals monthly ($60,000), which the Sao Paulo lawyer has described as too little.The Sao Paulo newspaper Estadao also reported last year that members of the Brazilian national team have been selected by sponsors -- rather than the coach -- that want only the most marketable players picked.The CBF denied the allegations.---Stephen Wade on Twitter: http://twitter.com/StephenWadeAP . His work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/content/stephen-wadeMauricio Savarese on Twitter: http://twitter.com/MSavarese . 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Silver Ferns boss Janine Southby wont be letting her troops get ahead of themselves before Wednesdays clash with South Africa in Hamilton.The Kiwi outfit brushed aside world No.3 England on Saturday night in Auckland, with new-look attacking duo Bailey Mes and Ameliaranne Ekenasio combining to devastating effect.The pair scored 63 of their sides points and dominated the Roses defence from first minute to last in the 65-39 win.Earlier, the Proteas produced an improved but ultimately inadequate performance in their 68-43 thumping at the hands of the world champion Diamonds.However Southby told reporters on Sunday her side would be taking nothing for granted against a spirited Proteas outfit.The Silver Ferns would be on red alert for the shooting prowess of Lenize Potgieter, who nailed a respectable 30 of her 37 shots on goal against Australia.We cant expect to walk out there on Wednesday night and expect the same thing to happen, its about staying real and focused, Southby said.South Africa will have learned a lot from what happened to them, we know theyll come out pretty fired up.ddddddddddddSouthby said she was pleased by her sides fluidity in their win over the Roses on Saturday but felt further improvement was on the cards.Basic mistakes and unforced errors still needed to be ironed out of the Silver Ferns game.Well tidy up that stuff, a little bit of connections in our passing, times when youre not quite in the right place, Southby said.In team news, veteran defender Anna Harrison remains a doubt for Wednesdays match after suffering a calf strain in the lead up to the England match.Replacement Jane Watson made her Silver Ferns debut in the second half against England, while shooter Te Paea Selby-Rickit also got her first taste of international netball action.Southby said potential debutants Storm Purvis and Maia Wilson may also earn their first New Zealand cap on Wednesday but made no guarantees.Well read it as we see it, she said. 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