A harsh statement that calls into question the current football system. The Lega Serie B led by Mauro Balata goes beyond the issue of the government agency for the control of club accounts and in a note takes the discussion to another level. Initially we talk about the meeting scheduled for Thursday with Minister Abodi: “The Lega Serie B and its associates, while firmly respecting the principles of the autonomy of the sporting system, confirm their total availability for a constructive, loyal and collaborative with the relevant institutions and with the Minister of Sport towards whom the utmost consideration and respect is felt”.
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Then, as mentioned, the gaze broadens: “It is in fact a historic opportunity to undertake all those initiatives necessary to improve the national football system and to guarantee above all else the affirmation of the principle of fair competition”. And it goes even further, also mentioning a democracy which for the B in the federal system at least falters: “In this perspective the League of B, for some time, has been claiming the need for a reform of the federal system which leads to a more advanced and consistent with the same principles prevailing in Western democratic systems such as, by way of example: greater separation of powers between the regulatory body and the control functions; maximum rigor regarding the principles of admission to the championships; interests affecting national football; greater equity in the redistribution of resources and redefinition of mutualistic principles, especially with regard to full compliance with the provisions of the Melandri Law and the possible contribution of the new SuperChampions. Lega B also hopes for a revision of the federal governance that respects clear and declared principles of social and sporting congruity, and which can be a more effective safeguard for an effective and concrete protection of the values of national football”. A frontal attack and therefore particularly severe. Moreover, Balata was the only one to abstain when the Federal Council voted on Gravina’s strategic reform plan.
