FIFA and UEFA against the Government on the new one Authority of Italian football which, in their opinion, would go against the principle of autonomy of sport. The President of the FIGC revealed the tough stance of the two highest bodies in world and European football, Gabriele Gravinawho spoke during the hearing before the new independent Commission for verifying the economic and financial balance of professional sports clubs established by Dl Sport.
Harsh email from FIFA and UEFA to the FIGC
The Government’s decision to establish a new one continues to spark controversy Supervision agency economic and financial impact on professional sports clubs. A situation that has also led in the last few hours FIFA and UEFA to expose themselves in a contrary way and net with a clear message to the FIGC.
Speaking before the independent Commission for the verification of the economic and financial balance of professional sports clubs, the President of the Football Federation, Gabriele Gravina, announced, in fact, that he had received from the two world and European football bodies a very tough email That rejects the Government’s proposal across the board.
Without mincing words, the number one from the Football Federation explained: “In the last few hours, we received a very severe email from FIFA and UEFA, in which they invited us to put pressure on the Government so that we take a step back on this measure, considered in violation of the principles of the autonomy of sport sanctioned by the sentences of the Constitutional Court”.
Gravina’s doubts about the Authority desired by the Government
Gravina added: “This commission should come into force in season 2025/2026, so we can’t really understand where the urgency requirements are. This is, among other things, a rule that violates the principles of the market economy, in which I see a unequal treatment compared to other sectors of our country’s economy. Thus, a centralized and governmental bureaucratic structure is established from all points of view. A structure that is not at all agile and with which we really cannot understand how we can communicate.”
Gravina defends Covisoc
“There Covisoc – added Gravina – it is a tool that we believe has worked perfectly since 1987 and has brought extraordinary results, with a cost of 400 thousand euros for championship admission and control functions. Today, however, one is introduced Commission of 3.5 million euros“.
“Not to mention that the verification task, carried out by Covisoc according to parameters approved by the FIGC and CONI, has meant that in the history of Italian football there has never been a club that has not reached the end of the championship. That there is need for more stringent criteria in the context of national licenses we agree, but the tool that was chosen is completely wrong“, concluded Gravina.
