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The Draghi government takes the field in defense of Uefa and against the Super League. The turning point came in the evening after a long reflection. According to what has been announced by Palazzo Chigi, the government has decided to constitute itself in defense of the European football federation in the judgment on the Super League hinged at the European Court of Justice.
A position that had been hoped for and urged throughout the day by the FIGC and Lega Serie A. "I hope that this will happen by today so as not to place our country outside a very large group of states that support UEFA in that which we believe is a battle of principle in defense of an open and meritocratic football system ", said federal president Gabriele Gravina on the sidelines of the Coni council.
"I said to myself cabbage, what is this thing? I made the point with Gravina. He was sorry, bitter and surprised. The government, however, was extremely powerful and lined up against this situation and therefore it would seem a contradiction not to do so", the words of the president of Coni Giovanni Malagò. The pressing apparently served. The position taken by the government comes on the day when the General Assembly of the European leagues gathered for two days at the Hotel Principi di Savoia is also staged in Milan. The association that brings together over 39 European national championships has reiterated its no to the reform of the international calendars proposed by FIFA with the organization of the World Cup every two years and no longer every four as is the case now.
“We totally and firmly reject the Fifa proposal, we have also discussed it directly with them. There would be sporting and financial repercussions for the clubs, for the players and for the domestic leagues, ”said Jacco Swart, managing director of the European Leagues. "The World Cup and the other Uefa and Fifa competitions must be confirmed with the current schedule, if some changes are to take place we will always consider them in the interest of our members," said Swart. The CEO of Lega Serie A Luigi De Siervo also spoke on the subject on the sidelines of the meeting, according to whom "we need greater respect for the fans, the players and the entrepreneurs who pay the players' salaries".
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