The president of the UEFA, Alexander Ceferhas described the infrastructure of Italian football as terrible and, by far, the worst of the five main European leagues.
In an interview with 'SportMediaset' Posted on Tuesday, Cater He was asked about the rejection of the candidacy of the stadium of San Siro To house the final of the Champions League and for the ongoing discussions about plans for a new stadium in Milan.
“The football infrastructure of Italy are a shame. It is one of the largest football countries, has won many World Cups, euros, champions leagues. At the same time, among the big countries, you have the worst infrastructure by far,” he said Cater.
“To be honest, I am a little tired of these Italian discussions about infrastructure, because all we see are discussions,” added the Slovenian.
“Clubs need government help, they need municipalities help. Private investors will invest. It's time to do something, because infrastructure are terrible,” he said.
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The stadium San Siro de Milan It will host in February the inaugural ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games. Italy will coorganize with Türkiye the Male Eurocup of 2032.
“I'm not worried yet (for the Eurocup). I think the government has now understood that something has to do,” Ceferin said.
“I have a lot of confidence in Gabriele Gravina, who is my first vice president. He will do everything I can to close the gap,” he concluded
