UEFA President "Italy's football infrastructure is terrible and shameful," and calls for action by the government, local governments, and local governments

UEFA President "Italy's football infrastructure is terrible and shameful," and calls for action by the government, local governments, and local governments

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Aleksander Cheperin, president of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), criticized the infrastructure of Italian soccer as terrible.

Reuters introduced Cheperin's interview with Italian media Sportmediaset on Sunday. During the interview, Cheperin was asked about Milan's rejection of his bid to host the final of the European Champions League.

He said, "Italy's football infrastructure is shameful. Italy is one of the world's best football powers and has many World Cups, Euros, and Champions League trophies. But it is a country with the worst infrastructure out of all these powers." He added, "I'm a little tired of discussing infrastructure improvement in Italy, to be honest. Every time it ends in words."

"Clubs need the help of the government and local governments. Private investors will invest. The level of infrastructure is so terrible that we have to do something now," 온라인카지노 Cheperin said.

San Siro, located in Milan, will host the opening game of the Winter Olympics in February 2026. Italy will also host the 2032 European Championship (Euro 2032) with Turkey. "I am not worried about the 2032 euro. I think I understand that it is time for the Italian government to take action," Cheperin said.

Italy's Serie A clubs are mostly old and underdeveloped except for a few new stadiums. As local governments are not actively working on the construction of new stadiums, outdated facilities in old stadiums are continuously maintained.