Mancini blames World Cup venues
Roberto Mancini points out that the real fault for the stadium situation stretches back to the 1990 World Cup.
"It has been a terrible week for everyone who loves football," said the Inter Coach after the death of a police officer in the Catania riots on February 2.
The tragic incidents pushed the Government to clamp down on security measures, which means shutting some venues until they can be brought up to standard.
The Stadio Bentegodi is one of them, so the Nerazzurri will play Chievo in a deserted arena this afternoon.
"Our newest stadiums were finished in May 1990 for the World Cup, but by September they were already out of date. You could see even then that they weren’t built for people and in my view are some of the worst in the world."
Many of the 1990 arenas were built with athletics tracks so that they warranted extra grants, but over the years they have hardly ever been used, instead serving only to distance the fans from the field.
The Stadio Delle' Alpi in Turin is a prime example that will be completely restructured this year to remove the track and reduce the capacity.
"This is the problem and the clubs must be helped by the councils to make things right. However, I absolutely don’t agree with those who called for football to be halted indefinitely. There is bitterness, yes, but we must not generalise about the fans."
Source: C4 Football Italia
"It has been a terrible week for everyone who loves football," said the Inter Coach after the death of a police officer in the Catania riots on February 2.
The tragic incidents pushed the Government to clamp down on security measures, which means shutting some venues until they can be brought up to standard.
The Stadio Bentegodi is one of them, so the Nerazzurri will play Chievo in a deserted arena this afternoon.
"Our newest stadiums were finished in May 1990 for the World Cup, but by September they were already out of date. You could see even then that they weren’t built for people and in my view are some of the worst in the world."
Many of the 1990 arenas were built with athletics tracks so that they warranted extra grants, but over the years they have hardly ever been used, instead serving only to distance the fans from the field.
The Stadio Delle' Alpi in Turin is a prime example that will be completely restructured this year to remove the track and reduce the capacity.
"This is the problem and the clubs must be helped by the councils to make things right. However, I absolutely don’t agree with those who called for football to be halted indefinitely. There is bitterness, yes, but we must not generalise about the fans."
Source: C4 Football Italia
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