Napoli chief threatens strike
Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis has attacked the Government over their proposals to eradicate football violence. "Clubs could go on strike," he warned.
Italy’s top two Divisions look set to resume at the weekend after Friday night’s riots in Catania, but the proposed new measures means that a host of games will be played behind closed doors.
Clubs whose stadiums do not meet with the specifications of the Legge Pisanu will be forced to lock out fans and only four stadia in Serie A (Rome, Palermo, Siena, Turin) and one in Serie B (Turin) currently fit the bill.
De Laurentiis, after the crisis talks between Government and football authorities on Tuesday, said: "If there are no security guarantees then why should we play?
"Clubs might decide to go on strike. I don’t think the Government should be so superficial while facing a problem as important and vital for Italy such as football.
"We should claim damages from the Italian Football Federation, the Italian Olympic Committee and the Government itself. They were unable to develop the world of sport in an appropriate way.
"This is fascism. We cannot be told what to do and forced to play or not."
The Government and footballing authorities are going down a road in which they hope clubs will own their own stadiums, but De Laurentiis insists that would be financially problematic.
"Clubs do not have the money needed to do this, it has to happen progressively," added the movie mogul.
"I cannot believe that you need to invest £107m to be allowed to host four Euro 2012 matches. Everyone must understand that we don’t need to build cathedrals in the desert."
Most stadiums in Italy are owned by councils who then rent the grounds to clubs for their own use.
Source: C4 Football Italia
Italy’s top two Divisions look set to resume at the weekend after Friday night’s riots in Catania, but the proposed new measures means that a host of games will be played behind closed doors.
Clubs whose stadiums do not meet with the specifications of the Legge Pisanu will be forced to lock out fans and only four stadia in Serie A (Rome, Palermo, Siena, Turin) and one in Serie B (Turin) currently fit the bill.
De Laurentiis, after the crisis talks between Government and football authorities on Tuesday, said: "If there are no security guarantees then why should we play?
"Clubs might decide to go on strike. I don’t think the Government should be so superficial while facing a problem as important and vital for Italy such as football.
"We should claim damages from the Italian Football Federation, the Italian Olympic Committee and the Government itself. They were unable to develop the world of sport in an appropriate way.
"This is fascism. We cannot be told what to do and forced to play or not."
The Government and footballing authorities are going down a road in which they hope clubs will own their own stadiums, but De Laurentiis insists that would be financially problematic.
"Clubs do not have the money needed to do this, it has to happen progressively," added the movie mogul.
"I cannot believe that you need to invest £107m to be allowed to host four Euro 2012 matches. Everyone must understand that we don’t need to build cathedrals in the desert."
Most stadiums in Italy are owned by councils who then rent the grounds to clubs for their own use.
Source: C4 Football Italia
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