Politics 'failed calcio'
Giuseppe Pisanu, the man whose law was meant to solve the football violence problem in Italy, has blamed politicians for failing to implement it.
The former Home Office Minister set out the rules to clamp down on crowd trouble, which included CCTV networks in all stadiums, a steward system to take the police out of the Curva and named tickets.
"My original plans were watered down in Parliament and largely changed," accused Pisanu. "I was even accused of trying to be too harsh and would end up damaging the sport this way."
The law was proposed in 2001, but even after it was passed, to date only four Serie A stadiums in Turin, Rome, Milan and Palermo are up to code.
"The opposition to my proposals came from the clubs that did not implement the necessary changes, the extreme ends of the fan spectrum and the politicians who have been aiding and abetting these Ultras."
Agreeing with Pisanu was Mario Pescante, the former President of the CONI, who also believed there was no real clampdown at all.
"The Legge Pisanu was neutered by the clubs who don’t want to spend any of their profits on security," he accused.
"So many stadiums are falling to pieces because the directors said it would be too costly to complete the restructuring work, yet they find the money to spend on star players."
Source: C4 Football Italia
The former Home Office Minister set out the rules to clamp down on crowd trouble, which included CCTV networks in all stadiums, a steward system to take the police out of the Curva and named tickets.
"My original plans were watered down in Parliament and largely changed," accused Pisanu. "I was even accused of trying to be too harsh and would end up damaging the sport this way."
The law was proposed in 2001, but even after it was passed, to date only four Serie A stadiums in Turin, Rome, Milan and Palermo are up to code.
"The opposition to my proposals came from the clubs that did not implement the necessary changes, the extreme ends of the fan spectrum and the politicians who have been aiding and abetting these Ultras."
Agreeing with Pisanu was Mario Pescante, the former President of the CONI, who also believed there was no real clampdown at all.
"The Legge Pisanu was neutered by the clubs who don’t want to spend any of their profits on security," he accused.
"So many stadiums are falling to pieces because the directors said it would be too costly to complete the restructuring work, yet they find the money to spend on star players."
Source: C4 Football Italia
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