In the midst of the soccer crisis due to his third consecutive absence from the World Cup, Aleksander Ceferin warned that the country could lose its headquarters if it does not improve its infrastructure
The crisis in Italian football gives no respite and now it has added an international front. While the country is going through a delicate moment after the elimination towards the2026 World Cup and the recent resignation of leaders in the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), the UEFA president, Aleksander Ceferin, issued a stark warning: Italy could lose its role as host of Euro 2032 if it does not improve
its infrastructure.
“Euro 2032 is scheduled and will be held, there's no doubt about that. I hope that the Italian infrastructures are ready. If not, the tournament will not be played in Italy,” said the soccer boss of the Old Continent. The leader pointed directly at the country's structural situation: "Italian policymakers should perhaps ask themselves why Italian football infrastructures are among the worst in
Europe.” Aleksander Ceferin said that Italy has one of the worst infrastructures in Europe
At the same time, while stressing that Italy is one of the most important nations in football and that it will be able to recover from its recent setbacks, he maintained that one of the main current obstacles is the relationship between sports leadership and politics
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This wake-up call comes at a key moment: Italy must define before October the five stadiums that will host the tournament, which for now they will host together with Turkey. In this context, the present of the venues of several candidate cities, such as Rome and Milan, is worrying, since the necessary works have not yet begun. In addition, major clubs have found it difficult to renovate their courts due to administrative obstacles and conflicts with local authorities
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The scenario deepens uncertainty in football, which not only faces adverse results in sports, but also structural questions that now jeopardize the organization of one of the most important events in European football.
