Spadafora: ‘No position to resume season’
Sports minister Vincenzo Spadafora ‘hopes the green light can be given’ to restarting Serie A but admits ‘it’s still impossible to define a date’. Professional clubs in Italy have resumed…
Sports minister Vincenzo Spadafora ‘hopes the green light can be given’ to restarting Serie A but admits ‘it’s still impossible to define a date’. Professional clubs in Italy have resumed…
Vincenzo Spadafora says his government is ‘working on the protocol for team training’, but the Olympic committee warns football needs an ‘alternative’. Spadafora has come under scrutiny for his handling…
Italia Viva leader Matteo Renzi hits out at the Minister of Sport Vincenzo Spadafora and claims he can’t decide to stop football on his own: “We are a democracy.” Spadafora…
Sports minister Vincenzo Spadafora has warned that ‘team training will not resume before May 18’, but his comments have sparked confusion. Spadafora initially rejected the idea of bringing team sports…
Most Serie A clubs should resume training next week, but the Government has still not decided whether to allow the season to continue amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The regional assemblies…
Minister for Sport Vincenzo Spadafora has bowed to pressure from the regional assemblies and asked for players to be allowed individual training in their centres. The Government decree had stated…
Minister Vincenzo Spadafora has vowed to ‘reform Italian sport when this pandemic is over’, claiming those behind the scenes ‘deserve more respect’. Spadafora and his government have come under fire…
Lega Serie A President Paolo Dal Pino has sent an open letter to Minister for Sport Vincenzo Spadafora urging them to continue ‘constructive dialogue.’ The situation is increasingly tense, as…
Empoli President Fabrizio Corsi reiterates Serie B wants to complete the season in August, but Minister for Sport Vincenzo Spadafora ‘seems to hate football.’ The accusation comes after Spadafora stated…
The Premier League protocol for resuming training and games seems to be weaker than the one the Italian Government rejected for Serie A, as clubs demand better treatment than local…
Minister for Sport Vincenzo Spadafora warns ‘if there is no agreement on the safety protocol, the Government will announce the Serie A season is over. We will take that responsibility.’…
An increasingly bitter row is erupting between Minister for Sport Vincenzo Spadafora, the FIGC and 18 out of 20 Serie A clubs over whether to finish this season. The coronavirus…
Minister for Sport Vincenzo Spadafora remains adamant “resuming Serie A is increasingly unlikely” and “most Presidents could soon ask me to close the season here.” Minister for Sport Vincenzo Spadafora…
Minister for Sport Vincenzo Spadafora hit back at criticism of the delay in training. “The only alternative to prudence is to follow France and say football ends here.” Minister for…
Renzo Ulivieri, representing coaches, claims the Lega Serie A is “not telling the truth” about returning from the lockdown. “The Government never set a date.” The situation is in turmoil,…
Lazio captain Francesco Acerbi protests at the Government’s confusing social distancing rules. “We were stunned. How can we run in the park, but not in a training ground?” The Government…
Serie A clubs have set June 14 as the last possible date to resume games if the season is to be finished, as they battle the Government to get training…
Sports minister Vincenzo Spadafora has rubbished ‘ridiculous’ talk of a plot to stop Serie A from his government. Lazio have been heavily critical of the government’s decision to let teams…
Minister for Sport Vincenzo Spadafora warns “it is not certain” that the Serie A season will resume even after group training on May 18. “We’re being pressured, but the medical…
Minister for Sport Vincenzo Spadafora warns resuming Serie A after the COVID-19 pandemic won’t be easy. “Being extremely prudent is unpopular, but it is our duty.” The Government is expected…