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Gravina Releases Dossier Citing €730 Million Annual Losses in Italian Football

The document urges clearer powers for the federation, the leagues, the state.

Overview

  • Gravina, who resigned as FIGC president on April 2, released Wednesday a dossier and study that estimate average losses of more than €730 million a year from 2018 to 2026.
  • The study says foreign players took 67.9% of Serie A minutes, a share the report links to fewer chances for Italian youth.
  • It labels Serie A an aging competition with a 27-year average age and declining technical levels compared with top European leagues.
  • The plan seeks new funding from betting revenues, a reversal of the ban on gambling sponsors, tax incentives to attract professionals, and public support to build or renew stadiums.
  • He proposes youth coaching reform, restructuring across Serie A through Serie D and a refereeing overhaul, stresses that quotas for Italian players would breach free-movement rules, and asks for defined authority across bodies with Parliament yet to back any step.