UEFA and FIFA threaten excluding Italian teams and revoking EURO 2032 rights | OneFootball

Italy risks anything from huge fines to exclusion from FIFA and UEFA tournaments and even the revocation of hosting rights for EURO 2032 if Government is allowed to interfere in sport.

The warning came in a joint letter from FIFA and UEFA that was sent to the FIGC (Italian Football Federation).

The cause of it all is something called the Mulè Amendment, a proposal from Forza Italia politician Giorgio Mulè as part of the general Sport Decree.

It would allow clubs and even players to effectively bypass the sporting justice system and appeal directly to the TAR tribunal.

This is seen by FIFA and UEFA as giving the Government undue influence over sport and removing the autonomy of the sporting justice system.

Serie A move threatens FIFA and UEFA rules

It is part of an Italian push for the Lega Serie A, Serie B and Lega Pro to break away from the FIGC, a sort of copy of the way the Premier League broke away from the Football Association.

The amendment has already caused more than enough controversy in Italy even before the letter from FIFA and UEFA, so will likely be reformulated.

As confirmed by La Repubblica and Sky Sport Italia, the letter from UEFA President Aleksandar Ceferin to Minister for Sport Andrea Abodi warns that “if the text remains the same, we would have to exclude Italian teams from European cup competition.”

It could also prompt them to revoke Italy’s hosting rights – alongside Turkey – for EURO 2032.