Between past, present and future of sport. In the morning, at the Quirinale, Giovanni Malagò, addressing President Mattarella, said that “tomorrow is a symbolically important date, 500 days since our Milan-Cortina Olympics. It’s up to us, it’s an important commitment and the responsibilities are high, but I promise that from an organizational and results point of view we will continue for her and with her to demonstrate that Italy continues to be an excellence in the world of sport. Long live Italy”. Then he added: “Paris is behind us and there are 500 days to go until Milan-Cortina, what awaits us now? Now the sense of responsibility awaits us, especially after having seen Paris with all the reflections one may have made, even perhaps to point out or to criticize some aspect that characterized this edition. They were objectively an extraordinary, grandiose Olympics, and therefore an additional incentive to do well and to ensure that our country consolidates this extraordinary tradition of knowing how to organize events President of the Republic concluded his speech by saying ‘see you in Milan-Cortina'”.
“The Olympics is an event in itself, it is an event incomparable with all the others which absolutely must also be accompanied by good sporting results – underlined Malagò – It is a fact, you can organize the best event in the world but if things don’t work out in terms of results, there is always a conditioning, perhaps psychological, emotional, in the judgment one gives”.
Coni’s no.1 still hopes for another mandate, the fourth. Some recurring rumors speak of a one-year extension, until May 2026, in order to be able to host the Milan-Cortina Games still as president of CONI. In this case, the council and the national council would be extended. However, an ad hoc law would be needed. But would Malagò accept what he considers “a typical Italian compromise”? We don’t know, he is proud and would certainly like to be equated with the presidents of the Federation, some of whom have already exceeded 6-7 mandates. “Fourth term? I have no news, I also told my colleagues in the Council. As I have already said, I remain optimistic and fatalistic. I didn’t think about the fact that today might or might not be Mattarella’s last time as president of CONI” , he added. While to those who asked him if he has a date in mind by which to understand whether or not he will be able to recur, he replied: “The end of January is a reasonable date”. However, even if his career at CONI were to end next year, Malagò would remain president of the Olympic Foundation and IOC member until after the 2028 Los Angeles Games.
Amateur League, Abete confirmed: “No to political invasions”
Giancarlo Abete has been confirmed as leader of the National Amateur League. The incumbent president, class of 50 and sole candidate, obtained unanimity from the elective assembly, held at the Hilton Rome Airport in Fiumicino. Elected as president in 2022, Abete is thus preparing to begin his second term at the helm of the LND. “We don’t need politics to invade the field, but we need it to help us. If we look at the 5 main European Federations, Italy already today has a recognition of the role of professionals far superior to the others. To think there is a relationship between the results of the National team and having an extra councilor means abusing people’s intelligence, it is a decoy. On November 4th we will approach it with great availability, but we must start from the assumption that the law provides a snapshot of what already exists happens, i.e. that in Italy the weight of professionals is higher than that existing in other countries”.
Abete then adds that the minister “Abodi knows that the world of football has values, such as autonomy which is an absolute value. We say thanks to the politicians who are interested in football but we will never be forced to tell anyone” . Finally, Abete reiterates how “if the battle was about content we would have already won it. The problems are the effects of the reform, not the underlying principle. We must find corrective measures on the premium side, we cannot think of being identified as economic operators, here we are talking about an amateur world that plays a fundamental social role. We must direct our path well by putting together documents to legitimize our positions”. “Our internal democracy is the strength with which we will defend the autonomy of sport and football from external interference. Autonomy does not mean remaining static to requests, but respecting roles and rules.
We will act with responsibility, aware that an inverted pyramid where a few count more than many would only be the jungle of the strongest”, said Gabriele Gravina, during the elective assembly of the NLD.
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– 2024-10-07 10:54:01
