AIC President Umberto Calcagno spoke at the Senate Budget Committee hearing on “Prospects for reform of Italian football.” Among the topics covered is the redistribution of resources in football: “There is no doubt that we need to recover to better reallocate resources: we are part of a system that over the last fifteen years has increased the cost of production, but at the same time has also increased costs and debt. Even before the pandemic, we had a debt of more than 4 billion euros, which turned into the current 5 billion 600 thousand euros. Today, production costs are unfortunately decreasing and we often talk about the salaries of high-level football players; In this regard, it is worth emphasizing that labor costs represent about 51-52% of the total costs of our companies, with the totals being very different from the expanded labor costs, in which approximately 23% is attributable to depreciation. and another 12-13% of costs for services related to translations. At the same time, the document, approved unanimously by all components of the Federal Council, may have been underestimated, since we focused our attention precisely on the restoration of our system. We have always been convinced that the priority is not to change the system of appointment of those who carry out tests, but to resume the path to the rules established before the pandemic, understanding who can play football. True reform cannot begin with the number of teams that will be in our professional leagues in the future, but must be the result of a virtuous path to be forged through national licenses and in-season inspection rules. As a member of the federal council, I have always felt protected by all the people who have succeeded each other at the helm of Covisoc over the years, as well as by the internal federal structure.. Then clean up to reallocate more resources downwards; redistribution means, first of all, the techno-sports project, because everyone is clear that we have problems with the supply chain in the youth sector; At the highest level of professional talent scouting, we have the problem of non-utilization of our selected young players in Serie A, with the percentage of playing time for foreign players approaching 70%. We also have the lowest percentage of players from the youth sector in Europe, at around 8% in the top division, compared to Spain, for example, where the percentage reaches over 20%.
Source: Tutto Mercato Web
I am Ben Stock and I work in Athletistic as an author. My specialty is covering football news and other related topics. I have been writing for this website since the past 2 years, crafting compelling stories with the latest updates in the sports world. My articles have gained widespread appreciation amongst readers due to their accuracy and depth of research.
