FIGC: Stop Competition Non Solution

ROME - A wave of rejection-related advice Prime Minister of Italy, Mario Monti, to stop the Italian competition for a while kept coming. This time, the rejection raised the Italian Football Federation (FIGC).

Some time ago, Monti could catapult the scandal Scommessopoli personal comments or gambling and match-fixing scandal that hit the central Italian soccer players. So far, 19 players from Serie A, B or Lega Pro has been arrested by police for questioning.

In response to recent scandals that only six years apart from the revelation or Calciopoli match-fixing scandal, Italy Monti suggested that competition is suspended.

However, Monti was a crazy idea immediately received rejection from various circles. Having previously Palermo club president, this time turn the Italian Football Federation or its Italian PSSI filed a rejection of the idea.

"I agree that there is no compromise for those who are convicted of fraud. But, stop the competition (League), this means all elements of football humiliate, punish those who work with honest majority. Most of all, the idea would make thousands of people lost their jobs, "said FIGC president Giancarlo Abete told Italian Football-Wednesday (05/30/2012).

"In addition, professional football player does not accept any single euro of taxpayers' money. It is financed by private resources and commercial revenues. Instead, they pay 1.1 million euros per year to the Government, "he continued.

"We all have to be careful not to make people confused by this issue. So far, 64 million euro fund provided by government to the Federation (FIGC), are used entirely for amateur football, youth development, school football, sports and refereeing system peradikan which if at all there are approximately 700 000 total games in one year, "he added.

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