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10 years of FIFRepost from herehttp://inter1908blog.com/the-figc-and-their-new-laws/
Note, some formatting aspects will be lost, so I really recommend reading this on the main page
The FIGC have tonight released a new set of laws which will apply to Italian football clubs. I think some are particularly stupid, and now I want to review why.
Carlo Tavecchio, FIGC President and possibly a racist
Quoted from Football Italia:
The FIGC passed new laws today limiting Serie A squads to 25 players, four of them growing up in Italy and four in their club academy.
The reforms will come into effect from 2016. They were proposed by new Federation President Carlo Tavecchio and formed the basis of his platform when running for election in August.
Among the amendments passed today, Serie A clubs agreed to limit their squads to no more than 25 players.
These must include four who grew up in Italy and four who came through the club’s own youth academy.
There will be no limitations on the Under-21 players, as the vast majority of those in the country are Italian anyway.
The rules governing non-EU players have also changed, as a young player at his first registration must already be a resident in the country, to have come to Italy with his parents for non-sporting reasons and been in school for at least four years.
There is already a limit on the number of non-EU players allowed in the squad, but now new rules have been imposed on the ‘replacement’ with a new entry.
A new non-EU player can only be brought in to replace another if he has already held a professional contract for at least three years, so since 2012.
The FIGC notes these rules were voted on unanimously – apart from the Players’ Association AIC and Coaches’ Association AIAC – and are aimed at “seeking financial sustainability of clubs with consequent investment in national academies.”
A new rule has also been introduced forcing clubs to pay towards the expenses of referees if an official is physically attacked.
Let me summarise:
Serie A is being moved by the FIGC towards a Premiership model, where a squad of 25 players is imposed, following the same rules that the club now has to obey when competing in Europe.
This is of course bourne out of the desire to see the Italian national team competitive again, but is this going to come at a price that the Italian league cannot afford? The sad thing is, on many levels at least, league quality and international team quality can be quite anti-correlated. One might look at Germany and Spain as counterexamples for this, but depth beyond the top one or two teams is extremely limited. On the other hand, I think most people are prepared to admit that the Premiership in general is quite a competitive league, which is not surprising given the amount of money even middle table teams have to spend, but as one would expect, the national team sucks.
Joseph Duncan, a threat to the FIGC?
The last time Italy used extremely anti-foreign laws to prevent players of non-Italian nationality plying their trade in Italy, Italy won a world cup. It also wasn’t very competitive in Europe, and sadly, what Italian football needs now is not a competitive team, but rather, a competitive league. With attendances slipping, great teams declining, only our worst, most hated, scumbag cheating rivals remain even close to staking a claim as a continental side.
I think it’s a mistake for the FIGC to impose this. It is in those unknown non-EU imports that we can really aim to make our money – look at Juan Jesus as a good example, or Matteo Kovacic – which can really revive the Italian league.
Further a foot, lets look at the potential impact on youth players.
The rules governing non-EU players have also changed, as a young player at his first registration must already be a resident in the country, to have come to Italy with his parents for non-sporting reasons and been in school for at least four years.
Non-EU players must have moved to Italy for non-sporting reasons (which, as Barcelona demonstrate, can be worked around anyway), but the school for four years requirement (presumably, at least, four years in an Italian school!) is restrictive. Look at the number of great young prospects coming through at Inter, for example, from Africa, who probably don’t qualify for that. I say probably as on a lot of these young players it is very hard to definitively know what their background is or not. The idea, though, that somehow all the Italian clubs can produce even semi-reasonable youth prospects every year (remembering there are 500 Primavera players if not more in Serie A – how many of these make it?) to fill out their squad with enough quality to raise the bar – rather than lower it – is ridiculous.
Ibrahima MBaye, a threat to the FIGC
Some of our best prospects now would probably not be here. And how that benefits Italian football at all is entirely beyond me.
Note, some formatting aspects will be lost, so I really recommend reading this on the main page
The FIGC have tonight released a new set of laws which will apply to Italian football clubs. I think some are particularly stupid, and now I want to review why.
Carlo Tavecchio, FIGC President and possibly a racist
Quoted from Football Italia:
The FIGC passed new laws today limiting Serie A squads to 25 players, four of them growing up in Italy and four in their club academy.
The reforms will come into effect from 2016. They were proposed by new Federation President Carlo Tavecchio and formed the basis of his platform when running for election in August.
Among the amendments passed today, Serie A clubs agreed to limit their squads to no more than 25 players.
These must include four who grew up in Italy and four who came through the club’s own youth academy.
There will be no limitations on the Under-21 players, as the vast majority of those in the country are Italian anyway.
The rules governing non-EU players have also changed, as a young player at his first registration must already be a resident in the country, to have come to Italy with his parents for non-sporting reasons and been in school for at least four years.
There is already a limit on the number of non-EU players allowed in the squad, but now new rules have been imposed on the ‘replacement’ with a new entry.
A new non-EU player can only be brought in to replace another if he has already held a professional contract for at least three years, so since 2012.
The FIGC notes these rules were voted on unanimously – apart from the Players’ Association AIC and Coaches’ Association AIAC – and are aimed at “seeking financial sustainability of clubs with consequent investment in national academies.”
A new rule has also been introduced forcing clubs to pay towards the expenses of referees if an official is physically attacked.
Let me summarise:
Serie A is being moved by the FIGC towards a Premiership model, where a squad of 25 players is imposed, following the same rules that the club now has to obey when competing in Europe.
This is of course bourne out of the desire to see the Italian national team competitive again, but is this going to come at a price that the Italian league cannot afford? The sad thing is, on many levels at least, league quality and international team quality can be quite anti-correlated. One might look at Germany and Spain as counterexamples for this, but depth beyond the top one or two teams is extremely limited. On the other hand, I think most people are prepared to admit that the Premiership in general is quite a competitive league, which is not surprising given the amount of money even middle table teams have to spend, but as one would expect, the national team sucks.
Joseph Duncan, a threat to the FIGC?
The last time Italy used extremely anti-foreign laws to prevent players of non-Italian nationality plying their trade in Italy, Italy won a world cup. It also wasn’t very competitive in Europe, and sadly, what Italian football needs now is not a competitive team, but rather, a competitive league. With attendances slipping, great teams declining, only our worst, most hated, scumbag cheating rivals remain even close to staking a claim as a continental side.
I think it’s a mistake for the FIGC to impose this. It is in those unknown non-EU imports that we can really aim to make our money – look at Juan Jesus as a good example, or Matteo Kovacic – which can really revive the Italian league.
Further a foot, lets look at the potential impact on youth players.
The rules governing non-EU players have also changed, as a young player at his first registration must already be a resident in the country, to have come to Italy with his parents for non-sporting reasons and been in school for at least four years.
Non-EU players must have moved to Italy for non-sporting reasons (which, as Barcelona demonstrate, can be worked around anyway), but the school for four years requirement (presumably, at least, four years in an Italian school!) is restrictive. Look at the number of great young prospects coming through at Inter, for example, from Africa, who probably don’t qualify for that. I say probably as on a lot of these young players it is very hard to definitively know what their background is or not. The idea, though, that somehow all the Italian clubs can produce even semi-reasonable youth prospects every year (remembering there are 500 Primavera players if not more in Serie A – how many of these make it?) to fill out their squad with enough quality to raise the bar – rather than lower it – is ridiculous.
Ibrahima MBaye, a threat to the FIGC
Some of our best prospects now would probably not be here. And how that benefits Italian football at all is entirely beyond me.
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