Serie-A boss counters Rabiot
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The planned discontinuation of the Serie A game between AC Milan and Como 1907 in early February in Australia led to a dispute between the French international Adrien Rabiot (30) and the league. The Milan professional had the now approved plans for the game in Perth in an interview with the daily newspaper “Le figaro“Referred to as” completely crazy “. The San-Siro Stadium is not available on February 8 two days after the opening of the Winter Olympics.
“It’s all about financial deals and about making the league visible,” said Rabiot. This is more important than the players. “There is talk about game plans and the well -being of the players, but that seems really absurd,” added Rabiot and referred to the long flight to the Australian west coast and the change of time. “We will have to adapt, as always,” said the midfielder.
Serie-A boss refers to NFL and NBA in the AC Milan case
Serie-A managing director Luigi de Siervo rejected the criticism on the sidelines of the conference of the European Club Association in Rome. Rabiot apparently forgets “like all football professionals who earn millions of paying for it to be paid for an activity, namely to play football.” He should show more respect and support his employer better, who campaigned for the game abroad.
“Top players who are paid appropriately for the work they provide should understand better than others that this is a victim who can be brought,” said de Siervo. He pointed out that the American football league NFL and the North American basketball league NBA have long been organizing games overseas and also go abroad.
According to its own statements, the European Football Union released the plans of AC Milan and FC Barcelona for league games abroad this week. The Laliga game between FC Villarreal and Barça can take place in Miami in December. The UEFA cited gaps in the regulations at the level of the World Association FIFA as the reason. Uefa President Aleksander Ceferin expressly emphasized that the decision should not be considered a precedent.