Italy’s Sports minister slams Azzurri’s Andrea Pirlo mess-up

Italy’s Sports minister slams Azzurri’s Andrea Pirlo mess-up Italian football finds itself in the middle of a crisis again, as Andrea Pirlo’s candidacy for the Azzurri role has gone up in smoke. There have been increasing doubts about the future of Paolo Maldini too and now, Italy’s sports minister Andrea Abodi has made his views clear about the matter. Now, Pirlo will definitely not be the next manager of the national team. This is largely due to his links with a FonBet, a Russian betting company and this didn’t sit well with many at FIGC, even if it went against the technical director Maldini’s wishes. Now, Abodi has been asked about the matter and he has made it clear that things like these shouldn’t be happening in Calcio. He told Piacenza Hub Network – via Di Marzio : Pirlo’s resignation from the Azzurri bench? It’s news that speaks for itself. It’s a situation we would have liked to have changed with greater speed and with a shared purpose that hasn’t materialised. Now we have to make up for a poor showing.” Embarrasing situation indeed The outcome of the Pirlo saga is arguably something that can only unfold in Italian football, embarrassingly enough. It is a classic case of putting politics over sport, while hiring a sporting figure who should be backed to the helm. This is what lets Italian football down – from top to bottom, and it has happened again. Kaustubh Pandey – GIFN