Italy risks losing the right to co-host Euro 2032 with Turkey if stadiums and related infrastructure are not ready by the required timeline; reforms and upgrades are a condition of the agreement.

By early 2027, Italy must begin work on stadiums, with five venues named to host matches across 11 candidate cities including Rome, Florence, Bologna, Milan, Genoa, and others.

Giovanni Gravina resigned during an extraordinary FIGC meeting following Italy’s disappointing playoff exit to Bosnia and Herzegovina on penalties.

The governance debate surrounding Gravina’s leadership intensifies political scrutiny of Italian football amid disappointing national results.

Italy’s Sports Minister Andrea Abodi demanded Gravina’s resignation, eliciting a strong reaction from Ceferin.

Ceferin cautioned against political calls for Gravina’s resignation, highlighting that football outcomes are not the sole fault of players or coaches and pointing to a problematic link between football and national politics.

Inter and Milan aim to build a new 71,500-seat stadium on the San Siro site by 2031, while a land sale is under bid-rigging investigation.

The San Siro land sale investigation into bid rigging compounds concerns about governance and transparency in Italy’s football infrastructure development.

Co-hosting Euro 2032 with Turkey remains contingent on significant stadium and infrastructure improvements across Italian venues.

Ceferin acknowledged that ongoing stadium renovations are challenging for major Italian clubs like AC Milan, Inter Milan, Lazio, and AS Roma, often due to disputes with public authorities who own the venues.

Ceferin defended the team and coaching staff, saying responsibility lies with a broader system and urging reflection on Italy’s football infrastructure rather than assigning blame solely to players.

He criticized the relationship between Italian football authorities and politics as a fundamental problem for the sport in the country.