Sport: Govt creates commission to oversee club finances

(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 24 - Premier Giorgia Meloni's cabinet on Friday approved a decree creating an independent commission to oversee the economic and financial situations of Italian professional football and basketball clubs, Sports Minister Andrea Abodi said on Friday. The idea of setting up the oversight body has caused tension between the government and the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI), the governing body for sport in Italy.
    CONI President Giovanni Malagò said there risk of the move making Italy an international embarrassment as it amounts to political interference in the world of sport.
    Abodi dismissed this charge on Friday.
    "There is no danger for the autonomy of sport," he said.
    "None of the regulations are in conflict with the autonomy of sport," Abodi added when asked of the risk of Italian teams being excluded form international competitions.
    "The regulation provides precise criteria; the commission will deliver its assessments to the federations, which will then make their decisions on registering teams for championships". (ANSA).