Italian Football Association Chairman Gravina said that players involved in gambling will not be deprived of the opportunity to play for the national team. Italian internationals Tonali and Faccioli were previously banned for participating in illega...
Italian Football Association Chairman Gravina said that players involved in gambling will not be deprived of the opportunity to play for the national team.
Italian internationals Tonali and Faccioli were previously banned for participating in illegal online betting. Now the two have returned from bans and have re-represented the Italian national team. Chairman Gravina talked about the two bet-related players during the "Play for the Future" event at the Beccaria Youth Prison in Milan.
Chairman Gravina said: "Re-education activities are the backbone of our work. We have two important champion players, two excellent boys, both facing the problem of gambling addiction, who are mistakenly considered weak, but gambling addiction does not mean weakness. Some people say that these two boys should no longer wear Italian national team jerseys, but on the contrary, I think the national team jerseys should be handed over to them. They won the victory against gambling addiction, and their best victory is to have the courage to seek help. When this happens in the sports and football world, it means they have the willingness to seek freedom and get rid of the problem."
