US EditionSoccer-Serie A Chief Blames Illegal Streaming for Italy's Decline
- Serie A CEO Luigi De Siervo noted that illegal streaming is reducing TV revenue and harming Italy’s ability to develop homegrown talent.
- De Siervo stated that Serie A lost 300 million euros last year due to piracy, which negatively impacts youth investment.
- Italian authorities are increasing efforts against online piracy to protect broadcast rights, which are crucial for Serie A teams.
- De Siervo expressed concern that continued revenue losses could result in Italy and Serie A falling in UEFA’s coefficient rankings, lagging behind Germany and France.
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Luigi De Siervo said that the money lost with the illegal transmission of matches is being taken away from the youth sectors
Serie A CEO blames TV piracy for Italy decline
Serie A CEO Luigi De Siervo has pointed to illegal streaming and the resulting lack of TV revenue as a factor behind Italy's struggles to nurture homegrown talent as the Azzurri strive to return to the World Cup for the first time since 2014.
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Serie A chief blames illegal streaming for Italian football’s decline
Serie A CEO Luigi De Siervo has pointed to illegal streaming and the resulting lack of TV revenue as a factor behind Italy’s struggles to nurture homegrown talent as the Azzurri strive to return to the World Cup for the first time since 2014.
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World NewsSoccer-Serie A chief blames illegal streaming for Italy's decline
Luigi de Siervo, CEO of Serie A, the equivalent of Javier Tebas in LaLiga Spanish, also points to piracy as one of the great evils of football in his country.On this occasion, De Siervo does not hesitate to blame pirate football as one of the causes of the Italian team's downfall.In fact, Italy drags problems over the last decade. He wants to reclassify himself for a football World Cup and does not have a situation exactly comfortable facing Can…
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