"The decisive step for the 2028 European Championship is March. Before the Uefa Executive on March 20 we will present our candidacy, which is also open to 2032. We will evaluate
one of the two options".
This was announced by the president of the federation, Gabriele Gravina, in the press conference following the federal council today in via Allegri.
"We will do it in a serious and thoughtful way - added the number one of Italian football - also because there is a great ferment of infrastructure renewal. I am thinking, for example, of Florence, Cagliari, Bologna and Bari".
On the World Cup every two years, however, it is clear: "I stick to the numbers of the Uefa Executive Committee, which they believe is irreparable damage to the world of football."
Infantino today reiterated FIFA's position, citing a question of "solidarity" to allow the whole world ("and not just Europe") to see the great champions in action more often.
"I understand the concept of solidarity - underlined Gravina - but it can be guaranteed in other ways without affecting the value of competitions".