Former national team striker Luca Toni attacks a club in Reggio Emilia for not letting him in with his dog.
As reported by the local edition of il Resto del Carlino, the world champion was in the city yesterday to attend a football tournament in which his 10-year-old son, who plays for Sassuolo, was participating.
Toni showed up with his golden retriever Stella, but was rejected at the entrance to the Onde Chiare club.
And he launched the attack with a video on social media.
"Madness. We are in 2024 and dogs cannot enter this club in Reggio Emilia. Congratulations", the former footballer originally from Serramazzoni di Modena vented.
Then he focuses on his dog on the leash and continues: "Look at this bad dog...
Unfortunately, everything comes into this circle, but dogs don't...".
Shortly after, a new video: "The mega director came out to tell me that due to hygienic problems dogs are not allowed in since there is a terrace with a swimming pool. It's a shame that today (yesterday, ed.) the swimming pool was closed.. . Folly".
The director of the private club Enrico Cavazzoni gave his version to the newspaper: "Dogs are allowed to enter no club in Reggio Emilia. There are hygiene rules to be respected and we were preparing the solarium for the next opening. None of the 700 members wanted to has never complained, if everyone brought their dogs here it would be an unmanageable situation.
Furthermore, it is not true that we denied Mr. Toni the possibility of seeing his son's match. As he himself did shortly afterwards, one could go around the club and arrive directly in front of the fence of the playing fields. I explained all this in a kind way, but he preferred to make a story on Instagram like a 16 year old...".
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