The Minister for Sport and Youth, Andrea Abodi, in an interview with the newspaper Repubblica, announced the proposed "Charter of Duties", which FIGC members, starting with those of the three professional leagues - A, B and Lega Pro - will have to read and sign, committing themselves to follow "behavioral duties": "A sort of call to ethics that will have to be based on five pillars”, "the Charter will make explicit reference to the prohibitions of betting in sports, of making use of all kinds of drugs and doping substances. Moreover, it will mention improperly settling with the club for financial compensation and watching audiovisual content on pirated platforms. The fifth pillar will be a call not to have racist and discriminatory behavior and adopt racist and discriminatory language of any kind. On and off the field", "at the moment I think I am proposing it to the professional world, but the goal is to expand it to amateurs as well", "the Amateur League in Italy does a lot in training, but still facts happening in the gallery and on the field show how necessary a reminder of duties is. Also for parents. Last Saturday I accompanied my son to a youth league game, and at the end of the game preceding ours a fight broke out. I immediately called the Police and also the Amateur League, hoping at least to have no spectators in the next games played by the two teams. Unfortunately, the League could do nothing". When asked about what happened during the Inter-Napoli match between Acerbi and Juan Jesus, he commented, "On the front of racism and various forms of discrimination the norms are or should be more than known. I hope what happened in Milan has at least served to make people understand that against racism, 'sermons' are not enough, but commitment is needed starting with that of players on the field. That is why I made explicit reference to conscience for Acerbi, wishing that he was at peace with his own”.
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