Serie B’s Balata: Fifa/Uefa ‘gigantism’ harms domestic league revenues

(Emmanuele Ciancaglini/Ciancaphoto Studio/Getty Images)
(Emmanuele Ciancaglini/Ciancaphoto Studio/Getty Images)
Mauro Balata, president of Italy’s second football division, Serie B, has called on football’s governing bodies to be more aware of the negative impact their constant expansion of competitions has on the value of domestic leagues.

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