"I've read some incorrect things in recent days. It's not a dead end, but an ongoing hypothesis: we've had many favourable opinions, including from Asia. The AFC is the only one that hasn't given a clear approval, but with two conditions so impractical that they can't be considered valid. This is why we asked FIFA to give a final answer: we don't consider those conditions acceptable."
"It's impossible to go and play an Italian league match without defining it as such. Just like going to play in Australia without Italian referees. I say: dear Asian confederation, have you realised that we'll soon be going to Saudi Arabia, on Asian soil, to play a competition, the Italian Super Cup, with Italian referees? We went to China, Qatar: perhaps it's a mistake. And if it is a mistake, let's consider those non-existent conditions and take it as a favourable opinion."
AC Milan considered moving a Serie A fixture against Como to Australia to raise the league's profile, provoking strong backlash from players and staff. Several Rossoneri players objected and Massimiliano Allegri, along with Cesc Fàbregas, publicly rejected the proposal. Only senior club officials appear to be pushing the idea. Ezio Simonelli described the plan as an ongoing hypothesis, reported favourable interest from parts of Asia, and criticised the AFC's impractical conditions. FIFA was asked for a final ruling, and the fixture's prospects have diminished but remain formally unresolved.
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