Farnesina: an exhibition dedicated to the Italian national football team inaugurated
With an impact on GDP of over 11,1 billion euros and 126.000 jobs, football is the leading sport in Italy.
Farnesina: an exhibition dedicated to the Italian national football team inaugurated
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, opens today at Ministry of Foreign Affairs the presentation event of the Exhibition “Shades of Blue“, organized and curated by Italian Federazione Giuoco Calcio together with the Coverciano Football Museum.
The presentation will focus on the sports diplomacy as a tool for promoting Italy abroad, on the role of the national football team and its successes which, through the memorabilia and iconic objects exceptionally exhibited in the Farnesina, also retrace moments in the history of our country.
With an impact on GDP of over 11,1 billion euros and 126.000 jobs, Football is the leading sport in Italy. Through it and a dense network of initiatives implemented by the Farnesina and its 309 offices abroad, the excellences, districts and Italian industries of the sector are described, to promote our knowledge, contribute to strategic positioning and increase the attractive force of Italy.
The Italian national teams and Italian football as a whole represent an excellence of the Made in Italy in the world and an extraordinary instrument of unity and sharing. The collaboration between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and FIGC will contribute to the promotion of Italy's image and to the strengthening of the feeling of Community that interests millions of Italians abroad.
The event will be attended by, in addition to the President Gabriele Gravina, also the President of the Football Museum of Coverciano Matteo Marani, the Technical Commissioner of the National Team Luciano Spalletti and the Head of Delegation of the Men's National Team Gianluigi Buffon, in the presence of representatives of the EU and G7 Embassies accredited in Rome, sports bodies, trade associations, athletes, as well as two classes of very young middle school students.
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