UEFA president Michel Platini has said that Italian football is looking to adopt the method of financial fair play very soon.At Rome's Teatro Olimpico on Monday, Mr Platini was presented with the 'Le Ali della Vittoria 2011' prize in the international category, which is awarded by Italy's national amateur league, the Lega Nazionale Dilettanti, in recognition of human and professional services to European and world football.

The Italian sports journalists' seminar, organised by the FIGC and Italy's sports journalists union USSI, and the meeting with the FICG senior management gave Mr Platini the opportunity to explain UEFA's financial fair play measures aimed at protecting European football's long-term well-being, strengthening the integrity of the competitions, and stimulating long-term investment in areas such as youth development and the upgrading of sports installations.