Coached by Milan legend and Italian World Cup winner Filippo Inzaghi, on the rise Italian football club Venezia F.C. will deliver a series of youth football and coaching development camps at Brisbane City F.C. with a contingent of coaches set to arrive in Australia this weekend.

In an announcement made earlier today, club president David Asnicar and A-League bid chairman Robert Cavallucci revealed that an agreement was signed between Venezia’s head of International projects Paolo Poggi and Brisbane City earlier in August, paving the way for what both clubs hope to be a long-term technical collaboration and international development pathway of opportunity for youth football in both Australia and Italy.

Asnicar said: “We are very fortunate to have the kind of calibre three senior Venezia coaches, all with Serie A and professional playing experience will bring to running the camps over the coming week whilst supported by Brisbane City coaches.”

“Brisbane City is thrilled about the opportunity such an international collaboration will bring to our young footballers and coaches, the pathway opportunities this will open up in the future and knowledge transfer between our clubs. We have so much to learn from each other.”

“The Venezia F.C. story has so much in common with the Brisbane City F.C. story, we have both travelled similar journeys, we are both connected to our local communities and we celebrate the development of our young footballers.”

Poggi said: “On behalf of Venezia FC, we are very excited to be forming this relationship with Brisbane City FC. We look forward to meeting the management, coaches and players in Brisbane next week.

“This project is all about nurturing young footballers, not only in terms of their technical football development but also in terms of growth in personal qualities as young human beings. This represents the core vision of Venezia FC, a vision that we share with Brisbane City FC”