Italy ask UEFA to change the 2020 Champions League final venue Euro 2020 Turkish players gave military salutes against Albania

Italy's Minister for Sport, Vincenzo Spadafora, sent a letter to UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin asking the organisation to reconsider playing the 2020 Champions League final in Istanbul, Turkey.

Spadafora's motion comes after Turkey's military operation in Syria, which led the players of the Turkish national team to celebrate their goal against Albania with a military salute in support of their country's forces.

"We must consider at this time whether it is appropriate [for Turkey to host the final] due to the very serious acts against the Kurdish civilian population," the letter read.

"We must make the bravest decision and show, once again, that football is an instrument for peace."