Alegal bid to halt the controversial revamp of Milan's iconic San Siro stadium was turned down on Wednesday, when the local Regional Administrative Court (TAR) rejected a petition for the city council's sale of the site to Serie A giants Inter and AC Milan to be suspended.
    The petition was made by Sì Meazza committee, which is opposed to the project that would see much of the San Siro torn down in order to make room for a new home for the clubs.
    The plan has drawn much criticism, including from British director Ken Loach.
    "I share your horror at the prospect of losing the San Siro stadium," wrote the 89-year-old filmmaker earlier this year in a letter to Lucia Tozzi, an Italian town-planning expert and journalist who is also unhappy about the project "It is hard to believe that the San Siro stadium is in danger.
    "It is one of the greatest and most historic football stadiums in the world, respected by fans around the world.
    "The thought that it will be destroyed is shocking and it must not be allowed to happen".

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © Copyright ANSA