Controversy over the Israeli team at the "City of Cagliari" stadium. The Italian Basketball Federation (FIBA) states: "The city council has nothing to do with it."

Israeli basketball team in Cagliari. "No sponsorship from the Municipality." Following the protest on Via Rockefeller against Hapoel Tel Aviv's participation in the tournament and, in particular, against the event posters featuring the Cagliari Municipality logo, Palazzo Bacaredda released a statement from the FIP (Italian Basketball Federation) Sardinia denying the Cagliari administration's involvement in the event. The logo? Just a "material error," and the material in circulation will be corrected.

The Committee specifies that " no sponsorship has been requested from the Municipality of Cagliari, nor has any financial contribution been obtained, nor is it expected, from the municipal administration for the organization of the event . Therefore, the presence of the institutional logo on promotional material does not imply involvement, sponsorship, or support, direct or indirect, from the Municipality of Cagliari. The organization of the tournament is entirely the responsibility of the Sardinian Regional Committee of the Italian Football Federation (FIP), which assumes exclusive sporting, organizational, and promotional responsibility. The composition of the participating teams, including the invited Israeli team, is based on technical and sporting considerations and does not, and cannot, have political significance. Following the error noted, the Committee is proceeding with the immediate correction of the material still in circulation ."