Italian Football Federation President Resigns After World Cup Fiasco
The president of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), Gabriele Gravina, resigned this Thursday after the Azzurri's fiasco, as the national team was eliminated in the European qualifiers and will be absent from a World Cup for the third consecutive time, the entity announced in a statement.
TL;DR
- FIGC President Gabriele Gravina has resigned following Italy's failure to qualify for the World Cup.
- This is the third consecutive World Cup that Italy will miss.
- Gravina, who has led the FIGC since 2018, also oversaw Italy's victory in Euro 2021.
- The Italian national team lost in a penalty shootout to Bosnia-Herzegovina in the qualifiers.
- The Minister of Sports, Andrea Abodi, called for Gravina's resignation, stating that Italian football needs to be refounded.
- An extraordinary elective assembly for the FIGC is scheduled for June 22 in Rome.
- Potential successors mentioned include Giovanni Malagò.
- National team coach Gennaro Gattuso and general manager Gianluigi Buffon are also expected to resign.