Politics
Gravina resigns as FIGC president, election set for June 22
Gabriele Gravina stepped down as president of Italy’s football federation during a meeting with the main federation components, with new elections scheduled for June 22.
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Sport
Scaloni calls Italy’s World Cup exit a ‘hard truth’
Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said he was saddened by Italy’s play-off elimination, calling the result unfair and difficult to accept as pressure mounts on the Italian FA leadership.
Sport
Italian Athletes Fire Back at Gravina After His 'Amateur Sports' Remark
After FIGC president Gabriele Gravina dismissed non-football disciplines as amateur sports, several Italian Olympians responded sharply on social media, including Irma Testa, Arianna Fontana and Pietro Sighel.
Politics
Abodi: Italian football needs a reset, starting with new FIGC leadership
Sports minister Andrea Abodi said Italian football needs to be rebuilt from the ground up and that the first step should be a change at the top of the Italian Football Federation.
Sport
Gattuso keeps Italy future uncertain after another World Cup qualifying failure
Gennaro Gattuso refused to discuss his own future after Italy’s third straight failure to reach a World Cup, calling the defeat in Zenica a heavy blow.
Sport
Italy’s World Cup collapse spills into Parliament as lawmakers demand a briefing from Abodi
After the national team’s third straight failure to reach the World Cup, the political fallout reached the Chamber of Deputies, where lawmakers from across the spectrum pointed fingers at FIGC president Gabriele Gravina and called for Sport Minister Andrea Abodi to answer for the state of Italian football.