🇮🇹 Gabriele Gravina, FIGC president, resigns after World Cup flop | OneFootball

Italian football is experiencing an institutional earthquake. Gabriele Gravina has officially confirmed his resignation as president of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC). The decision comes as a direct consequence of the national team’s failure to qualify for the next World Cup.

During a key meeting, Gravina informed the top representatives of Lega Serie A, Serie B, Lega Pro, and the players’ and coaches’ associations of his resignation. The executive is stepping down from the post he took on in February 2025, assuming political responsibility for the sporting slump the "Azzurra" is going through.

At the same event, the FIGC issued an official statement announcing the roadmap for the succession. An Extraordinary Elective Assembly has been called for next June 22 in Rome, where the body’s new leader will be chosen.

This resignation opens a period of uncertainty and rebuilding in "Calcio." The various bodies of Italian football are now seeking a profile capable of returning the four-time world champions to the international elite after years of disappointment.

Until the election date, the body will operate under the administrative management necessary to ensure the transition. Rome will be the stage where the future of a football system demanding deep change is decided.

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