Gabriele Gravina has formally resigned from his place as President of the following Italy’s failure to qualify for the World Cup for the third match cycle in a row.
Official: Gravina is now not FIGC President
Gravina has tendered his resignation at an emergency assembly of the FIGC normal council following on Tuesday night.
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An election to nominate his alternative will happen on June 22.
ROME, ITALY – JUNE 19: Gianluigi Buffon, Italy new head coach Gennaro Gattuso and FIGC president Gabriele Gravina pose in the course of the press convention at Lodge Parco dei Principi on June 19, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Picture by Paolo Bruno/Getty Pictures)
Current on the emergency FIGC assembly have been Serie A President Ezio Simonelli, Serie B President Paolo Bedin, Serie C President Matteo Marani, President of the novice leagues Giancarlo Abete, head of the gamers’ affiliation Umberto Calcagno and head of the coaches’ affiliation Renzo Ulivieri.
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Gravina has held the very best place inside the Italian soccer affiliation since October 2018. The Nazionale gained Euro 2020 throughout his tenure, but additionally did not qualify for the 2022 and 2026 World Cups whereas he was in cost. Italy had additionally did not qualify for the 2018 World Cup previous to Gravina’s appointment.
Gravina was in control of the Italian federation for the appointments of Luciano Spalletti and Gennaro Gattuso as head coaches in 2023 and 2025 respectively.
epa10835406 Italy’s nationwide soccer group head coach Luciano Spalletti (R) and President of the Italian Soccer Federation Gabriele Gravina attend a press convention in Coverciano in Florence, Italy, 02 September 2023. EPA-EFE/CLAUDIO GIOVANNINI
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There had been calls from followers and senior figures inside Italian soccer for Gravina to step down from his place as FIGC President within the wake of the most recent failure to qualify for the World Cup.
Minister for Sport Andrea Abodi that: “it’s evident that Italian soccer must be rebuilt, and this course of should begin with a renewal of the FIGC management.”
It stays to be seen who will take over the place as the pinnacle of the Italian soccer affiliation.
Former CONI chief Giovanni Malago is among the many early frontrunners, as are the aforementioned Abete and Marani.