The representatives of the Gamers’ Affiliation (AIC) and Coaches’ Affiliation (AIAC) specific hope can lastly spark reforms to revive the Italy squad.
Gravina handed in his resignation this afternoon throughout the emergency assembly, which was organised within the wake of Italy’s failure to qualify for a 3rd consecutive World Cup.
ROME, ITALY – JUNE 19: Gianluigi Buffon, Italy new head coach Gennaro Gattuso and FIGC president Gabriele Gravina pose throughout the press convention at Resort Parco dei Principi on June 19, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Photograph by Paolo Bruno/Getty Photographs)
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Coach Gennaro Gattuso and workforce supervisor Gigi Buffon are extensively anticipated to comply with swimsuit, prompting a radical overhaul of the best way Italian soccer is run, with elections for a brand new President of the Federation (FIGC) on June 22.
In the meantime, Gravina will likely be heard within the Fee for Tradition, Science and Instruction to present the Authorities an replace on the well being of Italian soccer.
Italy reforms anticipated after new election
BOLOGNA, ITALY – JUNE 4: President Gabriele Gravina of the FIGC appears on throughout the worldwide Pleasant match between Italy and Turkiye at Renato Dall’Ara Stadium on June 4, 2024 in Bologna, Italy. (Photograph by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Photographs)
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“Lastly there’s discuss one thing we’ve been pushing for a very long time, which is that Italians don’t get a lot enjoying time,”
“The Federation doesn’t have the authorized groundwork to impose numerous Italians on the sphere, so we hope politicians can research appropriate norms to relaunch Italian soccer.”
Not everybody was completely pleased about Gravina’s resignation, even when it appeared inevitable after these failures.
“Gravina nonetheless has the belief and respect of the federal elements, however we’re conscious of the tough second and that we should all roll our sleeves up. We’ve received to remodel disappointment into positivity,” insisted Calcagno.
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“Soccer is the largest sport in Italy, however we aren’t capable of get enough worth out of all that we do. This isn’t a conflict towards international gamers, as different international locations with the identical guidelines like Spain nonetheless handle to get homegrown gamers making up 60 per cent of the workforce.
“We should additionally educate soccer differently to children, however finally the refinement of expertise just isn’t the job of the Federation, however of the golf equipment.”
Renzo Ulivieri, former Bologna coach and President of the Italian Coaches’ Affiliation (AIAC) additionally commented that he was unhappy to see Gravina go.
“It was his private resolution, we expressed our solidarity, now we are going to attempt to begin contemporary with the elections on June 22. It’s too early to say who will take over, the identical goes for Gattuso and the Italy coach. If requested, we’ll give our opinion.
“It was a really unhappy assembly, as a result of it’s the top of an period, but in addition the outcomes had been disappointing. We’ve been struggling since 2006, it’s not a brand new downside, so we’ll see what might be accomplished.”
