World Cup 2026: Italy’s football chief resigns after qualifying failure | World Cup 2026 News
Gabriele Gravina, the head of Italy’s football federation (FIGC), resigned following the men's national team's failure to qualify for the 2026 World Cup. Gravina announced his resignation after a meeting at the FIGC headquarters in Rome on Thursday, citing the need for rebuilding Italian football. The announcement came a day after Sport Minister Andrea Abodi called for Gravina’s resignation and followed Italy's penalty shootout loss to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the playoffs. Giovanni Malago, former president of the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics organization committee, is reportedly one of the potential candidates to replace Gravina.
31 MAR 2026
— Al Jazeera
Bosnia and Herzegovina dump Italy out of World Cup 2026 qualifier | World Cup 2026 News
2 APR 2026
— Al Jazeera
UEFA chief Aleksander Ceferin has warned that Italy's co-hosting of Euro 2032 with Turkey could be jeopardized due to the condition of the country's football stadiums.
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Gabriele Gravina resigned as head of Italy's football federation following the men's national team's failure to qualify for the 2026 World Cup.
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