Italian soccer federation (Figc) president Gabriele Gravina resigned on Thursday, in the wake of the national team's failure to qualify for a third straight World Cup. ADVERTISEMENTThe federation will hold an extraordinary assembly on June 22 to elect a new chief, while Gravina offered to appear before a parliamentary committee on April 8 "to report on the state of health of Italian soccer", a statement said. The Italian soccer team last qualified for the World Cup in 2014 and has won only one match at the finals since lifting the trophy for the fourth time in 2006. Gravina was elected unopposed in October, 2018, the 72-year-old replacing Carlo Tavecchio who resigned a week after Italy failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup. Names already being mentioned include 67-year-old former head of Italy's Olympic Committee (CONI) Giovanni Malago and previous FIGC president Giancarlo Abete.

Source: The Telegraph April 02, 2026 14:05 UTC