Italy failed to qualify for the football World Cup for the third time in a row. The dramatic elimination in the qualification for the 2026 World Cup had serious consequences for the leadership of Italian football. The president of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), Gabriele Gravina, a 72-year-old official, decided to resign from his post, which he had held since 2018. Gravina's decision was driven by pressure from government representatives, who demanded changes in the leading positions of Italian football. BBC News ↗ sport.pravda.sk ↗
Shortly after Gravina's resignation, national coach Gennaro Gattuso also left. The Italian team lost on Tuesday in the playoff qualification semifinal against Bosnia and Herzegovina on penalties. Gattuso and the FIGC agreed to mutually terminate his contract. Thus ended the career of a coach who did not last long with the national team. Gattuso won the World Cup with Italy as a player in 2006, but as a coach he was unable to secure qualification for the tournament. sport.pravda.sk ↗ Spiegel.de ↗
Italy's qualification failures have become a political problem in the country. The third consecutive failure to qualify for the World Cup humiliates a traditional football power that has five world championship titles to its name. The changes at the head of the federation and the national team are attempts to bring new dynamism to Italian football and prepare the team for the future. sport.sk ↗
Italy without the World Cup. Gravina resigned, Gattuso left the national team
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Minister športu zatlačil, šéf rezignoval. Taliansko po blamáži s Bosnou prišlo o prezidenta zväzu
sport.pravda.sk
| 16:37 02.04.
Taliani tretíkrát bez MS. Neúspechy si vybrali daň, končí kľúčový muž. V ohrození sú aj ďalší
sport.sk
| 15:54 02.04.
Italien verpasst erneut Fußball-WM: Gennaro Gattuso nicht mehr Nationaltrainer
Spiegel.de
| 14:59 03.04.
Italian FA head Gravina quits over World Cup failure
BBC News
| 16:50 02.04.
Fußball-WM: Italiens Verbandspräsident tritt nach Aus in der Qualifikation zurück
Spiegel.de
| 16:21 02.04.
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