ROME: Giovanni Malago, who headed the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, presented his bid for the presidency of Italy’s football federation (FIGC) on Wednesday.
Former FIGC president Giancarlo Abete, the only other candidate for the job ahead of the vote on June 22, also presented a rival bid. Italian football was sent into a tailspin in March after the men’s national team failed for a third consecutive time to qualify for the World Cup, with Gabriele Gravina stepping down as FIGC chief. Coach Gennaro Gattuso and team general manager Gianluigi Buffon also resigned following elimination in the qualification play-offs by Bosnia-Herzegovina.
