Giovanni Malago was officially elected as the new President of the Italian Football Federation. The FIGC press service informs about this.

In the elections, the 67-year-old Italian won Giancarlo Abete, after which he replaced Gabriele Gravina in this seat..

The elections took place in Rome, at the headquarters of the FIGC - 274 delegates took part in them, representing different elements of the Italian football ecosystem.

Malago won the vote, gaining 68.58% of the votes - Abete took away 29.17%, and 2.25% fell on the unrepealed ballots.

Previously, Malago was president of the Italian Olympic Committee from 2013 to 2025, and then became responsible for the organization of winter sports in 2026..

It is likely that Gravina submitted to the team after the final failure of the Italian national team, when they were unable to qualify for the world championship, the first serious task for Malaya Stan was the selection of a new head coach for.