Overview
- Grabriele Gravina resigned Thursday, two days after a penalty‑shootout loss to Bosnia and Herzegovina ended Italy’s 2026 World Cup bid for a third straight tournament.
- Gianluigi Buffon then quit as the national team’s delegation chief, saying new leaders should choose their own staff.
- The FIGC set a June 22 presidential election to pick Gravina’s successor and reset the federation.
- Head coach Gennaro Gattuso is expected to leave, and reports name Antonio Conte and Massimiliano Allegri as targets despite current club contracts.
- Italy’s sports minister urged a full rebuild at the FIGC, and club and industry figures are pressing for structural changes to domestic football after repeated failures since Euro 2020.