Italy elect new football chief after third straight World Cup no-show (opens original article in a new tab)

Italy's football federation elected Giovanni Malago as president following three consecutive World Cup qualification failures, with immediate priorities including reforming the national team and youth development systems.

• Italy's football federation elected Giovanni Malago as new president after failing to qualify for third consecutive World Cup
• Malago faces challenges of reforming national team and youth development systems
• Italy will co-host Euro 2032 and needs to appoint new national team coach