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Former Serie C boss named new Italian FA president
ROME, Oct 22, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Gabriele Gravina, the former head of
Italy’s third division Lega Pro, was elected president of the Italian
football federation (FIGC) on Monday, almost a year after the resignation of
his predecessor.
The 65-year-old Gravina was the only candidate in the running and earned
97.2 percent of votes in the first round to secure the position.
Gravina, previously one of three candidates in an unsuccessful January
election, stood down from his Lega Pro post last week in preparation for his
renewed bid to become the FIGC chief.
Carlo Tavecchio resigned from the job last November following the national
side’s failure to qualify for the World Cup in Russia.
Italy’s Olympic Committee appointed Roberto Fabbricini as FIGC commissioner
in February after an election failed to produce a new president.
BSS/AFP/FI/1922 hrs