Italian football federation chief Carlo Tavecchio became the latest victim of the Azzurri’s World Cup qualifying disaster falling on his sword Monday, days after the sacking of coach Gian Piero Ventura. A week after missing out on qualifying for the World Cup final for the first time since 1958, former World Cup superstars Italy find themselves in a power vacuum. The outgoing president should organise elections but Malago announced that CONI were stepping in to manage the affairs of FIGC. “Carlo Tavecchio is paying for having chosen Ventura,” he said, insisting that the choice of the Italian coach had been made by 2006 World Cup winning coach Marcello Lippi. Nevertheless the current state of Italian football is not proving an attractive one for potential candidates.

Source: The Guardian November 20, 2017 18:00 UTC