Italian footballer and coaching bodies join Serie A in backing Malago as new FA chief
Italian football's player and coaching associations have joined Serie A in supporting Giovanni Malago for the presidency of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), citing the need for vision and renewal. Malago, former head of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics organizing committee and the Italian Olympic Committee, is the leading candidate ahead of the June 22 election. The backing gives him 48 percent of the votes, though amateur football authorities, holding 34 percent, have not yet declared their support.
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