FIGC: three candidates (D. Tommasi, C. Sibilia, and G. Gravina) for president on 29/01/2018

Damiano Tommasi, president of the Italian Players' Association (AIC); Cosimo Sibilia, president of the Italian Amateur Leagues (LND); and Gabriele Gravina, president of the Lega Pro (Serie C, the third division), are the three candidates for for president of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), in the election to be held at the Hilton Rome Airport Hotel in Fiumicino (ITA) on Monday 29/01/2018 (from 11:30 CET).

Sunday 14/01/2018 was the deadline for candidate applications, 15 days before the elections. The Lega Serie A will not present a candidate. Claudio Lotito, president of SS Lazio, failed to get enough support from professional clubs to apply.

Carlo Tavecchio, president of the Italian Federation since 11/08/2014, announced his resignation at the Federal Council in Rome (ITA), on 20/11/2017, a week after the elimination of the Italian national team after their qualifying matches for the 2018 World Cup, against Sweden (0-1, 0-0) on 13/11/2017. The resigning president, who had been re-elected for four years on 06/03/2017, had a statutory obligation to call a new election within…