Italy / FIGC: Adriano Galliani, 82, to run for presidency against Giovanni Malago, 67

News Tank Football - Paris - News #459938 - Published on 06/11/26 at 14:30
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Giovanni Malago (left) and Adriano Galliani, candidates for the FIGC presidency, on 14 December 2026 - ©  ANSA

Adriano Galliani, born on 30 July 1944, is running for presidency of the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC) and proposing "a two-year sprint" to make the organisation of Italian football "more competitive, more sustainable and more modern," he announced on 4 November 2026.

The former managing director of AC Milan (Serie A Enilive) and right-hand man of Silvio Berlusconi (1936-2023), a Forza Italia (right-wing) senator since 2023, is challenging Giovanni Malago, born on 13 March 1959. Malago went from president to extraordinary commissioner of the FIGC on 6 October 2026 and is a candidate for his own succession in the election scheduled for Monday 14 December 2026.

"The CONI Executive Board has placed the Italian Football Federation under administration, so that new elections can be…

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Giovanni Malago (left) and Adriano Galliani, candidates for the FIGC presidency, on 14 December 2026 - ©  ANSA

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