Italy's soccer federation chief resigns after another World Cup failure

Italian Soccer Federation President Gabriele Gravina, leaves the organization's headquarters after a meeting of the Italian soccer authorities on Wednesday, Gravina resigned on Thursday
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Italian Soccer Federation (FIGC) President ⁠Gabriele Gravina resigned on Thursday in the wake of the national team's failure to qualify for a third straight World Cup.Gravina, in charge of the FIGC since 2018, had been urged by the government to step down after Italy's defeat on penalties in the playoff against Bosnia and Herzegovina on Tuesday.The federation will hold an extraordinary assembly on June 22 to elect a new chief, while Gravina offered to appear before a parliamentary committee on April 8 "to report on the ​state of health of Italian soccer," a statement said.

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