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Italian football broke down in Zenica, now the fight for control begins

Italy’s third straight World Cup failure triggered more than just another sporting collapse. Within a few days, Gabriele Gravina left his post as FIGC president, Gianluigi Buffon stepped down as head of delegation, and Gennaro Gattuso’s agreement as national team coach was terminated. The crisis is therefore no longer only about a defeat to Bosnia and Herzegovina, but about an entire federation once again being forced to reinvent itself.

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