Giovanni Malago is elected president of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) on Monday, tasked with improving Italy’s performance after the national team fails to qualify for the World Cup for a third consecutive time. Multiple reports describe Malago as a 67-year-old businessman who takes over the federation with the aim of restoring Italy, a four-time World Cup champion, to the sport’s elite. The election comes after Italy’s continued World Cup absence, which is widely framed as a significant setback for Italian football. One source also notes that Malago previously chaired the organising committee for the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics earlier this year, which concluded in February. Across the coverage, the central focus is the leadership change at FIGC and the pressure to respond to the qualification failures. The reports do not provide detailed information on immediate policy changes or timelines, but they consistently present the election as a response to sustained competitive problems at the national-team level and as a new start for the federation’s administration.