The failure of the Italian men’s national football team (Azzurri) to qualify - for the third time in a row - for the final stage of the FIFA World Cup marks an unprecedented sporting and institutional crisis in Italian football. Beyond its symbolic impact, this result has triggered an intense debate among the stakeholders and ultimately led to the resignation of the President of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC).

To facilitate a thorough meditation on the future of national football, on 8 April 2026, the resigning President published a detailed report on the “health status” of the Italian football ecosystem (Report), which spotlights a series of structural, economic and legal issues that, far beyond the mere on-field performance of the Azzurri, limit the growth of the sport and the feasibility of possible reforms.

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