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Baldini Calls for Structural Reform in Italian Football

Interim Italy manager Silvio Baldini has blasted the national federation, urging a full overhaul of the domestic football hierarchy after the team failed to qualify for the 2026 World Cup.

Silvio Baldini, the caretaker coach of Italy, criticised the federation and called for a complete overhaul of the domestic football structure. He warned against setting unrealistic managerial targets and urged local leadership to rebuild the setup after the national team’s failure to qualify for the World Cup. Baldini’s remarks came ahead of Italy’s first friendly matches under his tenure against Luxembourg and Greece. lebandit.lat