FIGC commissioner steps down

By Football Italia staff

Italian football lurches from one farce to another as the FIGC’s commissioner steps down for failing to disclose his links with Lazio.

Mario Cicala was only appointed commissioner of the FIGC on December 3 after Gaetano Micciche resigned as President and no replacement was elected.

However, ANSA reports he has already been forced to vacate his position over a conflict of interest relating to his role on Lazio’s supervisory board, which he did not mention in his CV.

Disciplinary judge Gerardo Mastrandrea, general manager Marco Brunelli and former President Giancarlo Abete are the early frontrunners to take over from Cicala.

It comes as Italian football finds itself in yet more racism controversy, with Serie A coming under fire for using monkeys in its anti-discrimination campaign.

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