Gabriele Gravina has officially announced his resignation as Lega Pro President, as he prepares to take over the FIGC.
A new head of the federation will finally be elected on October 22, and the 65-year-old is the only candidate.
That means he will almost certainly be elected, unless over 25 per cent of the stakeholders abstain.
The groups are Serie A, Serie B, the Players’ Union, the Lega Pro, the Coach’s Union, the Referees’ Association and the Amateur League.
Gabriele Gravina has officially announced his resignation as Lega Pro President, as he prepares to take over the FIGC.
A new head of the federation will finally be elected on October 22, and the 65-year-old is the only candidate.
That means he will almost certainly be elected, unless over 25 per cent of the stakeholders abstain.
The groups are Serie A, Serie B, the Players’ Union, the Lega Pro, the Coach’s Union, the Referees’ Association and the Amateur League.
Due to the voting structure not all are equal, with the Amateur League controlling around 34 per cent of the vote.
The Lega Pro chief achieved 39 per cent of the ballot in the previous election last November, but as President couldn't be appointed, CONI named Roberto Fabbricini as commissioner.
“I have resigned as an act of correctness,” Gravina announced at today’s board meeting in Florence.
“I want to give consistency to the work of the Lega Pro, and allow the board to identify the date for the election of my successor.”
Gravina was previously President of Castel Di Sangro, whose rise to Serie B in that period was covered by the American journalist Joe McGinniss.