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The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) finally has a new president after a 10-month break. Giancarlo Abete was officially announced as the president on Monday.
56-year-old G. Abete was the only candidate for this position. Previously, he served as the vice president of FIGC. Former president of the Italian Football Federation Franco Carraro stepped down from his position last May after the Italian football was shaken by a corruption scandal.
The new leader of Italian football said: "This is a dream come true. I will work very responsibly and seriously. We have a lot of work to do. We must restore the value that football used to have."
G. Abete is also a strong supporter of the new anti-hooliganism law, which the Italian Senate is planning to approve on Tuesday and which will restrict the behavior of unruly football fans.
The new president of the Italian Football Federation also promised to do everything in his power to ensure that Italy becomes the host of the 2012 European Football Championship. Two other candidates competing for this right are Hungary and Croatia, as well as Ukraine and Poland.
