Andrea Pirlo Out of Contention for Italy Job Amid Flap over Deal with Russian Betting Firm
Pirlo said his Fonbet role was only commercial and sporting after FIGC officials and lawmakers objected to his links with the Russian bookmaker.
- On Monday, former Italy international Andrea Pirlo announced he is no longer in contention for the national team head coach position after criticism over his commercial links to Russian betting company Fonbet.
- Pirlo's candidacy faced intense objections from Italian Football Federation officials and lawmakers, intensified after his appearance at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium during a Fonbet-organized event alongside former teammate Marco Materazzi.
- Defending his actions on Instagram, Pirlo stated his agreement was "exclusively commercial and sporting in nature," adding, "To assign a political meaning to that collaboration is to attribute to me beliefs."
- Russia's ambassador to Italy, Alexey Paramonov, criticized the 'ostracism' against Pirlo, claiming this treatment mirrors the fate of Russian artists and athletes in recent years.
- FIGC technical director Paolo Maldini, appointed this month, is tasked with identifying the next national team coach to lead Italy's four-time world champions' bid to qualify for the 2030 World Cup Finals.
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