CONI Prosecutor Rejects FIGC Request to Close Probe Into Malagò’s Eligibility

Overview

• The CONI Procura generale has refused the FIGC prosecutor’s request to archive the file and asked for detailed clarifications and a referral to FIGC organs to adopt shared lines with CONI.
• The legal dispute centers on Article 29 of the FIGC statute, which requires candidates to be “in regola con il tesseramento” at the date of presentation of candidacy, and on whether that phrase means possessing an active FIGC card when filing.
• FIGC prosecutor Giuseppe Chinè had sought archiving arguing the phrase applies to holders of an existing FIGC card rather than as a prerequisite to submit a candidacy, but CONI’s office said that interpretation needs further review.
• Giovanni Malagò was not registered with FIGC when he submitted his candidacy because he is registered with Circolo Aniene, a club not affiliated to FIGC, which is the factual basis for the challenge brought by Renato Miele.
• If FIGC and CONI apply the stricter reading, Malagò could face immediate decadenza from the presidency and annulment of his acts, a result likely to prompt urgent appeals to sports and administrative courts including the Collegio di Garanzia, TAR and Consiglio di Stato.