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22-633: The Lega Nazionale Dilettanti ( National Amateur League ) is the league which rules amateur football of Italian Football Federation (FIGC) in Italy . Founded in 1959 in Rome , it has many leagues inside: a national league, the Inter-regional Committee, which organizes the Serie D championship from 1981, 19 regional leagues organized by 20 Regional Committees (Piedmont and Aosta Valley shared

44-585: A Commission to reform all Leagues and federal rules. The Commission signed a document called the Carta di Viareggio (Rules issued in Viareggio ) where football players were recognised as "non-amateurs" and able to apply for refunds for the money they had lost while playing for the football teams. They had to sign the declaration not being professional players so that FIFA rules were respected because for FIGC; they were appearing as "amateurs" receiving just refunds. It

66-503: A columnist for il manifesto and Il Sole 24 Ore . On 4 May 2011, he was appointed ethical guarantor of Consob, a position from which he resigned on 26 October 2012. In 2013, he described Bitcoin as "a risky instrument", and compared it to derivatives , and said it "can overturn the rules of capitalism." Rossi died in Milan on 21 August 2017, aged 86. He is survived by his wife Francesca and their daughters Sara and Livia, as well as

88-588: A daughter from his previous marriage to Alessandra. As an atheist and in line with his personal views, no funeral was held. In 2018, his name was inscribed in the Famedio inside the Monumental Cemetery of Milan . As the FIGC's extraordinary commissioner in the aftermath of the 2006 Italian football scandal , amid calls to have Marcello Lippi , the then Italy national football team , replaced by

110-610: A white jersey where Italy defeated France 6–2. The following year, the blue jersey was introduced on the occasion of the match against Hungary as a tribute to the colour of the House of Savoy . This Italian Federation was an amateur federation respecting FIFA rules when it became a member in 1905. At the end of World War I , the federation had seen impressive development and several footballers were judged to be professional players and banned according to FIFA agreements. From 1922 to 1926, new and more severe rules were approved for keeping

132-684: A year in the 2000s, Rossi defended the Dutch bank Abn Amro. In 2003, he defended Cesare Geronzi, the president of Capitalia , who was involved in the Cirio and Parmalat scandals. In 2006, he was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) to manage the emergency situation created after the Calciopoli scandal. On 15 September 2006, following the resignation of Marco Tronchetti Provera , he

154-470: Is the right coach for this national team", Lippi decided to leave, citing insults to himself and his son. Rossi's stint as the FIGC's extraordinary commissioner during the Calciopoli scandal, as well as his role in the scandal's investigation, and the 26 July 2006 decision to award third-placed Inter Milan the 2005–06 Serie A title after penalties for the other clubs, were controversial. Rossi

176-531: The 2014 FIFA World Cup Abete resigned and Carlo Tavecchio was elected president of the Federation and Michele Uva as general manager. The new governance began many reforms on the main aspects of Italian football, particularly through the use of young players trained in Italy, the economic sustainability - financial professional clubs, start the reorganization of the operating structure of the FIGC. In support of

198-607: The "amateur" status real and effective, such as footballers' residence and transfer controls but the best players were secretly paid and moved from other provinces illegally. Foreigners had to live in the country to get a residence visa and a players' card. When, in 1926, the Italian Federation Board resigned following a very difficult referees' strike, the fascist Lando Ferretti, president of the Italian Olympic Committee ( C.O.N.I. ), nominated

220-569: The Italian league, primarily to revive the national team. In December 1998, the FIGC celebrated its centenary at the Stadio Olimpico in a match featuring Italy vs World XI , with Italy winning 6–2. The FIGC was placed in administration in May 2006 as a result of the 2006 Italian football scandal and was put under the management of Guido Rossi . In May 2006, Rossi was chosen and accepted

242-889: The Statale, Bocconi, and Vita-Salute San Raffaele universities, he was appointed president of Consob , Italy's equivalent of the Securities and Exchange Commission , in 1981. A member of the Senate of the Republic for the Italian Communist Party and later the Independent Left in the Legislature X of Italy from 1987 to 1992, he was the promoter of antitrust legislation in Italy. He later led Ferruzzi-Montedison, and then Telecom Italia . For

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264-558: The activity and with a view of maximum transparency, the FIGC public a series of documents: Football Report, Integrated Budget (evolution of the Social Report), Management Report, Income Statement of Italian football. On 20 November 2017, Tavecchio resigned as Italian Football Federation president, seven days after Italy failed to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup , the first time since 1958 . Guido Rossi (jurist) Guido Rossi (16 March 1931 – 21 August 2017)

286-477: The experts, the Three Sages ( Gerhard Aigner , Massimo Coccia, and Roberto Pardolesi), he appointed. Aigner denied this, saying that his task and that of the other two experts was to verify whether the statutes and regulations of UEFA , FIGC, and Lega Calcio allowed for the possibility of creating a different standings after the penalty of some clubs. According to Aigner, the rules granted this possibility and

308-627: The federation. The Federation was established in Turin on 26 March 1898 as the Federazione Italiana del Football (FIF), on the initiative of a Constituent Assembly established on 15 March by Enrico D'Ovidio. Mario Vicary was elected the first official president of the FIF on 26 March. When, in 1909, it was suggested to change the Federation's name at an annual board elections held in Milan ,

330-536: The few teams attending, representing less than 50% of the active clubs, decided to send a postcard asking all teams to vote for the five new names discussed during the meeting. The new name approved was "Federazione Italiana Giuoco del Calcio" (FIGC), and since then has been the name of the Italian Football Federation. The debut of the Men's National Team was on 15 May 1910, at Arena Civica , wearing

352-498: The likes of Carlo Ancelotti , Claudio Gentile , and Dino Zoff , Rossi was given the final decision. From the beginning, he wanted to avoid any change, and he ultimately decided to keep Lippi; he said that he had full trust in Lippi. After leading Italy to win the 2006 FIFA World Cup , the team's first World Cup since 1982, despite Rossi's attempts to convince him to stay, saying that "he should remain by popular acclamation because he

374-511: The role of president of Telecom Italia . This appointment caused angry reactions from club presidents in Italy. On 19 September, Rossi resigned as Commissioner of FIGC. On 21 September, Luca Pancalli , head of the Italian Paralympic Committee, was chosen to replace Rossi. On 2 April 2007, a new President was elected, with former Vice-President Giancarlo Abete being voted by 264 grand electors out of 271. Following

396-642: The same committee; South Tyrol and Trentino has its own committee but same regional league), the Women Football Division, and the Futsal Division. Italian Football Federation It manages and coordinates the Italian football league system . It is also responsible for appointing the management of the Italy national football team (men's), women's , and youth national football teams. The Italy national futsal team also belongs to

418-586: Was an Italian jurist, lawyer, and politician. Rossi was born in Milan on 16 March 1931. He studied at the Ghislieri College from 1948 to 1953, and graduated in law from the University of Pavia . In 1954, he obtained a Master of Laws at Harvard University . As a former professor of commercial law , comparative private law , and philosophy of law in Trieste, Venice, Pavia, and Milan at

440-463: Was an avowed supporter of Inter Milan, an association football club of which he served as a member of the board of directors from 1995 to 1999. He was accused of partiality and conflict of interest, charges that Rossi denied. In an interview with the Corriere della Sera , former FIGC president Franco Carraro said that Rossi, with regard to the assignment of the title, had been badly advised by

462-564: Was reappointed president of Telecom Italia, and told a parliamentary committee in Rome that the company would cut its debt to €38 billion by the end of the year from €41.3 billion in June. He held this position until 6 April 2007. In 2008, in an attempt to relaunch the company in crisis of sales, he became a consultant for Fiat . Rossi was editor-in-chief of the magazines Rivista delle Società and Banca, Borsa e Titoli di Credito , as well as

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484-536: Was the beginning of professionalism in Italy . The Carta di Viareggio reduced the number of foreign players to just one per match so that the majority of Hungarians remained jobless and returned to their country. Commissioner Bruno Zauli led the FIGC renovation process (1959), with the establishment of three Leagues (Professional, Semi-professional, Amateur) and the creation of the Technical and Youth Sectors. Between 1964 and 1980, foreign players were banned from

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