Italian football federation president Giancarlo Abete has called for a serious analysis of the national sport following the defending champion's dismal first-round elimination from the World Cup.
Italy's 3-2 loss to Slovakia on Thursday marked the first time the Azzurri exited the World Cup without winning a game, and the 2006 champion hasn't won at all in 2010.
"We all know the importance of football in our country and we've disappointed tens of millions of fans," Abete said Friday. "We have to be realists. These are the facts. We need to reflect on the structural crisis of Italian football."
Abete said he would introduce new …
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