Italy icon Maldini national team’s technical director
Maldini’s former AC Milan teammate Gennaro Gattuso resigned as head coach after Italy lost to Bosnia-Herzegovina on penalties in a European play-off for the 2026 World Cup in late March.
Italian football icon Paolo Maldini has been appointed technical director of the national football federation (FIGC) looking to rebuild after Italy’s failure to qualify for a third consecutive World Cup.
His primary mission will be to revitalise the Azzurri who have lost their place among the global elite after missing out on the last three World Cup tournaments despite a European triumph in 2021.
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