Kamikaze Albertini: "I'll rescind my candidacy if Tavecchio does the same"
Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC, the Italian footballing federation) vice president Demetrio Albertini tweeted a statement promising to rescind his candidacy for the presidency of FIGC, should his rival, Carlo Tavecchio, do the same. The latter is stonewalling calls from 9 Serie A clubs asking him to rescind his candidacy. “Not Long Ago, Optí Poba who plays for Lazio was Eating Bananas” Lega Nazionale Dilettanti (LND, Italian Amateur league) president Tavecchio made waves in Italian and international media when he pointed to “banana eating Africans” as one of the culprits in Italian football’s decay. The statement would automatically rule out any candidate in any race, but not Tavecchio. The unfortunate statement catapulted the anti-Tavecchio sentiment into a movement that began with the non-endorsement of the 71 year old by Juventus and Roma. The two league leaders were joined by 7 other Serie A clubs, who have asked him to rescind his candidacy on the accoun...