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- The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) said Andrea Pirlo is no longer a national team coach candidate.
- Pirlo posted on Instagram that he learned of the decision and called his Fonbet role commercial.
- Technical director Paolo Maldini warned the row could force his resignation while the federation seeks a coach.
- Centrist Carlo Calenda said anyone who promoted Russia after 2022 should be barred from national office.
