Galliani competes with Malago in the elections for the presidency of the Italian Federation

German tennis legend Boris Becker ruled out the possibility of coaching his compatriot Alexander Zverev, due to the current world number one's family controlling his coaching staff.

Becker said in an interview with the German magazine Der Spiegel: “I have to be the decision maker on the field. “Because things won’t work out if a member of the Zverev family has an opinion in Russian, which I don’t understand.”

Zverev, who was born in Hamburg, has been working since his childhood under the leadership of his coach and father, Alexander, and his brother Misha is also actively involved in the career of the German player of Russian origins.

Becker continued: “Those around Alexander Zverev are like a family project, from which everyone benefits in sponsorship contracts and financial prizes.”

Baker (58 years old) continued: “The youngest member of this family is the focus of the project, and for me I could not work in the same way with my father or sister.”

In another context, Baker confirmed that he rules out returning to the training field again for many personal reasons.

Becker won four Grand Slam titles, and had a successful experience coaching Serbian star Novak Djokovic between 2013 and 2016.

The German legend pointed out: “The coaching profession requires traveling a lot on a weekly basis, which is a difficult matter that I impose on my family.”

He concluded his statements: “We will see what happens in 2027, but I will not repeat the experience of leaving my home in August and returning to it again in October.”

Giovanni Malago has officially nominated for the presidency of the Italian Football Federation, which will be held on December 14, to compete with Adriano Galliani, the former official of Milan and Monza.

Malago actually won the elections last June with an overwhelming majority, but the results of these elections were declared invalid on October 6, due to his failure to complete the necessary papers and documents to run for this position.

On the same day, it was also decided to assign Malago to manage the tasks of the Italian Federation, to ensure continuity of work until new elections are held with proper legal procedures.

However, some parties that had supported Malago's candidacy the first time changed their position, and now stand with Galliani, such as the Italian players' and coaches' associations.

Malago submitted his candidacy papers on Tuesday, supported by 11 Italian League clubs.

Nominations for these elections will close on November 4.

French club Monaco returned American striker Folarin Balogun to its roster participating in the European Conference League, after he was previously excluded due to uncertainty surrounding his future, as he was about to leave the team during the summer transfer period.

Balogun's return came at the expense of Spaniard Ansu Fati, who was injured during a confrontation with Lille on October 25, and is expected to be absent for two months.

Balogun participated as a substitute in five matches with Monaco this season, and scored his first goal during the loss to Paris FC 1-3 last Sunday.

The player was close to moving to Everton for 40 million pounds on the last day of the summer transfer period, but he backed out of the deal after he felt dissatisfied with the English club’s questioning of his health condition during the medical examination.

Monaco is preparing to face Denmark's Nordsjælland, on Thursday, in the European Conference League, after winning its first two matches against CSKA Sofia and Freiburg.