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The decision follows a mediation agreement between the opposing parties within the CONI.
The CONI executive council unanimously voted to place the Football Federation under commissionership, with the current president, Giovanni Malagò, appointed as commissioner. Now the measure passes to the National Council, convened for 2pm, for ratification.
The choice is the result of the mediation agreement between two 'sides' opposing the vote on the eve of the Council, reached in the meeting that preceded the Executive meeting, between the president of CONI, Luciano Buonfiglio, and that of the FIGC, Giovanni Malagò.
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Coni president Giovanni Malagò has been appointed commissioner of the Football Federation (FIGC) by the Coni executive council. The decision, taken unanimously, acts as a mediation between opposing sides awaiting ratification by the National Council.

Analysis of the rules of the CONI and FIGC Statute regarding the commissionership of sports federations, the electoral procedures for the renewal of the governing bodies and the management of ordinary administration during the transition phase.
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