However, what the media in that country published today indicates that the dimensions of the Azzurri's new failure in their attempt to win the World Championship are much deeper. Corriere dello Sport reports that politics has also become involved in everything. Specifically, behind the decision for the president of the Italian Football Federation, Gabriele Gravina, to resign are talks by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. According to the mentioned newspaper, she sent a message to the Minister of Sport in the government, Andrea Abodi, adding: "Now an earthquake is needed. The football issue must be resolved, a turnaround is necessary." This is reported by today's edition of Corriere della Sera, adding that from the Palazzo Chigi (the government's headquarters) came a sense of urgency regarding the intervention that needs to be carried out in Italian football. For Meloni, according to what is reported, Gravina's resignation is "a necessary act, because the situation has become unsustainable." "It is a decision that does not divide, but unites everyone. Among the aspects that have affected Meloni and the government is also the data of one and a half million fewer registered members. The situation is clear and summarized in a sentence circulating in government circles: you cannot continue hitting a deflated ball. The first step has been taken, and now the plan is to investigate whether there are 'serious shortcomings in the Federation's balance sheets,' so that CONI (the Italian Olympic Committee) can intervene," states Corriere dello Sport.