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The CSA chaos feels like nothing relative to what's happening with the FIGC in Italy. Mancini is going scorched earth after stepping down/being pushed out the window. Conte's fee or the fee owed to Napoli to signing Spalleti are too high for the FIGC to cover.

They're currently on the outside of Euro 2024 qualifying without a coach. Missing the Euro as defending champions after missing the last two World Cups would be further devastation.

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Nice insight into the Herdman/MLSE thing.

Herdman definitely needs to press the powers that be at CSB/CSA for money, so why not let his name be mentioned?

And MLSE definitely wants distractions from the constant calls for change at the top. (And the Giovinco angle helps there too).

Do you think the Robinson/Smyrniotis talks help there too (on a more local basis) or are those interviews more legit considerations?

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