Giovanni Malagò, former President of the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI), is eligible to run for the presidency of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC). This is the stance of the National Anti-Corruption Authority (ANAC), which was requested by Minister of Sport Andrea Abodi to render a decision on the matter of purported ineligibility in relation to the regulations governing "pantouflage", which refers to the transition from senior positions in the public or para-public sector to positions in the private sector. The argument highlighted the likelihood that his past leadership of CONI and the Milano Cortina Foundation may conflict with his candidacy for the Italian Football Federation's top position. However, ANAC rejected this interpretation, stating in its judgment that the aforementioned regulation "requires that the relationship initiated upon termination of the mandate at the collegiate body fall within the scope of collaboration, consultancy, or employment". The Authority states that "the positions of president or member of collegiate bodies of the designated private entities do not fall within any of the aforementioned categories". Consequently, "one of the conditions for the applicability of the provisions on subsequent incompatibilities set forth in Article 3, paragraph 3-bis, Legislative Decree no. 25/2025 is lacking, rendering it unnecessary to examine the additional conditions required by the provision itself". The opinion essentially concludes that the requirements for applying the ban on "pantouflage" to the case at hand are not met, and therefore, Malagò is not ineligible. The decision so prepares the door for his future candidacy for the FIGC leadership, which is now in a waiting period for the upcoming election and might also include former federal president Giancarlo Abete. In an interview with La Presse, Malagò stated, "The ANAC's decision confirms exactly what I immediately maintained, along with everyone I contacted for a ruling, without exception. I have nothing else to add".