What changes did Baggio recommend in 900-page Italy report?
What changes did Baggio recommend in 900-page Italy report? The contents of a 900-page report presented by the legendary Roberto Baggio have cropped up in conversations among supporters in the wake of Italy’s third consecutive failure to qualify for the World Cup . Here is what we know about the report and the changes that were recommended over 15 years ago.
Back in August 2010, Baggio was appointed as the head of the technical sector within the FIGC set-up and in December of 2011, presented a 900-page report that proposed a major overhaul of the federation’s training methods and its pathway for young talents. Baggio resigned from his position in 2013, claiming that the recommendations that he brought forward had been completely ignored. What was in Baggio’s 900-page Italy report?
As per La Gazzetta dello Sport , Baggio had called for ‘adequate’ sporting facilities and wanted 100 different training centres to be operated by the FIGC. FLORENCE, ITALY – JUNE 03: Roberto Baggio looks on during a press conference at Centro Tecnico Federale di Coverciano on June 03, 2024 in Florence, Italy. (Photo by Claudio Villa/Getty Images) Baggio also wanted to change the approach that the FIGC had to training coaches and managers.
He wanted to focus on coaches who were well educated, preferably with university degrees and with different professional experiences, not necessarily within football. He also wanted to implement a permanent study group, made up of FIGC members and university researchers, that would have been in ‘constant contact’ with coaching and backroom staff. Baggio also called for a vast improvement of data collection within the youth sector.
MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA – JUNE 14: (L-R) Andreina Fabbi and Roberto Baggio attend the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 group A match between Al Ahly FC and Internacional CF Miami at Hard Rock Stadium on June 14, 2025 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Alekandra London/Getty Images) He wanted 100 different training centres in 100 different districts of Italy, with three FIGC coaches assigned to each one. His aim was to have 50,000 matches per year for young Italian talents to prove themselves.