The New Italian Citizenship Law and its Impact on Football Players of Italian Lineage

The reform of Italian nationality law (Law No. 74/2025 amending Law No. 91/1992) introduces stricter conditions for ius sanguinis, limiting recognition for descendants abroad while preserving previously acquired rights. These changes carry significant implications for football, both in terms of eligibility for the national team and the strategic use of citizenship to avoid non-EU quotas - an analysis by Stefano La Porta and Luigi Primicerio.

For over a century, the Italian legal framework addressing citizenship, based solely on ius sanguinis, has allowed descendants of Italian emigrants to obtain citizenship based on their Italian lineage.^[1] Italian Law did not impose any generational limits, thus making it possible for individuals to trace their Italian ancestry back as far as their great-great-grandparents or...

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The New Italian Citizenship Law and its Impact on Football Players of Italian Lineage

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