For some Italians, their team’s absence from the biggest tournament in soccer is a metaphor for a broader national malaise.

Per Mertesacker has delivered a blunt verdict on Italy’s modern decline, telling German broadcaster ZDF that the four-time ...

Italy failed to reach the World Cup, losing to Bosnia and Herzegovina 4-1 in penalties after tying 1-1 in regulation in the ...

The night Italy defeated France in the 2006 World Cup final, Mario de Rossi was studying at a small university in Puglia. Though he had exams the next day, he still ventured out into a piazza ...

Politicians in Italy have hit back at FIFA President Gianni Infantino for the ‘belittling’ comments he made about the Italy national team and their failure to qualify for the 2026 World Cup: ...

India, June 24 -- When Italy lifted the FIFA World Cup trophy in Berlin in 2006, few could have imagined that the four-time ...

Former Italy international Mario Balotelli backs Ghana at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, as Italy misses out on the tournament for ...

Italy won't get a chance at redemption for Roberto Baggio’s miss in the 1994 World Cup final at the Rose Bowl. The four-time champion isn’t even going back to North America for this year’s tournament ...

Italy has won the World Cup four times, but will miss the World Cup for the third straight time as it sits out the 2026 tournament.

Despite an expanded World Cup, Italy's stunning run of failure continued.

The World Cup expanded to 48 teams for the first time, but some big countries and stars still fell short of qualifying for the tournament.

In other climes, the present board of the Nigeria Football Federation would have become history. They would have either ...