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![PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JUNE 22: Manu Kone #6 of France arrives at the stadium before the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group I match between France and Iraq at Philadelphia Stadium on June 22, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)]()
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![UDINE, ITALY - OCTOBER 14: Sandro Tonali of Italy warms up prior to the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier match between Italy and Israel at Stadio Friuli on October 14, 2025 in Udine, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)]()
Watching the 2026 World Cup just increases the regrets at failing to qualify, because Italy… - Italy 20 years on: Remembering the 2006 World Cup and its Calcio catharsis
![BERLIN - JULY 09: The Italian players celebrate as Fabio Cannavaro of Italy lifts the World Cup trophy aloft following victory in a penalty shootout at the end of the FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 Final match between Italy and France at the Olympic Stadium on July 9, 2006 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)]()
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![BERGAMO, ITALY - MARCH 26: Sandro Tonali of Italy celebrates scoring his team's first goal with teammates Mateo Retegui and Moise Kean during the FIFA World Cup 2026 European Qualifiers KO play-offs match between Italy and Northern Ireland at Stadio di Bergamo on March 26, 2026 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)]()
Sandro Tonali and Marco Palestra have already completed record transfers in Italian football this summer,… - Ekhator to Juventus: Where Italy’s fresh debutant fits under Spalletti
![EMPOLI, ITALY - MARCH 26: Jeff Ekhator of Italy U21 celebrates after scoring the team's third goal with Michael Kayode and Luca Kaleosho during the UEFA Under 21 EURO Qualifier match between Italy U21 and North Macedonia U21 at Stadio Carlo Castellani on March 26, 2026 in Empoli, Italy. (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images)]()
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The World Cup has highlighted the dire need to update the offside rule in the… - Hidden message for Allegri in Ibrahimovic’s criticism of Koeman
![JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA - MARCH 08: Zlatan Ibrahimovic looks on in the Paddock prior to qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Saudi Arabia at Jeddah Corniche Circuit on March 08, 2024 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images)]()
Zlatan Ibrahimovic took aim at Ronald Koeman, saying he ‘looked like an Italian coach, playing… - Why Maresca never belonged in Italy, drawn to Chelsea and Manchester City
![BERGAMO, ITALY - DECEMBER 09: Enzo Maresca head coach of Chelsea FC looks on during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD6 match between Atalanta BC and Chelsea FC at Stadio di Bergamo on December 09, 2025 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images) (Manchester United links)]()
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![EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - JULY 09: Goncalo Ramos #9 of Paris Saint-Germainn looks on during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 semi-final match between Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid CF at MetLife Stadium on July 09, 2025 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)]()
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![EMPOLI, ITALY - OCTOBER 01: Paolo Maldini of AC Milan looks on during the Serie A match between Empoli FC and AC MIlan at Stadio Carlo Castellani on October 1, 2022 in Empoli, Italy. (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images)]()
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![ZENICA, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA - MARCH 31: Francesco Pio Esposito shows his dejection of Italy during the FIFA World Cup 2026 European Qualifiers KO play-offs match between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Italy at Stadion Bilino Polje on March 31, 2026 in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. (Photo by Getty Images/Getty Images)]()
Italian national teams are serial winners and finalists at various age levels but have missed… - Can Baldini’s young guns lift Italy’s gloom?
![CREMONA, ITALY - OCTOBER 14: Coach Silvio Baldini of Italy reacts during the UEFA Euro U21 Qualification match between Italy and Armenia at Stadio Giovanni Zini on October 14, 2025 in Cremona, Italy. (Photo by Marco M. Mantovani/Getty Images)]()
The show must go on for the Italian national team despite missing the World Cup….
