2006 World Cup

Daniele De Rossi reveals the warning that prompted him to get sent off for elbowing Brian McBride in the 2006 World Cup. ‘I was a bit too ready.’ Now a…

Marco Materazzi reveals what he said to Zinedine Zidane before the headbutt, but shows a lack of understanding when it comes to racist abuse. ‘Fines are so self-righteous now.’ The…

Alessandro Del Piero announced the fund-raising initiative from the 2006 World Cup winning Italy squad had been able to purchase four ambulances. They were donated to the Italian Red Cross…

Christian Panucci confessed to having a spiky personality, as the defender missed out on the 2006 World Cup because he “told Marcello Lippi to go…” Panucci is now a coach…

Former France defender Willy Sagnol has revealed how he did not speak to Zinedine Zidane for two years after his red card against Italy. Zidane infamously saw red for headbutting…

Marcello Lippi is using the lockdown to watch the 2006 World Cup games and all his Finals, including the defeats. “I was pretty stunned by Zinedine Zidane’s” headbutt on Marco…

Italy’s 2006 World Cup games were repeated last week to boost morale and Marco Materazzi watched all of them. “We played better than I remembered! We bullied Germany on their…

Francesco Totti reveals how he had "a rapport with Marcello Lippi that I never had with any other coach" but warns Nicolo Zaniolo must be left alone. The pair only…

World Cup winner Vincenzo Iaquinta has been cleared of aiding and abetting organised crime, but his father was sentenced to 19 years in prison. Iaquinta is from the Calabria region,…

World Cup winner Marcello Lippi admits he was “terribly wrong” to step down as Italy CT after lifting that trophy. The legendary Coach led the Azzurri to glory in Germany…

Paolo Maldini looked back over his lifetime at Milan with Arrigo Sacchi, Fabio Capello, Carlo Ancelotti and admiring Gennaro Gattuso. The new director spoke at the Festival dello Sport event…

Francesco Totti slammed Juventus star Pavel Nedved in his autobiography as “a shocking whiner, he made you want to punch him.” The Roma legend’s book, Un Capitano, is released today…

There are several options for Italy’s line-up against Poland in the Nations League tonight, but it will be the first without World Cup winners. It kicks off at the Stadio…

Marco Materazzi praised Ivan Perisic and Marcelo Brozovic, as he believes Croatia “have something of Italy in 2006” ahead of the World Cup Final against France. The most famous moment…

On this day in 2006, Italy beat Germany 2-0 in the World Cup semi-final, in one of the best matches in modern times. The Azzurri had beaten Australia and Ukraine…

On this day in 2006, Italy beat the Czech Republic 2-0 to advance to the Last 16 of the World Cup. The Azzurri had beaten Ghana in their first group…

Marco Materazzi reveals Zinedine Zidane’s headbutt in the 2006 World Cup final “didn’t hurt me”  but “I’d have stayed on that turf all night…” The French captain was sent off…

On this day in 2006, Italy got their World Cup campaign off to a winning start with a 2-0 victory over Ghana in Hanover. The Azzurri went into the tournament…

Gianluigi Buffon discussed his Serie A debut, winning with Italy and why he’ll “always have the regret” of not playing a sixth World Cup, “but you have to be content…

Alessandro Del Piero and Ruud Gullit are among the legends inducted into Italian football’s Hall of Fame in today’s ceremony. Every year since 2011, 10 names have been inducted into…