World Cup 2006

FC Sion have sacked coach Fabio Grosso after a run of five games without a win in the Swiss Super League. The 3-0 defeat to Lugano on Thursday was the…

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…

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…

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,…

On this day in 2006, Italy beat France on penalties to win their fourth World Cup. The Azzurri had come into the tournament under the shadow of the Calciopoli scandal,…

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 Daniele De Rossi saw red as Italy drew 1-1 with the United States of America at the World Cup. The Azzurri had beaten Ghana 2-0…

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…

Daniele De Rossi admits he used to “have a terrible rapport with referees and deserved all my red cards,” confessing to his biggest Roma and Italy regrets. The 34-year-old midfielder…

Gennaro Gattuso admires Udinese and warns Milan not to get caught up in their own hype. “We’re not Brad Pitt, we’re as ugly as me and my beard.” It kicks…

Gianluigi Buffon says he can “die in peace”, having won the World Cup with Italy in 2006. The goalkeeper was a key member of the side which triumphed over France…

Words: Luca LaPorta On this day in 2006, Italy beat France 5-3 on penalties in Berlin, winning their fourth World Cup. After beating hosts Germany in a nail-biting semi-final, the…

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…

Marcello Lippi looked back over Italy’s triumph at the 2006 World Cup. “After beating Germany, I was convinced we’d win.” The former Azzurri Coach held the trophy during a RAI…