Gennaro Gattuso quit as Italy coach on Friday as the Azzurri failing to reach a third straight World Cup continued to send shockwaves through Italian football. A World Cup winner in 2006, Gattuso leaves after less than a year in charge of Italy, a team which has fallen far behind historic rivals like France and […]
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Italy hoping to scale World Cup ‘Everest’ ahead of Bosnia play-off showdown
Italy have one last obstacle standing between them and a return to the World Cup in the shape of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who host the Azzurri on Tuesday in what promises to be a tense qualification play-off final in Zenica. A battling win over Northern Ireland in last week’s semi-final did little to ease Italian […]
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Italy chases World Cup spot as Kosovo bids to make debut
Four-time World Cup winners Italy hope to end a 12-year absence from football’s biggest stage on Tuesday, while Kosovo are dreaming of a first ever appearance at a major tournament. AFP Sport previews the play-off finals that will decide the last four European qualifiers for this summer’s 48-team tournament in the United States, Mexico and […]
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Italy beat Northern Ireland to keep World Cup hopes alive
Italy’s bid to end a 12-year World Cup absence will continue after beating Northern Ireland 2-0 on Thursday to reach the play-off final. Sandro Tonali and Moise Kean scored the second-half goals which decided a tight game in Bergamo to book Italy a showdown away from home with Bosnia & Herzegovina on Tuesday. Tonali’s rocket […]
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Italy hoping to end World Cup pain as playoffs loom
Italy is hoping to end a 12-year absence from the World Cup as one of the planet’s most important soccer nations heads to the qualifying playoffs in the midst of another identity crisis. Northern Ireland comes to Bergamo for what promises to be a tense semifinal on Thursday as Italy desperately tries to not miss […]
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Pressure on Italy as European playoff hopefuls eye 2026 World Cup
Here is a look at Europe’s four playoff routes that will determine the remaining qualifiers for the first 48-team World Cup.
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AC Milan edges derby to trim Inter’s Serie A lead
Pervis Estupinan’s first-half goal proved enough for AC Milan to claim a 1-0 derby triumph at the San Siro on Sunday and cut Inter Milan’s lead at the top of Serie A to seven points. Inter could have moved 13 points clear with just 10 matches remaining in the season with victory, but instead Milan […]
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Como boost Champions League bid, Juve back to winning ways
Captain Lucas Da Cunha scored a brilliant second-half winner as Como won 2-1 at Cagliari on Saturday to move level on points with fourth-placed Roma in Serie A, as Juventus ended their four-match league winless streak. A third straight league victory for Cesc Fabregas’s side keeps the pressure on Roma, who visit Genoa on Sunday, […]
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Pellegrino Matarazzo leads Real Sociedad into Copa del Rey final
Hired less than three months ago, American coach Pellegrino Matarazzo has turned Real Sociedad’s fortunes around, leading it into the Copa del Rey final. Mikel Oyarzabal slotted home a late penalty to secure a 1-0 win over Basque rival Athletic Bilbao for a 2-0 aggregate semifinal triumph. Sociedad will face Johnny Cardoso‘s Atletico Madrid in the Seville final on […]
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Milan beaten by Parma, Napoli rages at officials
AC Milan slumped to a surprise 1-0 home loss to Parma on Sunday to leave city rivals Inter 10 points clear at the top of Serie A, after Napoli lashed out at the refereeing following defeat at Atalanta.