A version of this piece was published in 2020. It has been updated to run as part of our special World Cup: Reconsidered series… This is a series re-assessing famous individual or team performances in ...

From Buffon to Cannavaro to Gattuso to Del Piero, from haircuts to concerts to resting places to a mad dash, this is the statistical story of Italy’s triumph at Germany 2006. It may sound about right ...

HAMBURG, Germany (AP) - With defenders like this, Italy didn't really need spectacular offense to get past Ukraine and into the World Cup semifinal. Luca Toni went ahead and showcased Italy's talent ...

Gennaro Gattuso was part of the Italy squad that won the 2006 World Cup, but that wasn’t his only success in the Azzurri shirt. It is now official that the tactician has been named the new coach of ...

Former France coach Raymond Domenech still asks himself why Zinedine Zidane headbutted Marco Materazzi in the 2006 World Cup Final and is very critical of the current Italy squad: ‘Donnarumma saved ...

Italy face Moldova in a crucial and decisive clash for the Azzurra in the UEFA 2026 World Cup Qualifiers. With only two ...