The 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off in June — and HuffPost will be live-blogging every twist, turn and controversy from the ...

Italian football is at its lowest ebb in nearly 40 years after a wholesale European exodus at club level followed the ...

How did Italy miss the 2026 World Cup? A look at the Italians' recent failures to qualify for the tournament.

The Azzurri managed to win the semifinal of the playoff 2-0 against Northern Ireland on Thursday, but it all comes down to this ...

Italy World Cup winner Dino Zoff comments on Gigio Donnarumma’s howler in Manchester City-Arsenal, arguing that ‘something is ...

The country has four World Cup trophies and made every tournament from 1958 to 2014. If it fails to beat Bosnia and ...

As for Italy, four-time World Cup champions in 1934, 1938, 1982 and 2006, the 2026 omission will mark their third straight ...

The field for the FIFA World Cup is set as six tickets were punched on Tuesday, and the long-lasting question of whether ...

Italy coach Gennaro Gattuso says it is not the time to talk about his future despite the Azzurri failing to qualify for a third straight World Cup.

Milan legend Ruud Gullit has urged Italy to go back to basics if they want to restore their national pride. ‘Your DNA is the ...

Italy suffered heartbreak and humiliation as they failed to reach the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. Qualification for the 2026 ...

Italy's failure to develop and trust young players lies at the heart of a 20-year decline, 2006 World Cup winners Massimo ​Oddo and Marco Amelia told Reuters, as the Azzurri head into another playoff ...