ROME, April 3 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni flew to Saudi Arabia on Friday for a previously unannounced trip that will also include meetings in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, ...

Italy fail to qualify for third World Cup in a row ‘We are a population of failures. End of story’ “Let’s just leave it be,” said Valentino del Duca. The restaurant worker from Rome was in no mood to ...

I'd say, "This isn't funny anymore," but I cracked that one last time. And I used the one about "letting somebody else have a chance to win a World Cup, since we have four of them at home -- as many ...

Image: Pio Esposito reacts after missing a penalty kick during a World Cup qualifying playoff final soccer match between Bosnia and Italy Behind the goal where the shootout ended, Bosnia's ultras ...

The country of Alessandro Del Piero, Roberto Baggio and Andrea Pirlo suffered a football tragedy on Tuesday night — and its politicians are incandescent with rage. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia ...

Italy suffered more pain last night after failing to qualify for the 2026 World Cup, extending their misery to what will now be a third edition without the four-time winners. One of the most ...

The field for the FIFA World Cup is set as six tickets were punched on Tuesday, and the long-lasting question of whether Italy will be participating has been answered -- it's no. Again. Italy lost in ...

Newcastle's Sandro Tonali was the only Italian player to score from the spot as Bosnia and Herzegovina found the net with all four of their penalties after taking advantage of Alessandro Bastoni's ...

Drivers have spent hundreds of pounds fixing damaged tyres after metal spikes were "deliberately" scattered on roads. The blades called caltrops are "in the shape of a boomerang". They were found on ...

Italy striker Pio Esposito lies crestfallen during Italy's World Cup qualifying play-off loss to Bosnia & Herzegovina Image Photo Agency/Getty Images Behind the goal where the shootout ended, Bosnia’s ...

Italy woke up ⁠angry and disillusioned on Wednesday after the national team missed out on the FIFA World Cup for the third time in a row by losing a playoff to Bosnia and Herzegovina, prolonging a ...

In 2018, it seemed a monumental disaster that Italy had missed the World Cup in Russia, failing to qualify for the tournament just 12 years after securing the nation's fourth FIFA title. Now, in 2026, ...