This is the third in a series on The Athletic looking back at the winners of each World Cup, from Uruguay in 1930 through to ...

Italy legend Francesco Totti admits he thought about taking a Panenka penalty during the 2006 World Cup Round of 16 against ...

Lorenzo Lucca reveals that he paid for a dinner for the Udinese team after taking a penalty kick instead ... is ‘confident’ Italy will qualify for the 2026 World Cup: ‘No excuses.’ ...

This edition focuses on World Cup 1934. Italy had wanted to host World Cup 1930, and refused to participate when it was instead awarded to Uruguay. So when Italy were granted the right to host ...

More than the negative result, as Argentina qualified for the World Cup earlier in the day and then beat them convincingly, Brazil were defeated also for the way they played, as the team coached by ...

Luca Bertacca talks Italy’s runners-up campaign at the last FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, their squad being a family and their quest to conquer Seychelles 2025.

The retired right-back had an impressive career that saw him play for Barcelona, Juventus and AC Milan as well as lifting the World Cup as a crucial member of Italy's 2006 World Cup-winning squad.

Italy legend Francesco Totti admits he thought about taking a Panenka penalty during the 2006 World Cup Round of 16 against Australia, but ‘the goalkeeper was massive.’ Totti scored nine ...

Lorenzo Lucca reveals that he paid for a dinner for the Udinese team after taking a penalty kick instead of Florian Thauvin against Lecce and is ‘confident’ Italy will qualify for the 2026 World Cup: ...