- Italy's football federation has parted ways with manager Gennaro Gattuso following the national team's failure to qualify for the World Cup.
- This marks the third consecutive World Cup that the four-time champions have failed to reach, losing a playoff final to Bosnia and Herzegovina in a heartbreaking penalty shootout.
- Gattuso's departure came a day after football federation president Gabriele Gravina resigned, having overseen two failed qualifying campaigns.
- National team delegation head Gianluigi Buffon also stepped down from his role, making it three top figures to leave the federation.
- Sports minister Andrea Abodi had called for a change in leadership after the team's latest elimination, which saw them surrender an early lead and crumble in the shootout.
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Italy sack manager Gennaro Gattuso as fallout from World Cup qualification debacle continues
