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Lionel Messi bids farewell to the Argentinian national team during the extended international break.

Sports Illustrated · Sep 22

Roberto Mancini returns as Italy coach, Claudio Ranieri gets top FIGC role after World Cup failure

Roberto Mancini is returning to manage the Italian national football team. Claudio Ranieri will now serve as the federation's new technical director. Mancini previously led Italy to a European Championship title in 2021. This appointment follows another World Cup qualification failure for the team. The partnership aims to rebuild Italy's…

The Economic Times · Jul 28

Italy’s search for a manager turns into a shemozzle of epic proportions

In today’s Football Daily: Oh Italy

The Guardian - UK · Jul 28

Italy FA chief confirms talks with Pep Guardiola over head coach role

Gennaro Gattuso resigned as Italy head coach after failing to qualify for this summer’s World Cup

The Independent UK · Jul 22

Italian Football Federation holds talks with Pep Guardiola about becoming national team head coach: report

The former Manchester City coach is reportedly open to taking on an international role

FourFourTwo · Jul 20

‘I was at Mexico ‘86 – you could sense the history’: Meet the photographer who took most-liked Instagram photo ever

WORLD CUP 2026: Getty photographer Shaun Botterill attended his first World Cup at the age of 18. Forty years on, he tells Kieran Jackson about how the craft has changed, having coffee and cake with the 2014 Italy squad – and that record-breaking Lionel Messi image in Qatar

The Independent UK · Jul 4

To all USMNT rejects, Mauricio Pochettino hopes this email finds you well

In today’s Football Daily: USMNT and a personal touch, plus Andrea Pirlo’s ill-advised trip to Moscow

The Guardian - UK · May 27

‘Moral bankrupts’: Pirlo and Materazzi provoke fury by attending ‘Football Day’ in Russia

The presence of the Italian World Cup winners Andrea Pirlo and Marco Materazzi in Russia for a sports event has sparked outrage

The Guardian - UK · May 27

Italy’s 2006 World Cup Squad: Where Are They Now?

Italy fielded an absolutely remarkable squad when they lifted the World Cup in 2006.

Sports Illustrated · May 6

Why Italy’s latest World Cup disaster is now the norm

Comment: The four-time winners will once again miss this summer’s showpiece – and their problems run deep

The Independent UK · Apr 1