SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Italy beat France in a penalty shoot-out on Sunday to win the 2006 soccer World Cup, earning its fourth title and becoming the second most successful country in the ...

Gennaro Gattuso was part of the Italy squad that won the 2006 World Cup, but that wasn’t his only success in the Azzurri shirt. It is now official that the tactician has been named the new coach of ...

HAMBURG, Germany (AP) - With defenders like this, Italy didn't really need spectacular offense to get past Ukraine and into the World Cup semifinal. Luca Toni went ahead and showcased Italy's talent ...

Former France coach Raymond Domenech still asks himself why Zinedine Zidane headbutted Marco Materazzi in the 2006 World Cup Final and is very critical of the current Italy squad: ‘Donnarumma saved ...

UDINE, Italy (AP) — Fabio Cannavaro, captain of the Italy squad that won the 2006 World Cup, was given his first Serie A coaching job on Monday at relegation-threatened Udinese. Cannavaro becomes ...

A version of this piece was published in 2020. It has been updated to run as part of our special World Cup: Reconsidered series… This is a series re-assessing famous individual or team performances in ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Italy fell behind, then lost its star goalkeeper for the second half. So a 1-1 World Cup draw with Paraguay should not have been all that disturbing for the defending ...

Why is Italy's presidential election still unresolved? Alex Chadwick speaks to Beppe Severgnini, a columnist for the Italian daily newspaper Corriere della Sera, about the deadlock between Prime ...

Andrea Barzagli is intrigued by the potential of young Italian defenders, naming five solid prospects for Italian football, including Giovanni Leoni. Barzagli has recently taken on a new role as ...

UDINE, ItalyUDINE, Italy — Fabio Cannavaro, captain of the Italy squad that won the 2006 World Cup, was given his first Serie A coaching job on Monday at relegation-threatened Udinese. Cannavaro ...