Italy, Israel and World Cup
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FIGC President Gabriele Gravina admits he can’t understand those claiming that Italy should have boycotted their latest game against Israel: ‘Were we supposed to send them to the World
Italy could face a punishment from FIFA after they booed the Israel national anthem before their World Cup qualifier.
Italy haven't been to the World Cup since 2014, which is why their road through qualification has felt especially stressful. But Tuesday night's win over Israel is a welcome confidence boost.
Gennaro Gattuso is expected to make tactical changes as Italy prepare to face Israel in Udine on Tuesday, with the Azzurri aiming to seal a World Cup playoff
Despite the fact that Italy hadn't sat out a World Cup since 1958, the play-off loss to Sweden in November 2017 didn't actually come as that much of a surprise, given how badly the team had been performing under the hopelessly out-of-his-depth Gian Piero Ventura.
Despite finding the net in a 3-1 win over Estonia, Francesco Pio Esposito started last night’s clash on the bench. Indeed, former Atalanta center-forward Mateo Retegui got the nod in attack as Italy lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
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La Liga's decision to move the game between Villarreal and Barcelona to Miami is "good for football", says Spanish football federation president Rafael Louzan.
Gianluigi Donnarumma admits he would ‘love’ to go back in time and play the defeat to Norway again, but Italy must look forward. ‘I am certain we will get to the World Cup.’ The Azzurri secured their play-off spot with a 3-0 win over Israel at the Stadio Friuli,
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Soulé Confirms Contact With Italian Federation
Last week, we discussed Soulé’s potential switch to the Azzurri, a story driven by his agent. Many suggested this was merely a power play from Soulé’s team, but earlier today, the 22-year-old Mar del Plata native confirmed Italy’s interest while reiterating his desire to play for Argentina—an honor he has yet to earn.
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