ROME (AP) — The fear that four-time champion Italy will fail to qualify for a third straight World Cup has cost coach Luciano Spalletti his job. Spalletti announced Sunday that he is being fired and ...

Italy’s love of soccer is there in every single detail of its culture, from the picturesque Naples streets to the Milan San Siro cheering rows. Firstly, over the decades, Italy has acquired ...

FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Pro-Palestinian Protesters approached the gates of the Italy soccer team's training center on Friday to demand an upcoming World Cup qualifier against Israel is not played ...

ROME — Own goals. Uncharacteristic defensive lapses. General disorder. But lots of attacking flair. If the idea in hiring Gennaro Gattuso to replace the fired Luciano Spalletti was to restore order ...

ROME — Gennaro Gattuso is approaching his new job as the coach of an Italy squad in crisis with the same determination and combativeness he used to display on the field as a gritty midfielder.

Soccer is big in Italy. For the Italians, it is one of their national sports, and Serie A is one of Europe’s top leagues. Juventus, AC Milan, and Inter are a few of the great Italian soccer clubs that ...

Former hard-tackling midfielder Gennaro Gattuso was named Italy coach on Sunday, tasked with reviving the country’s already-flagging World Cup qualifying hopes. Gattuso replaces Luciano Spalletti, who ...

VATICAN CITY ” Pope Benedict XVI blessed a third-division Italian soccer team Wednesday, praising the club for signing onto a program by a Christian sports organization that seeks to promote ethics in ...

Known for their hit morning show, "LIVE with Kelly and Mark," Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos are now sharing a new side of themselves with their audience. In an interview with ABC's "World News Tonight ...

The transfer of an Israeli soccer star to an Italian Serie A team has sparked controversy among local politicians and sports ...