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The president of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), Gabriele Gravina, has resigned following the country’s failure to qualify for the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The FIGC announced Gravina had resigned on Thursday, two days after Italy were beaten on penalties by Bosnia and Herzegovina in their qualification playoff final.

It is worth noting, though, that Gattuso retains the support of the players and several influential figures within the Italian game, with Franco Baresi, for example, arguing that the World Cup winner “is certainly among the least responsible for this defeat”. Indeed, Italian Football Federation (FIGC) president Gabriele Gravina is widely regarded as the main

Thiago Pitarch is Real Madrid’s breakout story of the season — but you may well be asking: Thiago who? Given his emergence in recent weeks, however, the 18-year-old is on his way to becoming a star of the future for Madrid. Following the farewells to key midfielders Toni Kroos and Luka Modric over the past

If Tottenham are relegated from the Premier League it will be one of the biggest stories in the competition’s history. For all the analysis of what has gone wrong to leave Spurs in this perilous position, the sheer scale of the club makes a possible demotion to the second tier hard to comprehend… Squad cost

Graham HunterApr 2, 2026, 03:49 AM ET Close Graham Hunter is a Barcelona-based freelance writer for ESPN.com who specializes in La Liga and the Spanish national team. Multiple Authors Here’s my elevator pitch: We’re about to witness a three-games-in-10-days endurance series between two elite clubs whose past eight head-to-heads have produced 32 goals (an average

Liverpool will play at least 10 games between now and the end of the season that are set to determine whether this campaign will be one to remember or forget for Arne Slot’s team. That challenging run across three different competitions – the Reds could be faced with as many as 15 matches were they

Los Angeles Rams All-Pro wide receiver Puka Nacua is in rehab and was there before he was sued for assault and battery by a woman who says he made an antisemitic statement and bit her on the shoulder on New Year’s Eve, according to his attorney. “He was in (rehab) a substantial period of time

As the 2026 Formula 1 season pauses after the first three rounds, Sky Sports F1 rates the performances of the drivers so far. In Drivers’ Championship order: Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes – 8/10 Qualifying vs team-mate: 2-1 / Points vs team-mate: 72-63 Kimi Antonelli has shown great character to bounce back from a huge crash during

Arsene Wenger‘s proposed offside rule has been one of the most debated potential changes in soccer over the past several years, ever since the former Arsenal manager joined FIFA. Now, the governing body has given the green light for the rule’s first pilot test in a major competition, set to take place in the Canadian

Tiger Woods has told the PGA of America he will not captain the US Ryder Cup team in 2027, following his decision to take a break from golf after his car crash. The decision announced on Wednesday by the PGA of America was expected considering recent developments involving Woods. He was arrested Friday on suspicion

According to Opta, Como are favourites to qualify for the Champions League this season, ahead of Juventus and Roma, with a 60.87% chance of finishing in the top four. Como sit fourth in the Serie A table with eight games remaining and are also the favourite to earn a Champions League spot, according to Opta.

When Rory McIlroy completed the career Grand Slam last April at The Masters, ending an 11-year wait for his elusive fifth major title, he opened his victory press conference with: “What are we all going to talk about next year?” Fast forward 12 months, and build-up to his title defence has been dominated by the

Good news from the Villa accounts, with an accompanying statement on Villa’s website which could be read like a House of Commons speech on Budget Day, with backbenchers shouting comments in the background. All together now: Revenue UP! Sponsorship UP! Commercial revenue UP! And, Mr Speaker, a profit: “the club has made significant progress against

TORONTO – As Canada’s bus slowly traveled southbound through Toronto’s clogged rush hour arteries, players sat glued to their phones. They watched Bosnia and Herzegovina pull off a surprise upset over Italy – and perhaps watched their World Cup fortunes change as well. The winner of the game knew it would be bound for the

Real Madrid CF v SSC Napoli: Group C – UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis says Serie A should be cut to 16 teams to allow more time for Italy’s national team training, while also insisting on compensation and ‘full insurance’ protection for players called up to international duty. Italy are

Lamine Yamal had a furious reaction to Spain fans singing an anti-Muslim chant after La Roja’s 0-0 draw with Egypt on Thursday, reports claim. Yamal started for Spain in the stalemate at the RCDE Stadium in Barcelona and was substituted at half-time. The fixture between two sides who had already qualified for the 2026 World

It is impossible for Enzo Fernandez to join Real Madrid this summer due to his long contract and price tag according to journalist Jorge Picon. DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES – STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON THE APP STORE Fernandez joined Chelsea for a then British record of £106m from

Tiger Woods will miss The Masters following his decision to take a break from golf following his car crash, Augusta National chairman Fred Ridley has confirmed. Woods revealed on Tuesday that he was “stepping away for a period of time” in order to “seek treatment” after the incident in Florida last Friday that led to

Terri Harper is adamant that “bad ego” and conditioning will be the downfall of her rival Caroline Dubois. Harper and Dubois meet on Sunday, live on Sky Sports, to unify the WBO and WBC lightweight world titles. The build-up to their Easter clash at London’s Olympia has been fractious, but Harper is convinced that has

TORONTO – In Canada’s final match in Toronto before returning to kick off the biggest tournament in the country’s history, the World Cup cohosts dominated Tunisia but could not score in a 0-0 friendly draw. Lightning and heavy rain caused kickoff to be delayed by 90 minutes. Once the game began, the World Cup-bound Tunisians