Chaos in Italy: National team sporting directors resign two weeks into the job

Andrea Pirlo was Paolo and Leonardo's choice to become the new national team coach. "Him or him, no one else." However, his ...

Italy national team chaos: Andrea Pirlo's Russia ties, Roberto Mancini returns and Paolo Maldini steps down

Chaos continues to reign in Italian soccer with both Paolo Maldini and Leonardo stepping down just 17 days after taking ...
FIFA

Mancini returns as Italy boss

UEFA EURO-winning coach back for second spell in Azzurri dugout, with nation aiming for FIFA World Cup return.
The New York Times

Guardiola turns down Italy national team head coach role

Guardiola departed Manchester City at the end of the 2025-26 season Darren Staples / AFP via Getty Images Pep Guardiola has declined the opportunity to take the Italy national team head coach ...
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Italy football crisis 2.0: Paolo Maldini quits as director just 16 days after joining

Italy's plans to rebuild its national football team have suffered another major setback. Paolo Maldini and Leonardo resigned ...

Scandal in Italy: Maldini on brink of quitting after Pirlo veto

The Italy national team is going through hours of uncertainty following the collapse of the appointment of its new head coach ...

Andrea Pirlo ruled out of contention for Italy job due to Russian betting firm sponsorship deal

Pirlo, who had been prepared to leave his Dubai United role to take over as Italy boss, defended the agreement as "exclusively for commercial and sports" purposes, linked to his UAE job. He added: ...