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 ...

DUISBURG, Germany (AP) - A friendly game at home in March is one thing. Playing host Germany in the World Cup semifinals at a stadium where it's never lost is another altogether. Naturally, Italy ...

Italy legend Alessandro Del Piero joked with a German TV that he was ‘more than sorry’ for scoring a goal against their national team in the 2006 World Cup semis. Del Piero returned to the ...

From ignominy to ecstasy. A documentary on Italy’s 2006 triumph in Germany is now available on FIFA+. A documentary on Italy’s 2006 triumph in Germany is now available on FIFA+ ...

Italy and Germany meet in the UEFA Nations League quarter-finals tonight in an epic encounter between two footballing heavyweights. The two teams have often collided in crunch clashes and we’ve ...

Italy put in some sublime performances to lift the 2006 World Cup, but what has happened to the heroes of that tournament since?