Minutes after Italy's powerful Court of Auditors rejected plans to build a bridge from the mainland to the island of Sicily, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni issued an angry statement accusing the judges of exceeding their authority.

The FIGC has confirmed that the World Cup play-off semifinal against Northern Ireland on March 26, 2026, will be played in Bergamo.Atalanta’s New Balance Stadium will host the World Cup play-off

The men’s World Cup draw was going well for Canada until Pot 4. Instead of one of the weakest teams, Canada drew the winner of UEFA Playoff A, which will see favourite Italy, the 12th-ranked team in the world,

In mid-November the lower house of Italy’s parliament unanimously passed a law requiring explicit consent to engage in sex, which would bring it in line with much of the rest of Europe. But the populist-right League party has since withdrawn its support,

Northern Ireland's World Cup play-off semi-final against Italy will take place at Stadio di Bergamo on 26 March.

Italy was urged by the European Central Bank to rethink a push to declare its gold reserves the property of its people, a move critics say could open the door to the government selling off bullion.

The United States women's national team had a post-Thanksgiving feast when they defeated Italy on Friday, 3-0, with goals by Olivia Moultrie and Catarina Macario. Moultrie's goal came just two minutes in, while Macario scored in the 64th and 76th minute to cement the lopsided scoreline.

Coach Emma Hayes' squad posted its fourth consecutive win to close out the calendar year with Monday night's 2-0 victory over Italy.

Things couldn't have gone better for Italy. The 'if' is obviously obligatory, but once past the playoffs, the Azzurri would have the opportunity to surpass the World Cup group stage without