Live Roundups Editor's Desk Insights Executive Ops Weather About 🔍
Home › Sport › What Italy’s Failure to Make the Soccer World Cup Says...
Sport

What Italy’s Failure to Make the Soccer World Cup Says About Its Wider Woes

What Italy’s Failure to Make the Soccer World Cup Says About Its Wider Woes
NYT World Tuesday 30 June 2026, 09:02 UTC By Motoko Rich 1 min read
Key Points

At Campo de’ Fiori Square in Rome, restaurants and cafes set up televisions showing a World Cup match on June 17.

At Campo de’ Fiori Square in Rome, restaurants and cafes set up televisions showing a World Cup match on June 17. [Image text:] Baccanale PIZZERIA Baceanale ORANTE APERITIVI Bacea ale
Italy (LOCATION) Rome (LOCATION) World Cup (EVENT)
Originally published by NYT World Read original →

Related Stories

English Premier League refereeing body rebrands as Pro Ref

English Premier League refereeing body rebrands as Pro Ref June 30 : Professional Game Match Officials (PGMO), English soccer's professional refereeing body, has rebranded to Professional Game Referees, or Pro Ref, England's Football Association said on Tuesday. Backed by increased funding from the Premier League, the English Football League (EFL), the FA and Women's Super League under a three-year agreement, Pro Ref will expand programmes to develop refereeing talent, it said in a...

Channel News Asia 18m ago

History-making Russian ice-skater dies aged 58

Russian Artur Dmitriev, the first figure skater to win Olympic gold with two different partners, dies aged 58.

BBC Sport 27m ago

Newey hopes major upgrade will keep Alonso on board for 2027

Newey hopes major upgrade will keep Alonso on board for 2027 LONDON, June 30 : Aston Martin boss Adrian Newey hopes a major car upgrade planned for next month's Hungarian Grand Prix will keep Fernando Alonso racing for the Formula One team next season. Alonso, a double world champion with Renault in 2005 and 2006, will be 45 next month and is already the oldest driver on the grid. "Fernando is really looking forward to the upgrade and, if it performs, we hope he'll be in the cockpit for...

Channel News Asia 30m ago

WWE star dubs New Jersey coastal casino mecca 'saddest' in America

Atlantic City, New Jersey, is far from the shining casino resort capital of the East Coast that it used to be. Sure, there are still great hotels and casinos left in the city and the beach, unlike most in New Jersey, is still free. But crime and corruption have changed the perception of the city over the years.

Fox News 36m ago