Today's 30-somethings remember Italy hoisting the World Cup trophy at the 2006 tournament when they were in middle school or high school. Despite the country having stars like Mario Balotelli and ...

Italy has won the FIFA World Cup four times. But if you've watched the last few editions of the tournament, you wouldn't know that. The Italian side hasn't even been taking part. Italy missed the 2026 ...

Italy's third consecutive failure to qualify for the FIFA World Cup has stunned fans across the globe, a historic drought for the four-time world champions that will now extend to at least 2030. The ...

The Azzurri will miss out on FIFA World Cup football for the third time in a row, provoking a range of reactions from within the game. For the first time in FIFA World Cup™ history, a former world ...

In 2018, it seemed a monumental disaster that Italy had missed the World Cup in Russia, failing to qualify for the tournament just 12 years after securing the nation's fourth FIFA title. Now, in 2026, ...

Since Italy became a country in 1861, there has been a surefire way to know who is and isn’t an Italian citizen: look at their parents. The first page of the civil code, published in 1865 as the ...

Set between dramatic mountains and miles of coastline, this lesser-known region offers stunning scenery, outdoor adventure, food, wine, and history. At the hermitage of Santa Maria Infra Saxa, the ...

Parmigiano-Reggiano is one of the world’s most famous and beloved cheeses, yet its birthplace is rarely one of the first places that people think of when planning a trip to Italy. What a shame.

The move is part of the socially conservative agenda of Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni Italy has made it illegal for its citizens to go abroad to have a baby through surrogacy. The move extends ...

The new law was pushed by the party of Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s conservative prime minister. By Emma Bubola Reporting from Rome Italy passed a law on Wednesday that criminalizes seeking surrogacy ...

From mountain-farmed food to wine that’s been perfected over 2,000 years, here’s how to get a taste of Abruzzo, central Italy’s wild, nature-filled region. Italy’s Abruzzo region is home to charming ...

On his visit to Rome to meet Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, one issue was high on Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's agenda - immigration. Starmer has long vowed to "smash the gangs" which ...