On 6 October 1929, Serie A was born.That day marked the first round of matches in the inaugural national championship structure, replacing the older regional and interregional formats.Inter Milan

Italy won both their matches so far under Gattuso, crushing Estonia 5-0, then squeezing past Israel 5-4 in September. Now they are back in action with a trip to Estonia on Saturday, followed by the controversial and potentially tense hosting of Israel on October 14.

In rugby union, the French Top 14 club competition took its 2016 final to Barcelona’s Camp Nou stadium, while Ireland and New Zealand played an international match in Chicago that same year -- with Ireland claiming their first ever victory over the All Blacks.

The Mayor of Udine is not looking forward to hosting the Italy vs. Israel World Cup qualifier, pointing out due to protests and security restrictions ‘there will be 6,000 inside the stadium and

Atalanta promising defender is set to pick the Azzurri of Italy over Nigeria, dealing a blow to the Super Eagles ahead of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.

Pro-Palestine protesters demand Italy cancel upcoming World Cup qualifying match against Israel - The demonstration outside their training centre was part of a wider national strike

World Cup-winning captain and Ballon d'Or winner Fabio Cannavaro has taken charge of Uzbekistan ahead of the World Cup.