Juventus captain Manuel Locatelli expressed his sorrow as Italy failed to reach the World Cup for the third time in a row.Gennaro Gattuso’s men were hoping to make up for the national team’s

The inquest is under way as four-time winners Italy reckon with the nightmare scenario of a trilogy of World Cup qualification failures

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.

Italy made history by missing a third straight World Cup, becoming the first champion to suffer three consecutive tournament absences in heartbreak.

Italians woke up angry and disillusioned on Wednesday ​after the national team missed out on the World Cup for the third time in a row by losing a playoff to Bosnia ‌and Herzegovina, prolonging a sporting nightmare for the soccer-mad country.

It seems unthinkable for Italy to miss any World Cup. But the country that won back in 2006 and three other WC tournaments will miss out on a third straight World Cup.

Heavy favorites Italy took a lead but then a red card and couldn't hold off hosts Bosnia and Herzegovina as Gennaro Gattuso's men became the third-straight Italian squad to miss a men's World Cup.

Franco Baresi has called for Italian football to conduct a collective examination of conscience following the Azzurri’s third consecutive World Cup elimination, while defending Gennaro Gattuso from