Under Gattuso, Italy have won all three of their matches so far including a thrilling 5–4 away victory over Israel last month and are now likely to finish second behind Norway.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government has deployed the army into the streets ahead of a high-stakes football game against Israel, after weeks of tension over Rome’s stance on the war in G...

Due to security concerns, there are expected to be only 10,000 people inside the stadium, while protests are organised for outside the arena, although fewer than if the ceasefire in Gaza hadn’t come i...