DUISBURG, Germany (AP) - A friendly game at home in March is one thing. Playing host Germany in the World Cup semifinals at a stadium where it's never lost is another altogether. Naturally, Italy ...

From Buffon to Cannavaro to Gattuso to Del Piero, from haircuts to concerts to resting places to a mad dash, this is the statistical story of Italy’s triumph at Germany 2006. It may sound about right ...

Gennaro Gattuso was part of the Italy squad that won the 2006 World Cup, but that wasn’t his only success in the Azzurri shirt. It is now official that the tactician has been named the new coach of ...