Italy ended a 24-year wait for a fourth World Cup in 2006, finally lifting the trophy after their previous triumph in 1982. Under the guidance of the legendary Marcello Lippi, the Azzurri fielded a ...

Gigi Buffon reveals the most back-handed compliments he received from Marcello Lippi and Max Allegri, why being in goal was ‘a superpower’ and that 2006 World Cup moment with Zinedine Zidane. ‘I was ...

Gennaro Gattuso reveals Gigi Buffon tried to motivate the Italy squad on the eve of the 2006 World Cup Final, shouting during a pitch inspection: ‘They don’t scare us, we’ll eat them alive!’ Italy ...

The World Cup in 2006 may be the subject of bribes and corruption. For years, investigations and reports have tainted the World Cup in Germany from that year. Now, the case is officially going to ...

The 2006 World Cup saw the tournament return to Germany after a 32-year absence and it was widely acclaimed as a triumph for the host nation, sparking a huge upsurge in national pride. It also ...

FRANKFURT, Germany, April 30 (Reuters) - A years-long legal case against former German Football Association (DFB) President Theo Zwanziger over a multi-million euro payment linked to the 2006 World ...

The 2006 World Cup in Germany feels like a lifetime ago. No iPhone. Facebook for students only. And a 34-year-old Zidane, conducting France to the final, ended it all with a headbutt heard around the ...

Top scorer in African qualifiers for the 2006 World Cup, Togo's Emmanuel Adebayor shares his memories of that unforgettable campaign. The date 7 October 2005 is carved in stone in the history of ...

FRANKFURT, Germany, June 25 (Reuters) - A German Court on Wednesday fined the German Football Association (DFB) just over 100,000 euros in relation to a World Cup 2006-related payment which had been ...