Players.bio is a large online platform sharing the best live coverage of your favourite sports: Football, Golf, Rugby, Cricket, F1, Boxing, NFL, NBA, plus the latest sports news, transfers & scores. Exclusive interviews, fresh photos and videos, breaking news. Stay tuned to know everything you wish about your favorite stars 24/7. Check our daily updates and make sure you don't miss anything about celebrities' lives.
European champions Italy were "destroyed and crushed" after missing out on the World Cup finals again following a 1-0 defeat at home by North Macedonia in Thursday's playoff semi-final, defender Giorgio Chiellini said.
In a major upset, European champions Italy have failed in their bid to reach the World Cup... again.
Italy midfielder Jorginho says he will be "haunted for life" by the penalty misses that ultimately led his nation to defeat in the World Cup play-offs against North Macedonia.
It proved to be a successful evening for Manchester United's international stars on Thursday evening as the line-up for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar took a step closer towards being finalised.
Italy broke English hearts last July when they won the European Championship final but after failing to qualify for the World Cup for the second straight tournament they have left fans thinking their Wembley triumph was a flash in the pan.
Gareth Bale has hit out at what he calls his ‘disgusting’ treatment in Spain after firing Wales past Austria in their play-off semi-final at the Cardiff City Stadium. Bale scored both goals – the first of which was a vicious, dipping free-kick – to put Wales one game away from qualifying for the World Cup for the first time since 1958, having beaten Austria 2-1 to triumph in the semi-final. Ad/> However, the Welsh captain has been the focus of much criticism from both the press and fans during his stint in the Spanish capital.
Italy were involved in one of the biggest World Cup upsets in history on Thursday evening.
North Macedonia on Thursday, but Portugal, Wales and Sweden all made it through to qualifying play-off deciders. Four-time World Cup winners Italy were stunned in Palermo as Aleksandar Trajkovski -- who used to play club football in the Sicilian city -- fired past Gianluigi Donnarumma in the second minute of injury time to give North Macedonia an incredible 1-0 victory. Italy will again be absent from the World Cup in Qatar after also failing to qualify for the 2018 tournament in Russia when they lost in a play-off to Sweden.