Gianluigi Donnarumma,who broke the hearts of Liverpool and England in penalty shootouts,suffered one of the most embarrassing goalkeeping blunders ever seen on Sunday night.
A scoreless draw with Slovenia - combined with the Denmark-Serbia stalemate - means Gareth Southgate’s side will avoid the tournament favourites until the final.
Cristian Volpato,the A-League reject now playing in one of Europe’s top leagues,will be the hot topic when Graham Arnold and Italian icon Francesco Totti break bread.
As the European season reaches its conclusion,a number of Socceroos are vying for a spot in the top tiers of England,Italy,Germany,Spain and France.
Ajdin Hrustic was arguably Australia’s most valuable player until he did his ankle on the eve of the World Cup. Then his Italian club brutally turned on him.
France and Juventus superstar Paul Pogba has been provisionally suspended and could face a four-year ban following a positive test for testosterone.
The mayhem unfolded after the southern Italian city exploded in joy at the success of its soccer team.
A 1-1 draw almost 850km away was enough to secure a first championship in more than three decades for Napoli,sparking wild scenes in southern Italy’s largest city.
Vince Grella and Mark Bresciano,along with Aussie businessman Ross Pelligra,have taken on the gargantuan task of rebuilding a fallen giant of Italian football and guiding them back to Serie A.
Davide Nicola was relieved of his duties as coach of Salernitana a day after a chastening 8-2 defeat at Atalanta. Two days later,club president Danilo Iervolino took the remarkable step of recalling him to the position.