The worst of symbols reappeared in an Italian stadium after many years. At the Friuli Stadium in Udine during the Italy-Israel match, a spectator displayed a Nazi Germany flag. A swastika

Fewer than 12,000 tickets were sold for Monday’s match — less than half the capacity of the 25,000-seater Stadio Friuli — amid stringent security measures, that also included armed military personnel on the roof of the stadium. Areas around the ...

The city of Udine is on high alert as Italy prepares to host Israel in a competitive soccer match on Monday. The Nations League match is being played among the backdrop of the ongoing situation in the Middle East which has spread to Lebanon after more than a year-long war in Gaza.

There's a lot of positivity surrounding Luciano Spalletti's new-look Italy, which, until September, was deemed "in crisis" by media outlets in Turin, Milan, and Rome.