Italy and Gennaro Gattuso 'mutually terminate' coach's contract

BBC News · 🇬🇧 public United Kingdom · Apr 03, 2026 · 678 words · By Bobbie Jackson; Andy Cryer

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What to know about World Cup qualification failure

Italy and Gattuso 'mutually terminate' contract - Published Manager Gennaro Gattuso and Italy have agreed to "mutually terminate" his contract after their failure to qualify for a third successive World Cup.

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What happened

Why it matters

Italy missed out on a spot at this summer's showpiece event when they were beaten 4-1 on penalties by Bosnia-Herzegovina in Tuesday's play-off.

Common ground

Gattuso, who won 73 caps for the Azzurri during his playing career, was appointed as Luciano Spalletti's successor in June and won six of his eight games in charge.

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Claim 1: “Massimiliano Allegri was appointed Milan boss in 2010, winning Serie A in his first full season”

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Claim 2: “Italy missed out on a spot at this summer's showpiece event when they were beaten 4-1 on penalties by Bosnia-Herzegovina in Tuesday's play-off”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group H was one of the twelve UEFA groups in the World Cup qualification tournament to decide which teams would qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup final tou…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualificat…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The UEFA second round of the qualification tournament for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, also known as the UEFA play-offs or European play-offs, was contested by sixteen teams from the UEFA segment of quali…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualificat…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article provides details of international football games played by the Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team from 2020 to present. For results prior to 2020, see Bosnia and Herzegovina na…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina_nationa…

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Claim 3: “Italy and Gattuso 'mutually terminate' contract”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gennaro Ivan Gattuso (Italian pronunciation: [dʒenˈnaːro ɡatˈtuːzo]; born 9 January 1978) is an Italian professional football manager and former player who was most recently the head coach of the Ita…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gennaro_Gattuso

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Italy national football team (Italian: Nazionale di calcio dell'Italia) has represented Italy in men's international football since its first match in 1910. The national team is controlled by the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sandro Tonali (Italian pronunciation: [ˈsandro toˈnaːli]; born 8 May 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Newcastle United and the Italy nation…
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Claim 4: “Former goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon resigned as delegation head via Instagram”

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Claim 5: “Gattuso, who won 73 caps for the Azzurri during his playing career, was appointed as Luciano Spalletti's successor in June and won six of his eight games in charge”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a record of Italy's results at the FIFA World Cup. Italy is one of the most successful national teams in the history of the World Cup, having won four titles (1934, 1938, 1982, 2006), just one…
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Claim 6: “Italy are four-time World Cup champions but last featured at the tournament in 2014”

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Claim 7: “No previous winner of the tournament has missed three World Cups in a row, which Italy now have after missing out on Russia in 2018 and Qatar 2022”

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Claim 8: “Stefano Pioli is currently out of work and would jump at a chance to manage the national team”

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Claim 9: “Gabriele Gravina resigned as head of Italy's football association (FIGC) on Thursday”

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Claim 10: “Roberto Mancini led Italy to Euro 2020 glory, beating England in the final”

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Claim 11: “Antonio Conte is contracted to Napoli until 2027”

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