By Angelo Amante ROME, March 31 (Reuters) - Italy last week denied permission for U.S. military aircraft to land at the Sigonella air base in Sicily before heading to the Middle East, sources said on Tuesday,

All you need to know ahead of the FIFA World Cup qualification playoff final between Bosnia & Herzegovina and Italy.

Local media reported that the thieves were able to nab the paintings in less than three minutes and escape across the museum gardens.

Italy will now have gone three straight editions of not reaching the World Cup, with their last appearance now being in 2014. Instead, it was Bosnia & Herzegovina who eliminated the Azzurri on penalties. Czechia, Sweden and Turkiye also advanced to the 48-team tournament.

Turkey, Sweden and Czech Republic qualified alongside Bosnia, but Italy will be absent for the third straight World Cup

Franco Baresi has called for Italian football to conduct a collective examination of conscience following the Azzurri’s third consecutive World Cup elimination, while defending Gennaro Gattuso from