Why Isn’t Italy at the World Cup? - Sports Bizarre
About this episode
The episode discusses Italy's absence from recent World Cups and the factors contributing to the decline of Serie A.
Italy has won the World Cup four times, yet it hasn't made the past three tournaments and hasn't gotten out of the group stage since 2006. But why? Serie A was once the top league in the world, but now it's a shadow of its former self. Bad management, corruption and self-interest have all combined to cause the perfect storm. Can things change? If you’d like more Sports Bizarre, become a member of Bizarre Plus. Click here to join today As a member, you’ll get: A weekly bonus podcast Access to all past episodes Exclusive behind-the-scenes access Access to the members-only chatroom Ability to vote on future episodes Early access to any live show tickets See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
People in this episode
Hosts: Mick Molloy, Titus O’Reily
Topics covered
- Italy football
- World Cup history
- Serie A decline
- sports management
- corruption in sports
Keywords
- Italy
- World Cup
- Serie A
- football
- sports corruption
- tournament history
- bad management
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Italy, Serie A
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