Italy are World Cup royalty. Only five-time winners Brazil have been crowned champions on more occasions than the Azzurri (four). And yet it's now 20 years since Italy last lifted the trophy. Worse still, they've failed to qualify for the past two tournaments, meaning there's an entire generation that have never seen their country even play in a World Cup. One would be tempted to go all Helen Lovejoy on it and plead, 'Won't somebody please think of the children?!' But the players already are. "We know full well that we are responsible for all those kids out there and the entire Italian footbal...
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