Two decades of failure have turned Italy into a laughing stock: they have now missed THREE World Cups in a row, the sport has been left behind by cricket, rugby and baseball - and here's the cultural phenomenon holding back Azzurri's talent factory

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The most surprising aspect of Italy's decline is that anybody is still surprised by it. Gianluigi Buffon called it hours after they were knocked out of the 2010 World Cup group stage.