Italy sack Gian Piero Ventura after failure to qualify for World Cup

• Ventura leaves post after 16-month tenure as manager
• Italy failed to make World Cup finals for first time in 60 years

The Italian Football Federation has sacked manager Gian Piero Ventura after the 1-0 aggregate defeat by Sweden in the World Cup play-offs meant the national team failed to qualify for the finals for the first time in 60 years.

They announced in a statement on Wednesday night that the 69-year-old’s 16-month reign was over.

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