Gianluigi Donnarumma

Gianluigi Donnarumma, 27, is the goalkeeper and captain for the Italian national football team, currently playing for Manchester City (per one article). He has been the national team's goalkeeper since 2016. He is newsworthy because Italy failed to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, marking the third consecutive World Cup they will miss. In a recent World Cup qualifying playoff match against Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy lost in a penalty shootout. During the match, Donnarumma reportedly attempted to take penalty notes from the Bosnian goalkeeper, Vasilj, but Vasilj had a backup. A Bosnian ball boy is also noted for hiding Donnarumma's penalty notes. Italy's failure to qualify has sparked widespread disappointment and discussion about the decline of Italian football.