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Oliver Meiler, Rome
If you had to pick an image, one of a thousand, that does some justice to the crazy dynamics of sport, and of course life, it would be this: “Dalle stelle alle stalle” – that’s Italian for: “Out of the stars to the stables.” European champions Italy, a summer fairy tale that has become a team, will not be going to the World Cup in Qatar. The Azzurri failed again in the playoffs, as they did against Sweden in 2017 when they lost the World Cup in Russia.