Madrid, April 21 -- Former Italy and Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci has called for Manchester City Pep Guardiola to become the national side's head coach and bring in a "radical change" following Azzurri's failure to qualify for a FIFA World Cup for the third time in a row.

In a shocker, earlier in April, Italy failed to make it to their third FIFA WC in a row following a 4-1 loss to Bosnia and Herzegovina on penalties. The four-time champions, who last won the World Cup in 2006 and last competed in the marquee tournament back in 2014, miss out on competing with some of the football's best yet again despite the World Cup's expansion to 48 teams. The tournament is set to take place from June 11 to July 19 and will be co-hosted by the ...