The Italy thing gives me incredible pain, for me the Italians have a great style of play, also their history defines them a lot, there are already two World Cups in a row that we don't see them, I think that Italian Soccer needs to have more discipline, and that is It starts with the leagues, series A a few years ago had great fame, I know that the pandemic affected clubs around the world a lot, but I think it is time for not only the Bundesliga, the Spanish league, to shine, but also the Italian must be the protagonist, the French league is currently quite famous, in this if the money should move to promote the sport.
It is difficult to call the French league famous, given that everyone is talking about only one club (and a few years ago it was two clubs).
The absence of Italy from the World Cup is of course a big blow both for the fans and for the championship itself, but I would not say that things are bad in the Italian championship - the last season was one of the most interesting compared to other top leagues. If we talk about the economic background, then Italy is no worse than other competitors (Germany, Spain, France), but like them, it lags far behind England. From what I've heard, England is the undisputed leader in club earnings from both ticket sales and broadcasting.
With FIFA increasing the number of participants in the next World Cup, Italy should definitely be there.