Sports in Italy

The Italian racing heritage is almost as long as its history : in almost all sports, both individual and team, Italy can boast of many successes. However, almost all the victories in team sports are a male prerogative, except for volleyball,water polo, and fencing. Italy's national sporting color is blue, borrowed from the heraldic emblem of the house of Savoy, the ruling dynasty from 1861 to 1946.

Football

Football is the most followed sport in Italy. Italian football is among the most excellent in the world, second only to that of Brazil. we won four World Cups (1934, 1938, 1982 and 2006), a

European Championship in 1968, a gold medal at the Olympics in Berlin (1936) and two bronze medals (with its young team), the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics and 2004 Athens

Olympics. Even the national youth team are highly decorated.

Several Italian soccer teams have won numerous trophies at European and international level, improving international prestige of Italian football. These teams are AC Milan, Juventus -

the most famous clubs in the country - and Inter that have won 38 trophies so far with total international (respectively 18, 11 and 9), which are considered according to IFFHS, an

organization recognized by FIFA, among the ten best clubs in Europe of the twentieth century. Milan is the only European city that can boast of two teams who have become champions of Europe and boasts the most wins in the competition (10). Parma is the fourth Italian team to

many victories in competitions at UEFA / FIFA (4).

Italy has twice hosted the World Cup football in 1934 and 1990. Even the European football cup has been organized in our beautiful country twice: in 1968 and 1980.

Football

this is the photo with the football stars of Italy.

BasketballBasketball is the second viewed sport in Italy after football (1,252,454 viewers in the halls of the League in season 2005/06 A). This discipline has always been generous with world trophies, not only for the U.S. , the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia, but also for the national team over the last decade, as the club went through a good moment, thanks to an unprecedented generation of champions.

The Italian men’s “budget” in the European Championships (hosted 3 times: 1969, 1979 and 1991) is of 10 trophies. In detail: two golds (1983, 1999), four silvers (1937, 1946, 1991, 1997) and four bronze medals (1971 , 1975, 1985, 2003). Italy has not won a World Championship event ever hosted. At the Olympics, it has won two national silver medals in Moscow in 1980 and Athens in 2004. After this success, the Blues have no longer shined.

The women's basketball, monopoly of Russia (22 wins in 30 editions), has given a European gold (1938), one silver (1995) and bronze (1974), but it has no victories in the World Cup.

Basketball

This is the logo of basketball in Italy

VolleyballOther speech deserves instead volleyball: the male national team holds in the European Championships (hosted in 1948 and 2005 in Rome and in Milan in 1971) less than 6 golds (1989, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2005), 2 silvers (1991, 2001) and two bronzes (1948, 1997), the World Cup, however, the budget is decreasing, but remains the highest level: three consecutive gold medals (1990, 1994, 1998) and the fourth lost only when we played in Rome (1978): defeated by the Russians, the Blues got the only world silver medal (1978). However, missing the bronze in the world. In 2010, however, the world cup returned to Rome. Italy has also won a gold medal, a silver medal and one bronze medal. at the World Cup Tournament (not to be confused with the World Cup), The Italian was also recognized and rewarded by the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) as the team of the twentieth century, and Lorenzo Bernardi was among the players who received the laurel of volleyball players of the century.

In the women's volleyball, the World Cup, the Italians have won the first gold edition in Germany (2002) after an amazing battle with the U.S.. In the European arena historically dominated by the Soviet Union first and then by Russia (13 gold medals in 26 editions), the gold came in 2007, and in addition to two silvers (2001, 2005) and two bronzes (1989, 1999) even together with a World Cup victory in November 2007.

Volley-ball

This is a picture of Italian women's volleyball

MotorsportItaly has great traditions in motor sports. Monza and Imola and Mugello are Famous

worldwide.

In motorcycling, the great champions of the past such as Archangels, Masetti, Ubbiali, prints & Giacomo Agostini (15 times world champion in the 350 and 500 cc classes with 10 victories in the Tourist Trophy) are followed by Max Biaggi, Loris Capirossi, Valentino Rossi, nine times world champion in the various classes. Brands such as Bianchi, Aprilia, Gilera, Guzzi, MV Agusta, Benelli and Ducati won the most prestigious races and won championships in all categories.

In auto racing, the second sport in the country for number of fans, equally important is the prize list of brands and Italian drivers from Formula 1 to rally to the endurance races. In speed, from the first races of the 900, Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Maserati (the only Italian company to win the Indianapolis 500 twice), Ferrari, Lancia and Abarth, have won major races (Targa Florio Rally Sardinia Italy, Mille Miglia, 24 Hours of Le Mans, Nurburgring, Carrera Panamericana) and conquered the world and continental titles in all categories. CONTINUE >

MotorsportIn Formula 1, the Scuderia Ferrari holds the record for drivers and constructors titles, victories for individual races and uninterrupted presence since the institution of the world championship in 1950. From its origins, the most representative drivers are : Nazzaro, Bitch, Lancia, Antonio Ascari, Campari, Brilli-Peri, Borzacchini, Beans, Bordino, Masetti, Materazzi, Nuvolari, Varzi, Biondetti, Alberto Ascari, Villoresi, Taruffi, Musso, Castellotti , Baghetti, Bandini, Scarfiotti, Luciano Bianchi, Merzario, Alboreto, Patrese, Baldi, Trulli, Fisichella, Pirro, Hair.

In road races, the Targa Florio, the Mille Miglia, the Acerbo Cup and the Tour of Sicily are among the oldest and famous throughout history. During the rally, Lancia (with the unforgettable Fulvia HF, Stratos, 037 and Delta) and Fiat (124 spyder, 131-Abarth), with numerous world titles, builders and pilots (Munari, Biasion, Alessandro Fiorio, Alessandro Fassina), and securities Continental (Pinto, Munari, Verin, Carello, Vudafieri, "Tony" Fassina, Biasion, Capone, Tabaton, Cerrato, Liatti, Bertone, Navarre, and Travis Bass, sample 2006 with the Fiat Grande Punto).

Motorsport

This is a picture of Valentino Rossi

Motorsport

This is a picture of a Formula 1 race

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BY BONACCI,MATilDA,ANGELICA and NICOLAS.