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The Italy national football team represents the country of Italy in international association football. It is fielded by the Italian Football Federation, the governing body of football in Italy, and competes as a member of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), which encompasses the countries of Europe. Italy competed in their ...
The Hall of Fame was established by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) and Football Museum Foundation (Italian: Fondazione Museo del Calcio) in 2011 to celebrate football personalities that "had an unforgettable impact on the history of Italian football". [1] It aims to promote the heritage, history, culture and values of Italian football. [2]
The Italian football champions (Italian: Campione d'Italia di calcio, plural: Campioni) are the annual winners of Serie A, Italy's premier football league competition. The title has been contested since 1898 in varying forms of competition. Inter Milan are the current champions, while Juventus have won a record 36 titles.
Paolo Rossi (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpaːolo ˈrossi]; [1] [2] 23 September 1956 – 9 December 2020) was an Italian professional footballer who played as a forward.He led Italy to the 1982 FIFA World Cup title, scoring six goals to win the Golden Boot as top goalscorer, and the Golden Ball for the player of the tournament.
Alessandro Del Piero has made 705 appearances for Juventus and he is the all-time top scorer of the club, with 290 goals Gianluigi Buffon, second most appearances for Juventus Raimundo Orsi — five-time champion with Juventus Sívori, Charles and Boniperti, the Magical Trio of the Juventus squad during the ending of 1950s and beginning of 1960s Antonello Cuccureddu — played 433 matches and ...
Dino Zoff OMRI (pronounced [ˈdiːno dˈdzɔf]; born 28 February 1942) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.Regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, he is the oldest ever winner of the World Cup, which he lifted as captain of the Italy national team in the 1982 tournament, at the age of 40 years, 4 months and 13 days. [3]
Football (Italian: calcio ⓘ) is the most popular sport in Italy. The Italy national football team is considered one of the best national teams in the world [ citation needed ] . They have won the FIFA World Cup four times ( 1934 , 1938 , 1982 , 2006 ), trailing only Brazil (with five), runners-up in two finals both against Brazil , ( 1970 ...
The national football team of Italy before the UEFA Euro 2012 final, Olympic Stadium, Kyiv, 1 July 2012. This article lists various football records and statistics of the Italy national football team.