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The name calcio ("kick") was later adopted for football in Italy (attested first in 1889, "Il Foot-ball ovvero il Giuoco del Calcio"), becoming the synonym for Italian association football worldwide, [19] [20] [21] as well as the most popular sport in Italy. [22]
The Italy national football team (Italian: Nazionale di calcio dell'Italia) has represented Italy in men's international football since its first match in 1910. The national team is controlled by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), the governing body for football in Italy , which is a co-founder and member of UEFA .
The Walk of Fame of Italian sport is the Walk of Fame of the Italian sport, inaugurated by Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) on 7 May 2015. [137] It is a list of 125 Italian all-time champions, which has been implemented on five occasions (five new entries in 2015, 2016 and 2021, seven in 2018, three in 2019), from the initial 100 names.
This is a list of football clubs located in Italy, sorted by division, then alphabetically, and including geographical locations, home stadium information and club positions in the prior season. Clubs by division
The following table shows the ten Italian players that have scored the most professional goals in total throughout their career, at both club and international level (excluding youth competitions). [93] Players in bold are still active in Serie A. Players in italics are still active outside of Serie A.
Gianluigi Buffon is the most capped player in the history of Italy with 176 caps. Most appearances. As of 29 June 2024, the players with the most appearances for Italy are: [2] Players in bold are still active internationally.
American players are becoming more common in Italy's Serie A, and the country's top soccer league is helping the USMNT prepare for World Cup qualifying.
The split between Federal and Italian championship was not completely abolished, because, while unifying these tournaments, it was decided for the last time to assign two titles at the end of the season, In fact, the FIGC established that the first placed club in the general classification would be proclaimed Federal Champions (now turned into ...