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| Football in Italy | |
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| Country | Italy |
| Governing body | FIGC |
| National team(s) | Italy |
| First played | 1898 |
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Football (Italian: calcio [ˈkaltʃo] ⓘ) 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, 1994) and reaching a third place (1990) and a fourth place (1978). They have also won two European Championships (1968 and 2020), also appeared in two finals (2000, 2012), finished third at the Confederations Cup (2013) and the Nations League (2021 and 2023), won one Olympic football tournament (1936) and two Central European International Cups (1927–30 and 1933–35).
Italy's top domestic league, the Serie A, is one of the most popular professional sports leagues in the world because it is often depicted as the most tactical national football league, and is among the top five European football leagues. Italy's club sides have won 48 major European trophies, making them the second most successful nation in European football. Serie A hosts three of the world's most famous clubs as Juventus, Milan, and Inter, all founding members of the G-14, a group which represented the largest and most prestigious European football clubs; Serie A was the only league to produce three founding members.
Juventus, Milan, and Inter (the Big Three), along with Roma, Lazio, and historically Parma and Fiorentina but now Napoli and Atalanta, are known as the Seven Sisters of Italian football due to their popular support and dominance in league and cups between the 1990s and 2020s.[nb 1] Italian managers are among the most successful in European football, especially in competitions such as the Champions League. More players have won the coveted Ballon d'Or award while playing in Serie A than any other league in the world after La Liga.
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