Football In Italy
Football is the most popular sport in Italy. The Italian national football team has won the FIFA World Cup four times (1934, 1938, 1982, and 2006), trailing only Brazil (with 5). Italy's club sides have won 27 major European trophies, making them the most successful nation in European football. The Italian word for football is calcio and this is the word used to make reference to the sport in Italy, as opposed to football in England or soccer in the United States and Canada.
Read more about Football In Italy: History, National Championship, National Teams, European Competitions For Clubs
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—Martina Navratilova (b. 1956)
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—D.H. (David Herbert)