Sports and Media
Rende has numerous sports facilities, such as soccer (football) fields, tennis courts and a swimming pool. It is well known for its soccer team Rende Calcio, which competes in the official semi-professional tournament (C2). In 2007 Rende Calcio became one with Cosenza 1914, the new team is Fortitudo Cosenza. So the new official team of the city is 'SS. Rende' in First Category of Amateurs
Rende is home to several newspapers (Gazzetta del Sud, La Provincia Cosentina), and broadcasting companies (TEN-TeleEuropaNetwork and MetroSat) which cover the whole province of Cosenza.Read more about this topic: Rende
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