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Sports in Italy
Football was introduced to northern Italy in Genoa by mainly English and Swiss expatriates in the late 18th century. Football in Italy is one of the most popular sports in that country. The Italian national football team has won the Football World Cup four times (1934, 1938, 1982, and 2006), trailing only Brazil (with five); Italy is the current title-holder. Italy's club sides have won 27 major European trophies, making them among the most successful footballing nations in Europe.
Basketball is a game where players try to throw a round inflated ball through a raised basket like goal. It is played on a court by two teams of five players. Points are made by shooting the ball through a high metal hoop and net at the opponent's end of the court. The large round ball used in this game is also called a basketball. In Italy, the basketball is the second sport more famous and known, in Italy, the basketball is the second sport more famous and known. The 'European red ball' has recently, without any doubt, felt the presence of a strong Italian group alongside countries like Ex Yugoslavia, the ex Russian Republics such as Latvia and Lithuania and naturally nations traditionally very capable in this sport - Greece and Spain in particular. Italian Basketball has recently changed connotations with the new arrival in NBA.
The next sport more known in Italy is the cycling, it means history, it is a piece of Italian life. Everything you have ever heard about bicycling in Italy is true. The weather, terrain, roads, and cities are all perfectly suited for bike touring. It is enough to mention legends such as Coppi and Bartali, their duels, their victories to refresh our memory. The local people adore the sporting greats of cycling but this also means that locals appreciate cyclists and would often give you verbal encouragement while cycling as well as drivers being courteous. The regions we have chosen for our cycling holidays are all superb for cycling , lush green Hinterlands a few miles inland from the breathtaking coastlines. History is also to be seen with ancient villages and castles to admire as you cycle.
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