Editing Italy (section)

=== Sport ===
{{Main|Sport in Italy}}
[[File:Italy national football team Euro 2012 final.jpg|thumb|[[Italy national football team|The ''Azzurri'']] in 2012. [[Football in Italy|Football]] is the most popular sport in Italy.]]

The most popular sport is [[Football in Italy|football]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wilson|first=Bill|date=10 March 2014|title=Italian football counts cost of stagnation|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26351331|access-date=12 June 2015|publisher=BBC News}}; {{Cite book|last1=Hamil|first1=Sean|title=Managing football: an international perspective|last2=Chadwick|first2=Simon|publisher=Elsevier/Butterworth-Heinemann|year=2010|isbn=978-1-8561-7544-9|edition=1st ed., dodr.|location=Amsterdam|page=285}}</ref> Italy's [[Italy national football team|team]] is one of the most successful, with four [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] victories ([[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]], [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]], [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]], and [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]]) and two [[UEFA Euro]] victories ([[UEFA Euro 1968|1968]] and [[UEFA Euro 2020|2020]]).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Previous FIFA World Cups|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110125063612/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/index.html|archive-date=25 January 2011|access-date=8 January 2011|publisher=FIFA}}</ref> Italian clubs have won 48 major European trophies, making Italy the second most successful country in Europe, after Spain. Italy's top league is [[Serie A]] and is followed by millions of fans around the world.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Le squadre più tifate al mondo: classifica e numero di fan|url=https://www.sisal.it/scommesse-matchpoint/blog/fuori-campo/squadre-piu-tifate-al-mondo-classifica|access-date=4 January 2022|language=it}}</ref>

Other popular team sports include basketball, volleyball, and rugby.<ref name="sportface">{{Cite web|date=15 March 2021|title=Sport più seguiti: la (forse) sorprendente classifica mondiale|url=https://www.sportface.it/altro/sport-piu-seguiti-la-forse-sorprendente-classifica-mondiale/1318754|access-date=4 January 2022|language=it}}</ref> Italy's male and female national volleyball teams are often featured among the world's best. The [[Italy men's national volleyball team|men's team]] won three consecutive [[FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship|World Championships]] (in 1990, 1994, and 1998). [[Italy men's national basketball team|Italy men's basketball team]]'s best results were gold at [[EuroBasket 1983]] and [[EuroBasket 1999|1999]], and silver at the [[Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Olympics]]. [[Lega Basket Serie A]] is one of the most competitive in Europe.<ref>{{Cite web|date=July 2019|title=Basket Eurolega, l'albo d'oro delle squadre più forti e titolate d'Europa|url=https://williamhillnews.it/basket/basket-eurolega|access-date=4 January 2022|language=it}}</ref> The [[Italy national rugby union team]] competes in the [[Six Nations Championship]], and at the [[Rugby World Cup]].

Among individual sports, bicycle racing is popular;<ref>{{Cite book|last=Foot|first=John|title=Pedalare! Pedalare!: a history of Italian cycling|publisher=Bloomsbury|year=2012|isbn=978-1-4088-2219-7|location=London|page=312}}</ref> Italians have won the [[UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|UCI World Championships]] [[UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race#Medalists by nation|more than any other country]], except [[Belgium]]. The [[Giro d'Italia]] is a cycling race held every May and one of the three [[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tours]]. Alpine skiing is a widespread sport, and the country is a popular skiing destination.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Hall|first=James|date=23 November 2012|title=Italy is best value skiing country, report finds|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/9697128/Italy-is-best-value-skiing-country-report-finds.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003012827/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/9697128/Italy-is-best-value-skiing-country-report-finds.html|archive-date=3 October 2013|access-date=29 August 2013|work=The Daily Telegraph|location=London}}</ref> Italian skiers achieve good results in [[Winter Olympic Games]] and the [[FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|Alpine Ski World Cup]]. Tennis has a significant following: it is the fourth most practised sport.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Il tennis è il quarto sport in Italia per numero di praticanti|url=http://www.federtennis.it/DettaglioNews.asp?IDNews=55672|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927033216/http://www.federtennis.it/DettaglioNews.asp?IDNews=55672|archive-date=27 September 2013|access-date=29 August 2013|publisher=Federazione Italiana Tennis}}</ref> The [[Italian Open (tennis)|Rome Masters]], founded in 1930, is one of the most prestigious tennis tournaments.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Internazionali d'Italia di Tennis – Roma 2021 |url=https://www.faretennis.com/tornei/internazionali-italia-tennis|access-date=4 January 2022|language=it}}</ref> Italian players won the [[Davis Cup]] in 1976, 2023, and 2024 and the [[Fed Cup]] in 2006, 2009, 2010, 2013, and 2024.
[[File:Michael Schumacher 2006 USA 2.jpg|thumb|A [[Ferrari 248 F1]] by [[Scuderia Ferrari]], the oldest surviving team in [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] racing,<ref name="targaflorio"/> having competed since 1948, and statistically the [[List of Formula One Grand Prix winners (constructors)|most successful Formula One team in history]]]]

Motorsports are popular.<ref name="sportface"/> Italy has won, by far, the most MotoGP World Championships. Italian [[Scuderia Ferrari]] is the oldest surviving team in [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] racing,<ref name="targaflorio">{{Cite web|title=Enzo Ferrari|url=https://www.targaflorio.info/enzoferrari.htm|access-date=4 January 2022|language=it}}</ref> competing since 1948, and the most successful Formula One team with 232 wins. The [[Italian Grand Prix]] of [[Formula One]] has been held since 1921<ref>{{Cite web|date=3 September 2020|title=GP d'Italia: albo d'oro|url=https://www.motori.it/curiosita/1757728/gp-ditalia-albo-doro.html|access-date=4 January 2022|language=it}}</ref> always at [[Monza Circuit|Autodromo Nazionale Monza]] (except [[1980 Italian Grand Prix|1980]]).<ref>{{Cite web|date=7 September 2021|title=GP Italia: a Monza tra storia e passione|url=https://www.f1world.it/amarcord/gp-ditalia-a-monza-tra-storia-e-passione|access-date=4 January 2022|language=it|archive-date=4 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104135550/https://www.f1world.it/amarcord/gp-ditalia-a-monza-tra-storia-e-passione/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Other successful Italian car manufacturers in motorsports are [[Alfa Romeo]], [[Lancia]], [[Maserati]], and [[Fiat]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=5 October 2021|title=L'Italia che vince le corse|work=Mauto |url=https://www.museoauto.com/litalia-che-vince-le-corse-la-ferrari-500-f2-del-1952|access-date=4 January 2022|language=it}}</ref>

Italy has been successful in the Olympics, taking part from the [[1896 Summer Olympics|first Olympiad]] and in 47 Games out of 48 (not [[1904 Summer Olympics|1904]]).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Elio Trifari|title=Che sorpresa: Italia presente a tutti i Giochi|url=http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2008/novembre/28/Che_sorpresa_Italia_presente_tutti_ga_10_081128051.shtml|access-date=4 January 2022|language=it}}</ref> [[Italy at the Olympics|Italians]] have won 618 medals at the [[Summer Olympic Games]], and 141 at the Winter Olympics, with 259 golds, the sixth most successful for total medals. The country hosted Winter Olympics in [[1956 Winter Olympics|1956]] and [[2006 Winter Olympics|2006]], and will host another in [[2026 Winter Olympics|2026]]; and a Summer games in [[1960 Summer Olympics|1960]].