Italy

Italy has the second most world cup wins of any team (4). Their last win was in 2006. They beat France in a nail biting shootout (5-3). It was one of the most watched events in television history. The main italian League is Serie A, and it consists of 20 current teams. Since its creation in 1898 60 teams have played in Serie A.

CURRENT TEAMS

• Bari
• Brescia
• Bologna
• Cagliari
• Catania
• Cesena
• Chievo
• Fiorentina
• Genoa
• Internazionale
• Juventus
• Lazio
• Lecce
• Milan
• Napoli
• Palermo
• Parma
• Roma
• Sampdoria
• Udinese

Sixteen teams have won championships in Serie A. Juventus tops the chart with 27.The one team that has played in every Serie A season was Internazionale. Juventus and Roma both missed only one season.Internazionale also has one 3 European cups, the most of any Italian team.

Juventus

Juventus is the largest supported team in Italy with approximately 12 million fans. Some big name players on the very successful Italian team are Alessandro del Piero(below), Gianluigi Buffon, and Amauri. Their last championship was in the 2002-2003 season, but they were runners up in the 2008-2009 season.