Italy is one of the world's leading football nations. The Italian national team has won the World Cup three times, and Italy's club sides have won 27 major European trophies, making them equal most successful with England.
The first national championship was played in 1896 and won by the Udine team (north east Italy, Friuli Region). In 1897 there was a second national tournament organized by the Italian Federation of Gymnastics won by S.G. Torinese. In 1898 the Federation Italienne du Football organized their first national championship, with regional tournaments and playoffs. This is considered today to be the first proper national championship.
His five-year ban from football, handed down by the original hearing, was upheld by the appeal hearing on 25 July.
Italianfootball federation (FIGC) president Franco Carraro and vice-president Innocenzo Mazzini also resigned and the pair, along with Juventus chairman Antonio Giraudo, were among those under formal investigation.
In another transcript published by the Italian media, Moggi spoke to Pierluiggi Pairetto, the vice-chairman of Uefa's referees' commission, to put pressure on him to appoint a referee who would be favourable to Juve.
The ItalianFootball Federation (Italian: Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio, FIGC), also known as Federcalcio, is the governing body of football in Italy.
It organises the Italianfootball league, Coppa Italia, Italian national football team, and the Italian women's national football team.
Between 1964 and 1980 foreign players were banned from the Italian league, primarily to revive the national team.
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