| Founded in 1898, the Italian Football
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| | second half of the season will consist of
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| League, also known as Italy soccer, is
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| | the same competitions in the same order,
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| the highest football league in the
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| | with the only difference being the
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| country. Serie A, which began in 1929,
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| | location of the games.
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| is the top division of Italy Soccer and
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| | When it comes to scoring, an Italy soccer
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| is primarily sponsored by Italian mobile
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| | team receives three points for a win, one
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| phone company TIM. Prior to the
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| | point for a tie and no points for a loss.
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| inception of Serie A, Italy soccer was
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| | When it comes to tallying the points to
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| structured into regional groups. The
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| | see which club will be crowned as
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| championship title is commonly referred
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| | champion, teams are ranked according to
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| to as Scudetto, which means 'small
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| | their total points accumulated during the
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| shield' because the champions' uniforms
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| | season. If two teams are found to have
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| will feature a small coat of arms during
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| | equal points at the conclusion of a
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| the following season. After more than
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| | season, those two teams will meet up in a
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| 100 years of play, Italy soccer is at the
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| | one match playoff. The top four teams in
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| height of it's popularity in both the
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| | the Serie A of Italy soccer will qualify
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| eyes of the fans and in the media. As we
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| | for the UEFA Champions League.
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| know it today, Serie A is the most elite
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| | Like the area itself, Italy soccer is
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| of all divisions in the Italian Football
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| | rich in history and in tradition. With
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| League. Other divisions include Serie B,
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| | so many years of successful play, the
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| Serie C1, Serie C2, Serie D and
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| | competitors have set a number of records.
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| Eccellenza.
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| | As of September 2006, three players hold
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| With an Italy soccer league consisting of
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| | the record for most appearances. These
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| 18, 18 or 20 teams, Serie A requires that
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| | include Paolo Maldini, Gianluca Pagliuca
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| each club play all other teams on two
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| | and Dino Zoff. The current records held
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| occasions, once at their home stadium and
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| | for the oldest player appearance include
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| once at the home of their opponents. The
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| | Marco Ballotta and Dino Zoff. During the
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| first half of a traditional Italy soccer
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| | 2005-06 season, A.S. Roma set the record
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| season consists of each team competing
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| | for most consecutive wins with a total of
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| once against all of the other clubs. The
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| | 11 straight victories.
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