ITALY Serie A
Serie A is the top professional football league in Italy. Serie A is one of the oldest and most prestigious football leagues in the world, having been founded in 1898. It is organized by the Lega Serie A and features 20 teams who play each other twice in a home-and-away format, for a total of 38 matches per season.
The team with the most points at the end of the season is crowned the champion and qualifies for the UEFA Champions League. The second and third-placed teams qualify for the UEFA Europa League. The bottom three teams are relegated to the second division, Serie B, while the top two teams from Serie B are promoted to Serie A.
The most successful clubs in Serie A is Juventus, who have won the title 36 times. Juventus is the team in the world that has produced the most World Cup champions.
Some of the most successful clubs in Serie A include Inter Milan, AC Milan, and AS Roma, who have won multiple titles.
Silvio Piola is the highest goalscorer with 274 goals. Gianluigi Buffon has made a record 657 appearances.
Serie A is known for its passionate fans and intense rivalries, particularly the Derby della Madonnina between Inter Milan and AC Milan.
Serie A has produced many top players and has attracted some of the best players in the world, including Diego Maradona, Michel Platini, Ronaldo, Zinedine Zidane, Didier Deschamps, Kaká, Paolo Maldini, Lothar Matthäus, Marco van Basten, George Weah, Jürgen Klinsmann, Jean-Pierre Papin, Alessandro Del Piero, Francesco Totti, Andrea Pirlo, Christian Vieri, Roberto Donadoni, Marco Tardelli, Roberto Baggio, Dino Zoff, Fabio Cannavaro, Gianluigi Buffon...