xhibitions in the Olympics, this shows that they have a great compassion for many sports. This also says that by having such a great compassion about a wide variety of sports, it would make them a good candidate for the next Olympics, because they would want to make sure that everything was perfect for the athletes and the fans.Soccer (a.k.a.: football) is the most popular spectator sport in Italy. (Travis, 160). In Italy, soccer has more fans by far than any other sports played in this country. Statistics show that it has more fans than the fans of American football, baseball, basketball, and hockey put together. (DiFranco, 98). All major cities in Italy, and most smaller cities, have teams that play in one league or another. The league games are played every Sunday afternoon in September through May. (Fodor’s, 38). Every Sunday the teams play under the eyes of sellout crowds of 100,000 fans or more per game. (Stein, 83). However, the excitement of the crowds can rise to an exuberant level at times. The fans are known to hold massive celebrations after a big win such as a World Cup or other international tournaments. (Travis, 160). In many of the celebrations the fans were known to go into the streets of Italy and sometimes get out of control. For example, after the World Cup in Spain the Italians filled the streets to celebrate. However, as time went on the excitement raised and in the end, vehicles, monuments, shops and much more was damaged. (Travis, 160). So if the Olympics are going to be held here we must warn you that on Sundays you should watch out for mobs of celebrating Italians. Not to worry too much though, because if we are picked, I am sure we will be able to postpone some of our games to make room for the rest of the exhilarating sports. Other sports that Italians are wild about are aquatic sports such as swimming, rowing and boating. Since Italy has a long coastline and mild weather, Italians l...
