Football Club Internazionale Milano, commonly referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter, and colloquially known as Inter Milan in English-speaking countries, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy. Inter is the only Italian side to have always competed in the top flight of Italian football since its debut in 1909.
Inter squad in 1910
Giuseppe Meazza still holds the record for the most goals scored in a debut season in Serie A, with 31 goals in his first season (1929–30).
Sandro Mazzola played for the highly successful Inter team remembered by the name of "La Grande Inter", during the 1960s.
A line-up of F.C. Internazionale Milano during the Scudetto winning 1970–71 season
Milan is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, and the second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city has 3.22 million residents. The urban area of Milan is the fourth largest in the EU with 5.27 million inhabitants. According to national sources, the population within the wider Milan metropolitan area is estimated between 4.9 million and 7.4 million, making it by far the largest metropolitan area in Italy and one of the largest in the EU. Milan is the economic capital of Italy, one of the economic capitals of Europe and a global financial centre.
Image: Milan skyline skyscrapers of Porta Nuova business district (cropped)
Image: 20110725 Arco della Pace Milan 5617
Image: Facade Duomo Milan 2014 (9)
Image: Galleria Milano (179532365)