Unione Calcio Sampdoria, commonly referred to as Sampdoria, is an Italian professional football club from Genoa, Italy. They compete in Serie B, the second division of the Italian football league system.
The progress of Sampdoria in the Italian football league structure since the club's foundation in 1946
Sampdoria in the late 1940s
Serbian Vujadin Boškov, pictured as a Sampdoria player in 1961, managed the team to their only Serie A title in 1991.
Luigi Delneri managed Sampdoria to fourth place and Champions League qualification in 2010.
Football is the most popular sport in Italy. The Italy national football team is considered one of the best national teams in the world. They have won the FIFA World Cup four times, trailing only Brazil, runners-up in two finals and reaching a third place (1990) and a fourth place (1978). They have also won two European Championships, also appeared in two finals, finished third at the Confederations Cup (2013), won one Olympic football tournament (1936) and two Central European International Cups.
Football in Italy
Illustration of a game of calcio fiorentino from 1688
Image: San Siro 237
Image: 2012 03 17 ITA SCO prematch