Milan has many aspects that it can be proud of besides its culture, beauty and history. The city is home to many of Italy's rich history and beauty. But apart from such beauty, the city is also home to some of the most notable aspects in the world of sports. The city is home to Inter and A.C. Milan, two of the country's greatest football teams and the most successful clubs in the nation. These two teams are close rivals in the national football leagues and were also record holders in many titles and championships in the sport. Hence the city should be proud of these two teams.



Among the many interesting facts about Milan, in connection with its football clubs, is that no other cities in the country or in the entire Europe where its two teams won both the UEFA Champions League and the FIFA World Club Cup. No other city in Europe has that great success in football than this city. The FIFA World Club Cup has also been held in this city twice, in 1934 and in 1990. The UEFA European Football Championship was also staged in this beautiful Italian city in 1980. This is a testament to the city's passion for sports and a testament that the city is one of the country's most football loving cities.

Milan is also home to many of the country's famous football players. Giovanni Trapattoni, Valentino Mazzola, Giuseppe Meazza, Giacinto Facchetti, Antonio Cabrini, Luigi Riva, Gaetano Scirea, Paolo Maldini, Walter Zenga, Roberto Donadoni, Gianluca Vialli, Silvio Piola, Giuseppe Bergomi, Gabriele Oriali, and Franco Baresi were only a few of the celebrated football icons of the country, and they are all born in this city.

Apart from football, the city is also host to the world famous Monza Formula One circuit, one of the world's oldest car racing circuits. The circuit has already hosted countless numbers of F1 events. The city's pride in sports does not end in football and F1, a number of other nationally significant teams in other sports fields are also found in Milan. The Olimpia Milano is a successful basketball team, the CUS Milano Baseball is one of the oldest baseball clubs in the country, the various ice hockey teams in the city has won a total of 30 national titles to contribute to the city's greatness in sports, and scores more of other sports teams.

To seal the city's standing in the national and international sports scene, Milan is a candidate for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. The city, along with Lombardy, placed a bid to host the world's largest, most prestigious and most popular sporting event for the year 2020. This feat would surely place the city in the world sports map and its greatness in sports. The city's role in national sports will be definitely highlighted, apart from its rich cultural and historical heritage, once the bid for the Olympic Games hosting will succeed. Thus this will be the city's greatest pride if it materializes.