Sport in Italy Sport in Italy Sport in Italy has a long tradition. In several sports, both individual and team, Italy has good representation and many successes. Football is the most popular sport in Italy. Italy won the 2006 FIFA World Cup, and is (along with Germany) currently the second most successful football team in World Cup history, after Brazil, having won four FIFA World Cup championships. Basketball, volleyball, and cycling are the next most popular/played sports, with Italy having a rich tradition in all three. Italy also has strong traditions in swimming, water polo, rugby union, tennis, athletics, fencing and Formula One.
Gabe Saporta wasn't long before Saporta, along with his brother Ricky, started to put on his own shows and put out his own records. When he was 16 years old, Saporta "joined his first band-- the appropriately titled Humble Beginnings" as a bass player. While in college at Rutgers University, he started Midtown, a post-emo rock band. As the vocalist, lyricist and bassist in Midtown, Saporta attracted widespread attention. The group released one EP and three LP albums: "The Sacrifice of Life", "Save the World, Lose the Girl," "Living Well is the Best Revenge" and "Forget What You Know", respectively. Midtown encountered