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As in a lot of countries, Italy enjoys football as its national sport. It is also one of the most successful countries in the world for football, its national team winning the FIFA World Cup four times (1934, 1938, 1982 and 2006), and this is only one win below the most successful, which is Brazil. The Italian national team is certainly the most successful in Europe, their teams having won a staggering twenty seven European trophies.

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The Munster Football Final is the premier game in the Gaelic Football calendar in Munster. All six counties take part: Tipperary, Waterford, Limerick, Clare, Kerry and Cork. The teams play following an open draw and the two teams that win all their games progress to the final. The highlight of the year is a Kerry and Cork Final.

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The Miami Dolphins, Miami Heat, Florida Marlins and the Florida Panthers – if sports teams in the “big four” leagues (National Football League, National Basketball Association, Major League Baseball and National Hockey League) are your passion, Miami is one of the greatest locations in the country. In addition to the sun, sand, beauty and relaxation that are a part of the Miami lifestyle, sporting events are a very prominent part of the scene. They draw worldwide media attention and tourists from around the country to the Miami area. Let’s take a shortlook at the four major sports teams located in Miami.

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If love sport and you love travel why not visit Melbourne? Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria in Australia, is the best location in the world to hold a sports event according to an industry analysis of sports cities globally, compiled by London-based consulting and research company ArkSports Limited. It has also gone on to win the title of “Ultimate Sports City” for the third time in a row.

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Kiev is the capital of Ukraine and will host the Euro 2012 Competition final. Throughout the competition, many supporters will descend on the city from most areas of Europe to be part of the action.

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In 2004 the Crimson and Gray high school basketball team won the 2A Championship completing a 28-0 sweep of the competition. The Hoquiam city high school has a very rich history not only in sponsoring sporting events for local, state and nationals, but very uplifting victories and championships throughout its colorful record.

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Well, if the summer days are not sizzling enough in Dallas, there is only one thing that is certain to make them warmer – the cities beloved Cowboys!!!

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The BC Lions may have turned the corner after a disappointing 1-4 start to the CFL season. This past weekend, a clearly motivated Lions team defeated the Saskatchewan Roughriders 35-20 to improve to 2-4 in CFL play. The Roughriders dropped to 3-3 in the early going in the CFL season.

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The Edmonton Eskimos survived a wild back and forth CFL shootout against the Calgary Stampeders before prevailing 38-35 to take over sole possession of first place in the CFL West. Ricky Ray hit Fred Stamps with a 23 yard touchdown pass with just nine seconds to play to earn the victory, erasing the lead that Calgary had earned with their own TD pass less than a half minute earlier. Edmonton improved to 4-3 with the win, while Calgary dropped to 3-4.

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Brett Favre has been a large component of the Minnesota Vikings undefeated start the NFL regular season, and on Monday night he finally beat his old team, the Green Bay Packers. Favre passed for 271 yards and three touchdowns as the Vikings prevailed by a 30-23 final score. With the victory, Favre has now defeated all 32 NFL teams during his Hall of Fame career. The Vikings improved to 4-0, while the Packers dropped to 2-2.

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