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Within ten years, the first great transformations on a national and international level took place: in 1930 the World Cup came into being; the one-round Italian Championship, was launched; the door was opened for future professionalism, granting the footballers reimbursement for their expenses for the first time. This important change was made possible by a new Federation, led with great prestige by Leandro Arpinati, directly appointed to the top position in Italian football by the Italian Olympic Games Committee. Thirteen years later (1933), Arpinati left the place to Giorgio Vaccaro, who will pass into history as the most successful president of Italy's football history. In that period, under his management, the National Team won two world titles (1934-1938) and triumphed in Berlin in 1936, winning the gold medal at the Olympics. During the sinister noise of the Second World War bombs, even football had to stop, and once more war swept everything away, and drammatically interrupted the air of enthusiasm and joy that was growing.1982 A betting scandal led to Franchi's resignation on the eve of the World Cup in Spain, where Italy coached by Enzo Bearzot overcame a difficult initial phase to win its third world title, under the management of the president Federico Sordillo. After the disappointment at the Mexico World Cup in 1986 and a brief period of management first with Carraro, then with Andrea Manzella, Antonio Matarrese was elected as the president of the F.I.G.C. in October 1987. Until that moment he had been head of the National Professionals League. In the meantime Carraro's reform of the Statute guaranteed a more functional arrangement for the entire organization. These were important years for Italian football as the team achieved third place in the 1988 European Championships in Germany and two years later hosted the World Cup finals.Twenty-four years after the last title won in Spain in 1982, Italy is once again World Champion in a difficult period for Italian football and for the Federation that, after the resignation of President Carraro, is led by the extraordinary commissioner Prof. Guido Rossi. 2006,after a fantastic start in the World Cup, with five wins and only one tie against the USA, in Berlin the Azzurri play the final and beat France 6-4 after the series of penalty, since the regular time had ended 1-1, with a goal by Zidane on 7' and a header by Materazzi on 18'. The team coached by Lippi deserved the title after winning with heart and determination and responding to the initiatives of the French that played in ten after Zidane was red-carded after striking Materazzi with his head. All five Azzurri scored on the penalty kicks (Pirlo, Materazzi, De Rossi, Del Piero and Grosso), while Trezeguet missed the shot for the French. Picture Comments Online Flash Games MySpace Graphics MySpace Layouts Poll Generator