How many Italians are interested in soccer? According to a survey conducted in 2020, about six in ten Italians claimed to be interested in this sport. While 23 percent of respondents claimed to be occasional fans, 18 percent of the survey sample stated to watch matches or read football news weekly. Moreover, 16 percent of interviewees followed soccer daily or almost every day.
Soccer is very popular in the Islands, less in the North-East
In 2020, only 34 percent of Italians who live in the islands of Sicily or Sardinia claimed to not be interested at all in soccer. In addition, the South recorded a high share of dedicated football fans. By contrast, half of the North-East residents did not show any interest in soccer in 2020.
The survey question was phrased by the source as follows: "Ti interessa il calcio? (Es. segui un campionato, leggi news sul calcio) Seleziona una sola risposta".
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YouGov Italy. (June 22, 2020). Are you interested in soccer? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127421/share-of-italians-interested-in-football/
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