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| Type | Daily sport newspaper |
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| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner | RCS MediaGroup |
| Editor | Andrea Monti |
| Founded | 3 April 1896; 129 years ago (1896-04-03) |
| Language | Italian |
| Headquarters | Milan, Italy |
| Sister newspapers | Corriere della Sera |
| ISSN | 1120-5067 |
| Website | www |
La Gazzetta dello Sport (Italian:[laɡadˈdzettadelloˈspɔrt]; English: "The SportsGazette") is an Italiandaily newspaper dedicated to coverage of various sports. Founded in 1896, it is the most widely read daily newspaper of any type in Italy (in 2018).[1]
La Gazzetta dello Sport was founded by Eliso Rivera and Eugenio Camillo Costamagna.[2] The first issue was published on 3 April 1896, on time to cover the first modernOlympic Games held inAthens. The paper is based in Milan.[3] Its role extends beyond news reporting and features, to direct involvement in major events, including (since 1909) the organization of theGiro d'Italia (lit. 'Tour of Italy')road cyclingstage race.
La Gazzetta dello Sport is part of theRCS MediaGroup since 1976.[4] The paper was published inbroadsheet format[5] until 2008 when its format was switched totabloid.[4] The newspaper, published on pink paper, sells over 400,000 copies daily (more on Mondays when readers want to catch up on the weekend's events), and can claim a readership in excess of three million.
Although a wide range of sports are covered in the newspaper,football is given by far most of the coverage. With some 24-28 pages out of 40 devoted to the sport on a daily basis, much of the journalism is speculative and sensationalist rather than the pure reporting of matches. The paper has a good record for campaigning journalism, and played a significant part in exposing the2006 Serie A scandal that rocked Italian football and led to the relegation ofJuventus and points penalties for other leading clubs.
On 3 April 2016, it celebrated its 120th anniversary by printing the newspaper in green, as it was originally.[6]
In 1990 the circulation ofLa Gazzetta dello Sport was 809,000 copies.[7] It was the third best-selling Italian newspaper with a circulation of 401,000 copies in 1997.[8]
The paper had a circulation of 445,000 copies in 2001, making it the twentieth best-selling European newspaper.[5] In 2008 the paper had a circulation of 368,848 copies.[9] The online version of the paper was the eighteenth most visited website in the country in 2011.[10]
