Sport
Pato is Argentina's official national sport, though it is not widely practiced. It is played on horseback with a six-handle ball. Argentina's most popular sport is football. The national football team has 25 major international titles to its name, including two FIFA World Cups, two Olympic gold medals, and 15 Copa América titles. Over a thousand Argentine players play in foreign leagues, the vast majority of whom are in European football leagues. There are 331,811 registered football players, with an increasing number of girls and women, and they have held their own national championships since 1991, winning the South American championship in 2006.
Basketball is the second most popular sport; NBA and European league players include Emanuel Ginóbili, Andrés Nocioni, Carlos Delfino, Luis Scola, Pablo Prigioni, Juan Ignacio Sánchez, and Fabricio Oberto. The national basketball team won gold in the 2004 Summer Olympics and bronze in 2008. The International Basketball Federation currently ranks Argentina third.
Argentina has a long history of success in auto racing. Juan Manuel Fangio is widely regarded as the greatest driver of all time, having won five Formula One world championships with four different teams and winning 102 of his 184 international races. Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, Juan Gálvez, José Froilán González, and Carlos Reutemann were also notable racers. With four Olympic medals, two World Cups, a World League, and seven Champions Trophy, the national team Las Leonas is one of the most successful in the world. Luciana Aymar is widely regarded as the greatest female soccer player in history.
Argentina is unrivaled in Polo, having won more international championships than any other country and having been beaten only twice since the 1930s. The Argentine Polo Championship is the most important international team trophy in the sport. The country is home to the majority of the world's top players, including Adolfo Cambiaso, the greatest player in Polo history. Tennis, handball, boxing, volleyball, and golf are also popular sports. This is considered as one of the Argentina Culture, Customs and Etiquette.
