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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 369

Lazio

Lazio fans cheer before the start of a Serie A soccer match between Roma and Lazio at Rome's Olympic stadium, March 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
April 4, 2023, 7:37 pm
Rome’s Lazio soccer club handed suspended stadium ban for antisemitic chants
Three fans were banned for life by club after pictures of supporters performing fascist salutes and wearing the number 88, a numerical code for ‘Heil Hitler,’ circulated online
By AP
Illustrative: Lazio fans cheer during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Napoli and Lazio on March 3, 2023, at the Diego-Maradona stadium in Naples. (Alberto Pizzoli/AFP)
March 20, 2023, 11:08 pm
Italian Jewish community condemns Lazio fans’ antisemitic chants, ‘Hitlerson’ jersey
Community president laments that, ‘as always, the only ones outraged and protesting’ are Jews; Italy’s sports minister vows to crack down on phenomenon
By AFP
A giant banner unfurled by Lazio fans, reading 'my love will not die' is displayed in a tribune prior to the Italian Serie A football match between AS Rome and Lazio on November 6, 2022 at the Olympic stadium in Rome. (Tiziana FABI / AFP)
November 8, 2022, 3:36 pm
Italian soccer officials investigate antisemitic chants by Lazio fans
Team condemns ‘antisemitism and racism which happen in almost every match at every stadium in Italy’; Mussolini’s great-grandson plays for club
By AFP
Illustrative: In this file photo taken on September 26, 2021 Lazio's Spanish forward Pedro Rodriguez Ledesma celebrates with Lazio's eagle mascotte Olimpia at the end the Italian Serie A soccer match Lazio vs AS Roma at the Olympic stadium in Rome. (Photo by Vincenzo PINTO / AFP)
October 20, 2021, 4:17 pm
Jewish group in Italy denounces fascist salutes at Lazio soccer stadium
After video shows fans in Rome hailing dictator Mussolini, Union of Jewish Communities in Italy calls on federation to ‘intervene with the utmost urgency’
By AFP
People take part in a Liberation Day march in Rome, Italy, Thursday, April 25, 2019. (AP/Alessandra Tarantino)
April 25, 2019, 9:37 pm
As Italy marks liberation anniversary, some glorify Mussolini
Deputy premier visits Rome’s main synagogue, says more work must be done to fight racism and anti-Semitism
By AP
Lazio supporters celebrate at the end of a Serie A soccer match between Lazio and Genoa at Rome's Olympic stadium, September 23, 2018. (AP/Alessandra Tarantino)
January 13, 2019, 2:52 am
Lazio fans in Rome accused of anti-Semitic, racist chants
Spokesman for Italian soccer club defends team, in latest anti-Semitic incident to roil crosstown rivalry with Roma
By AFP and ToI Staff
Anti riot police during a Europa League, Group H soccer match between Lazio and Eintracht Frankfurt at Rome's Olympic stadium, December 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
January 10, 2019, 8:58 am
Italian police probe anti-Semitic posters aimed at Lazio and Napoli soccer clubs
AC Roma fans distribute leaflets in Rome saying ‘Lazio, Napoli and Israel, same colors, same flags. S**t’
By AFP
An image of holocaust victim Anne Frank with reading "We are all Anne Frank," prior the Italian Serie A football match Bologna vs Lazio on October 25, 2017 at the Renato-Dall'Ara stadium in Bologna. (AFP PHOTO / Gianni SCHICCHI)
April 18, 2018, 3:57 am
Italian soccer fans taunt rivals with anti-Semitic chants about Anne Frank
Lazio previously fined over $60,000 after supporters plastered stickers at stadium showing Holocaust victim wearing a rival team shirt with tagline ‘Roma fans are Jews’
By JTA
Stickers of Anne Frank dressed in the uniform of the Roma soccer team were placed in the stadium by rival Lazio fans in Italy (Screenshot/Youtube)
January 25, 2018, 4:23 pm
Italian Soccer club fined but avoids stadium ban for Anne Frank photo
Lazio to pay $61,000 over pictures of Holocaust victim on rival team’s shirt; federation rules it was done with ‘clear anti-Semitic intent’
By AFP
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting on January 25, 2018 in Davos, Switzerland. (AFP Photo/Fabrice Coffrini)
January 25, 2018, 2:18 pm
Netanyahu: Trump exposed Palestinian disinterest in peace with Israel
At World Economic Forum, prime minister claims PA wants to ‘escape from a genuine discussion on real peace that includes recognition of the Jewish state’
By Tamar Pileggi
Lazio players wear a shirt depicting Anne Frank saying "No to anti-Semitism," in response to anti-Semitic stickers left by their fans at a previous match, during the Serie A match between Bologna FC and SS Lazio at Stadio Renato Dall'Ara in Bologna, Italy, on October 25, 2017. (Marco Rosi/Getty Images via JTA)
October 27, 2017, 9:42 am
Italian soccer club president calls synagogue visit a ‘charade’
Lazio soccer team president Claudio Lotito denies it was his voice on recording amid ongoing anti-Semitism furor
By JTA
Lazio's players wear t-shirts against antisemitism showing an image of holocaust victim Anne Frank, during the warm up prior the Italian Serie A football match Bologna vs Lazio on October 25, 2017 at the Renato-Dall'Ara stadium in Bologna. AFP Photo/Gianni Schicchi)
October 26, 2017, 4:05 am
Fresh controversies overshadow Anne Frank soccer tributes in Italy
Following anti-Semitic stunt, isolated Lazio supporters sing fascist song to drown out Holocaust tributes at top league matches
By Emmeline Moore
Police grab a wreath of flowers of Lazio's Serie A football club on the bank of the Tiber river after it disappeared from the wall of Rome's synagogue during the night, on October 25, 2017 in Rome. (AFP/Alberto Pizzoli)
October 25, 2017, 7:20 pm
Italian soccer club’s flower tribute over anti-Semitism flung into river
Jewish youths appear to reject apology offered by Lazio chairman after Anne Frank photo scandal
By AFP
Inter's captain Mauro Icardi signs Anne Frank's diary for a child, prior to the Italian Serie A soccer match between Inter and Sampdoria at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, October 24, 2017. (Matteo Bazzi/ANSA via AP)
October 25, 2017, 5:36 pm
Italian police identify 16 soccer fans behind Anne Frank photos
Italian soccer federation to hold minute of silence, give out copies of Holocaust diary and read from it before matches
By Agencies
In this November 29, 1998, photo, Lazio fans display banners from the stands reading "Auschwitz is Your Homeland. The Ovens are Your Homes" during a Serie A match between Lazio and AS Roma, at Rome's Olympic stadium. (AP Photo/Plinio Lepri, files)
October 24, 2017, 5:24 pm
Italian soccer team to take fans to visit Auschwitz after anti-Semitic incidents
After stadium papered with photos of Anne Frank, Lazio announces initiative to combat Jew-hatred among base
By Emmeline Moore
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