S.S. Lazio FC - Sky High In Blue

CFC | Koop · 19-04-2009, 07:12 AM

Club: Societa Sportiva Lazio

Nicknames: Biancocelesti (White And Sky-Blue)
Aquilotti (Young Eagles)
Le Aquile (The Eagles)

Colours: Sky Blue And White

Mascot: Eagle

Founded: 9th January 1900

Stadium: Stadio Olympico, Rome

Sponsors: Puma

League: Italian Serie A

Chairman: Claudio Lotito

Manager: Delio Rossi

The Kits

Home

Away

Third

Club History
Lazio FC is one of just 37 sporting clubs belonging to Societa Sportivo Lazio, a sports club. The football club was founded in 1900, on the 9th of January, by nine members, making the club the oldest in Rome. They got their name from the region it was founded (Lazio) and they chose sky blue and white as colours to represent Greece, who also had a variety of sports in the Olympics, which they founded.

The club have won European titles and domestic titles and have only been in the lower leagues for a combined total of three seasons since they joined in 1912, as one of the original members.

Famous players include current and past strikers Tomasso Rocchi and Silvio Piola, Giuseppe Wilson, Alessandro Nesta, Pavel Nedved, Hernan Crespo and Paolo Di Canio, as well as Dejan Stankovic and Christian Vieri. That meant success, and it came in particularly in the 1990s.

However, in the early 2000s the club was soon bankrupt from financial trouble, and forced to sell their star players, and the club started to plummet. However, the club started a revival in the 2005-2006 season when Delio Rossi took over, qualifing for the Uefa Cup. But, the Italian match-fixing scandal meant hefty points deductions and no European competition. Now, in the 2008/2009 season, can Delio Rossi lead his players to success?

Stadium

Stadio Olimpico

Built: 1928

Opened: 1937

Location: Rome, Italy

Pitch Surface: Grass

Dimensions: 105m x 68m

Capacity: 72,700

CFC | Koop · 19-04-2009, 07:15 AM

manager information

do not post yet

CFC | Koop · 19-04-2009, 07:39 AM

Goalkeepers

Marco Ballotta (ITA) 3 Apr 1964

Tommaso Berni (ITA) 6 Mar 1983

Juan Pablo Carrizo (ARG) 6 May 1984

Francesco Mancini (ITA) 10 Oct 1968

Néstor Fernando Muslera (URU) 16 Jun 1986

CFC | Koop · 19-04-2009, 07:40 AM

Defenders

Ivan Artipoli (ITA)

24 Mar 1986

Cinelli (ITA)

1 Jan 1970

Sanchez Cribari (BRA)

6 Mar 1980

Lorenzo De Silvestri (ITA)

23 May 1988

Mobido Diakite (FRA)

2 Mar 1987

Cristiano Gimelli (ITA)

15 Feb 1982

Aleksandar Kolarov (SRB)

10 Nov 1985

Stefan Lichtsteiner (SUI)

16 Jan 1984

Stefan Radu (ROU)

22 Oct 1986

David Rozehnal (CZE)

5 Jul 1980

Simone Sannibale (ITA)

10 Mar 1986

CFC | Koop · 19-04-2009, 07:43 AM

Midfielders
Christian Brocchi (ITA) 30 Jan 1976

Ousmane Dabo (FRA) 8 Feb 1977

Fabio Firmani (ITA) 26 May 1978

Pasquale Foggia (ITA) 3 Jun 1983

Christian Ledesma (ARG) 24 Sep 1982

Christian Manfredini (ITA) 1 May 1975

Francelino Matuzalem (BRA) 6 Oct 1980

Stefano Mauri (ITA) 8 Jan 1980

Mourad Meghni (FRA) 16 April 1984

CFC | Koop · 19-04-2009, 07:43 AM

forwards

do not post yet

CFC | Koop · 19-04-2009, 07:43 AM

Timeline and reader milestones

Timeline

Interviews
Interview With Delio Rossi

Match Previews
Chievo Verona vs Lazio
Lazio vs Lecce
No Torino vs Lazio Preview
Lazio vs Inter Milan
Lazio vs Udinese

Match Reports
Chievo Verona vs Lazio
Lazio vs Lecce
Torino vs Lazio
Lazio vs Inter Milan

Results Roundups
Serie A Round One
Serie A Round Two
Serie A Round Three
Serie A Round Four

Guess The Players
Pape Diakate - Guessed Correctly By NzGangster

Reader Milestones
First post: Nino
100th post: Ricky101

CFC | Koop · 19-04-2009, 07:44 AM

ABOUT THIS THREAD
After my first MM thread with Chelsea didn't gather too many readers, I have decided to start anew with Lazio. This MM will be better organised, structured and will contain more stuff!

Big thanks must also go to Ahmer50, or Ahmer, for graphics, and also to you readers who will hopefully make this thread a success!

Rules
Advertising: No advertising please (as Camo will tell you), as I read a lot of other MM threads anyway while I'm working on this one.

Spam: No spam either.

Critism: Please keep your critism constructive and not ballistic.

Thanks!

Nino · 19-04-2009, 08:10 AM

First Post!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good Start

CFC | Koop · 19-04-2009, 08:12 AM

thanks. I was beginning to think that no one would read this because my previous thread was so lalalala. Stay reading!

Clanck · 19-04-2009, 08:28 AM

Kits aren't showing

CFC | Koop · 19-04-2009, 08:34 AM

I know, funny it worked on Ahmer's.

Clanck · 19-04-2009, 08:35 AM

Don't you just have to click the mountain tab thingy?

CFC | Koop · 19-04-2009, 08:36 AM

thats what I did.

Clanck · 19-04-2009, 08:37 AM

Works for me....

CFC | Koop · 19-04-2009, 08:39 AM

what?!!!

I'll try again.

CFC | Koop · 19-04-2009, 08:42 AM

still not working, tell me exactly what you did Clanck.

Clanck · 19-04-2009, 08:44 AM

I pressed the box and put the link in

Just copy these in...

CFC | Koop · 19-04-2009, 08:48 AM

thanks.

The images are from me, maybe thats why it didnt work.

I didnt know you could just copy and paste pictures.

Interview with Delio Rossi coming up.

CFC | Koop · 19-04-2009, 09:10 AM

Interview with Delio Rossi on upcoming season

Lega Calcio caught up with Lazio coach Delio Rossi ahead of the Serie A season opener.

LC: Hello Delio, lets get straight into things. How are you and your team feeling ahead of tonight's season opener?

DR: I'm feeling great, and so is the team, we're really pumped to get into a new season, and we feel really confident.

LC: Even after finishing 12th last year?

DR: Yes, the match-fixing scandal was mainly the cause of all that, but now we have a fresh new start.

LC: There have been rumours that you might be after players like Antonio Flores Flores from Udinese and Ricardo Montilivo from Fiorentina, as well as centre-back Ryan Shawcross from Stoke. What can you say about this rumours?

DR: Nothing's been confirmed yet, I can't say much more, sorry.

LC: What formation are you likely to play with tonight?

DR: I will likely play a 4-3-3 formation with Tommaso Rocchi up front and as captain. We've got a fast team, and we want to use that to our avantage.

LC: Delio Rossi, thanks for taking some of your time out to talk to Lega Calcio.

DR: Thank You.

CFC | Koop · 19-04-2009, 09:21 AM

what do you think?

Goalkeepers and defenders up.

brosque14 · 19-04-2009, 09:43 AM

Nice i like it good luck

CFC | Koop · 20-04-2009, 07:23 AM

ok am doing preview against Chievo now.

nzgangster · 20-04-2009, 07:41 AM

oi koop.

how long till you can get on the ps3??

CFC | Koop · 20-04-2009, 07:42 AM

in 3 or 4 hours (what time in nz would that be?)

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CFC \| Koop Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Northern Sydney, Australia PSN ID: koopIfooty, I play fair ;-D Supports: Chelsea, Hamburg Gender: Male Posts: 6,543	S.S. Lazio FC - Sky High In Blue Club: Societa Sportiva Lazio Nicknames: Biancocelesti (White And Sky-Blue) Aquilotti (Young Eagles) Le Aquile (The Eagles) Colours: Sky Blue And White Mascot: Eagle Founded: 9th January 1900 Stadium: Stadio Olympico, Rome Sponsors: Puma League: Italian Serie A Chairman: Claudio Lotito Manager: Delio Rossi The Kits Home Away Third Club History Lazio FC is one of just 37 sporting clubs belonging to Societa Sportivo Lazio, a sports club. The football club was founded in 1900, on the 9th of January, by nine members, making the club the oldest in Rome. They got their name from the region it was founded (Lazio) and they chose sky blue and white as colours to represent Greece, who also had a variety of sports in the Olympics, which they founded. The club have won European titles and domestic titles and have only been in the lower leagues for a combined total of three seasons since they joined in 1912, as one of the original members. Famous players include current and past strikers Tomasso Rocchi and Silvio Piola, Giuseppe Wilson, Alessandro Nesta, Pavel Nedved, Hernan Crespo and Paolo Di Canio, as well as Dejan Stankovic and Christian Vieri. That meant success, and it came in particularly in the 1990s. However, in the early 2000s the club was soon bankrupt from financial trouble, and forced to sell their star players, and the club started to plummet. However, the club started a revival in the 2005-2006 season when Delio Rossi took over, qualifing for the Uefa Cup. But, the Italian match-fixing scandal meant hefty points deductions and no European competition. Now, in the 2008/2009 season, can Delio Rossi lead his players to success? Stadium Stadio Olimpico Built: 1928 Opened: 1937 Location: Rome, Italy Pitch Surface: Grass Dimensions: 105m x 68m Capacity: 72,700 __________________ My Graphics - You can use but remember to give me the credit ;-) Last edited by CFC \| Koop; 23-04-2009 at 06:48 AM..

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CFC \| Koop Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Northern Sydney, Australia PSN ID: koopIfooty, I play fair ;-D Supports: Chelsea, Hamburg Gender: Male Posts: 6,543	Goalkeepers Marco Ballotta (ITA) 3 Apr 1964 Tommaso Berni (ITA) 6 Mar 1983 Juan Pablo Carrizo (ARG) 6 May 1984 Francesco Mancini (ITA) 10 Oct 1968 Néstor Fernando Muslera (URU) 16 Jun 1986 __________________ My Graphics - You can use but remember to give me the credit ;-) Last edited by CFC \| Koop; 22-04-2009 at 08:19 AM..

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CFC \| Koop Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Northern Sydney, Australia PSN ID: koopIfooty, I play fair ;-D Supports: Chelsea, Hamburg Gender: Male Posts: 6,543	Defenders Ivan Artipoli (ITA) 24 Mar 1986 Cinelli (ITA) 1 Jan 1970 Sanchez Cribari (BRA) 6 Mar 1980 Lorenzo De Silvestri (ITA) 23 May 1988 Mobido Diakite (FRA) 2 Mar 1987 Cristiano Gimelli (ITA) 15 Feb 1982 Aleksandar Kolarov (SRB) 10 Nov 1985 Stefan Lichtsteiner (SUI) 16 Jan 1984 Stefan Radu (ROU) 22 Oct 1986 David Rozehnal (CZE) 5 Jul 1980 Simone Sannibale (ITA) 10 Mar 1986 __________________ My Graphics - You can use but remember to give me the credit ;-) Last edited by CFC \| Koop; 22-04-2009 at 08:14 AM..

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CFC \| Koop Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Northern Sydney, Australia PSN ID: koopIfooty, I play fair ;-D Supports: Chelsea, Hamburg Gender: Male Posts: 6,543	Midfielders Christian Brocchi (ITA) 30 Jan 1976 Ousmane Dabo (FRA) 8 Feb 1977 Fabio Firmani (ITA) 26 May 1978 Pasquale Foggia (ITA) 3 Jun 1983 Christian Ledesma (ARG) 24 Sep 1982 Christian Manfredini (ITA) 1 May 1975 Francelino Matuzalem (BRA) 6 Oct 1980 Stefano Mauri (ITA) 8 Jan 1980 Mourad Meghni (FRA) 16 April 1984 __________________ My Graphics - You can use but remember to give me the credit ;-) Last edited by CFC \| Koop; 22-04-2009 at 08:15 AM..

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CFC \| Koop Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Northern Sydney, Australia PSN ID: koopIfooty, I play fair ;-D Supports: Chelsea, Hamburg Gender: Male Posts: 6,543	Timeline and reader milestones Timeline Interviews Interview With Delio Rossi Match Previews Chievo Verona vs Lazio Lazio vs Lecce No Torino vs Lazio Preview Lazio vs Inter Milan Lazio vs Udinese Match Reports Chievo Verona vs Lazio Lazio vs Lecce Torino vs Lazio Lazio vs Inter Milan Results Roundups Serie A Round One Serie A Round Two Serie A Round Three Serie A Round Four Guess The Players Pape Diakate - Guessed Correctly By NzGangster Reader Milestones First post: Nino 100th post: Ricky101 __________________ My Graphics - You can use but remember to give me the credit ;-) Last edited by CFC \| Koop; 23-04-2009 at 09:01 AM..

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CFC \| Koop Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Northern Sydney, Australia PSN ID: koopIfooty, I play fair ;-D Supports: Chelsea, Hamburg Gender: Male Posts: 6,543	ABOUT THIS THREAD After my first MM thread with Chelsea didn't gather too many readers, I have decided to start anew with Lazio. This MM will be better organised, structured and will contain more stuff! Big thanks must also go to Ahmer50, or Ahmer, for graphics, and also to you readers who will hopefully make this thread a success! Rules Advertising: No advertising please (as Camo will tell you), as I read a lot of other MM threads anyway while I'm working on this one. Spam: No spam either. Critism: Please keep your critism constructive and not ballistic. Thanks! Last edited by CFC \| Koop; 20-04-2009 at 08:12 AM..

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19-04-2009, 08:48 AM	#19 (permalink)
CFC \| Koop Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Northern Sydney, Australia PSN ID: koopIfooty, I play fair ;-D Supports: Chelsea, Hamburg Gender: Male Posts: 6,543	thanks. The images are from me, maybe thats why it didnt work. I didnt know you could just copy and paste pictures. Interview with Delio Rossi coming up. __________________ My Graphics - You can use but remember to give me the credit ;-)

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CFC \| Koop Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Northern Sydney, Australia PSN ID: koopIfooty, I play fair ;-D Supports: Chelsea, Hamburg Gender: Male Posts: 6,543	Interview with Delio Rossi Interview with Delio Rossi on upcoming season Lega Calcio caught up with Lazio coach Delio Rossi ahead of the Serie A season opener. LC: Hello Delio, lets get straight into things. How are you and your team feeling ahead of tonight's season opener? DR: I'm feeling great, and so is the team, we're really pumped to get into a new season, and we feel really confident. LC: Even after finishing 12th last year? DR: Yes, the match-fixing scandal was mainly the cause of all that, but now we have a fresh new start. LC: There have been rumours that you might be after players like Antonio Flores Flores from Udinese and Ricardo Montilivo from Fiorentina, as well as centre-back Ryan Shawcross from Stoke. What can you say about this rumours? DR: Nothing's been confirmed yet, I can't say much more, sorry. LC: What formation are you likely to play with tonight? DR: I will likely play a 4-3-3 formation with Tommaso Rocchi up front and as captain. We've got a fast team, and we want to use that to our avantage. LC: Delio Rossi, thanks for taking some of your time out to talk to Lega Calcio. DR: Thank You. __________________ My Graphics - You can use but remember to give me the credit ;-)

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