Lazio Soccer News

Italian clubs' focus switches from the Champions League to Serie A this weekend and Sunday's Roman derby. AS Roma was Italy's third and final qualifiers for the second round of the Champions League and enters the game against Lazio on a six-game winning streak. However, captain Francesco Totti may miss out because of an ankle injury. Roma advanced to the knockout stage of the Champions League for the first time, ...

Founded in 1898, the Italian Football League, also known as Italy soccer, is the highest football league in the country.  Serie A, which began in 1929, is the top division of Italy Soccer and is primarily sponsored by Italian mobile phone company TIM.  Prior to the inception of Serie A, Italy soccer was structured into regional groups.  The championship title is commonly referred to as Scudetto, which means 'small shield' ...

Rome prosecutors issued an arrest warrant Friday for nine people including former Italy forward Giorgio Chinaglia on charges of extortion and insider trading at Serie A club Lazio. Chinaglia, who helped the Rome-based club win its first Italian title in 1974, is wanted in connection with an alleged attempt to influence the price of Lazio shares over the last six months, the prosecutor's office in Rome said Friday. The 59-year-old former Lazio president was allegedly trying to oust ...