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The Hindu
9 hours ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
Who is Romano Floriani Mussolini, the great-grandson of the Italian dictator, re-signed by Lazio?
Romano Floriani Mussolini, the great-grandson of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, was re-signed by Serie A side Lazio ahead of the 2025-26 season. Romano started his footballing journey at Roma, before moving to Lazio, where he graduated from the youth academy and signed a professional contract in 2021. He was named in Lazio's matchday squad against Hellas Verona, but was not used as a substitute. The right-back spent the last two years on loan in Italian lower divisions, first with Pescara and then with Juve Stabia. In December 2024, Romano courted controversy after Stabia fans celebrated a goal of his against Cesena with fascist salutes. After an impressive 2024-25 season, during which Romano accumulated 37 appearances across all competitions, Stabia decided to buy him permanently, following which Lazio activated its buy-back option. 'SS Juve Stabia 1907 announces that it has exercised the option to buy the defender born in 2003, Romano Floriani Mussolini, who joined from SS Lazio in the terms set by federal regulations. At the same time, and within the time limit, SS Lazio has exercised their counter-option to buy back the player, as set out in the agreements signed last season,' shared Stabia through a media release. Romano is the third child of Alessandra Mussolini and her husband, Mauro Floriani, and the great-grandson of Benito Mussolini, who served as Prime Minister of Italy from 1922 to 1943, following a fascist coup. Romano's mother Alessandra, is a former Member of Parliament, and founder of Italian conservative party Social Action. However, Romano has never expressed his intentions of getting into politics. Related Topics Lazio / Serie A
Daily Mirror
10 hours ago
- Business
- Daily Mirror
Mussolini's great grandson completes Lazio transfer after impressive season
Lazio have sealed the signing of Romano Floriani Mussolini who is the great grandson of infamous dictator Benito Mussolini amid conflicting reports of a financial crisis at the Serie A club Lazio have sealed the signing of young defender Romano Floriani Mussolini, who is a descendant of dictator Benito Mussolini. The 22-year-old was a product of the academy of cross-city rivals Roma before switching to Lazio in 2016. He was sent out on back-to-back loans to Serie B sides Pescara and Juve Stabia. The latter secured a buy option last summer and following a standout campaign in which Mussolini made 37 appearances, they chose to activate it. But he is already on the way back to the Stadio Olimpico after Lazio immediately activated a buyback clause in the deal. A statement from Juve Stabia read: 'SS Juve Stabia 1907 announces that it has exercised the option to buy the defender born in 2003, Romano Floriani Mussolini, who joined from SS Lazio in the terms set by federal regulations. 'At the same time, and within the time limit, SS Lazio has exercised their counter-option to buy back the player, as set out in the agreements signed last season.' Mussolini is the great-grandson of infamous Italian dictator Benito Mussolini. He died in 1945 towards the end of the Second World War. READ MORE: Arsenal, Man Utd and Tottenham racing to complete two transfers with one team left fuming Juve Stabia were forced to address reports of Italian fans performing fascist salutes after the defender scored last season. A statement from the side read: "We do not accept exploitation for a golden boy like Romano Floriani Mussolini. The same thing goes for our fans, who have cheered as they have always done in the past with any other athlete.' Elsewhere, Lazio's move for Mussolini comes amid apparent chaos behind the scenes. Reports in Italy earlier this week suggested that the Italian giants were set to be banned from signing players due to their struggling finances. But they broke rank to deny those suggestions. A club statement read: 'With regard to the misleading news reported today by some press outlets regarding the Company's financial and economic situation, it is considered necessary to clarify that there is no reason for concern. 'SS Lazio has its own resources and a consolidated management structure, which for over twenty years has faced every step with clarity, responsibility and rigor. Economic and financial solidity, the sustainability of the sports project and strategic coherence have always represented, and even more so today, the pillars on which the Club's identity is founded.' Lazio finished seventh in Serie A last season under former Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri - the second season in a row they've finished in that spot.
The Sun
12 hours ago
- Politics
- The Sun
Dictator Benito Mussolini's great-grandson, 22, ‘completes Euro giants transfer' after impressive season
THE great-grandson of dictator Benito Mussolini has completed a transfer to European giants Lazio. Romano Floriani Mussolini, 22, had spent the season on loan at Serie B outfit Juve Stabia from Lazio. 4 4 4 The defender enjoyed an impressive season, making 37 appearances for Juve and helping them reach the play-offs before they were beaten in the semi-finals. That impressive season saw the club activate the option to buy him permanently on his loan from Lazio. However, the Serie A giants then exercised their counter-option in the deal to bring him back. A club statement confirmed these details were agreed last season in the initial loan agreement. It added: "The yellow-blue club thanks Romano for the professionalism, commitment and attachment to the jersey shown throughout the season." Born in 2003, Mussolini spent time in the Roma youth academy before eventually finding his way to bitter cross-town rivals Lazio. He has repeatedly attempted to distance himself from his great-grandfather, who was the fascist ruler of Italy before he was overthrown in 1943 and later executed in 1945, by saying he is not interested in politics. When Mussolini scored his first senior professional goal just before Christmas in 2024 against Cesena, echoes of his family name haunted him. WATCH EVERY MATCH OF THE CLUB WORLD CUP 2025 LIVE ON DAZN As the announcer read out his name following the goal, sections of the Juve fans appeared to perform fascist salutes and enthusiastic shouts of 'Mussolini'. The Italian football federation (FIGC) launched an investigation while the club issued a statement rejecting any connection between its fans and fascism. It said: "For 117 years, the club has celebrated the goals of its team. "When the name of the scoring player is announced, we raise our arms to the sky as a sign of the team that is in our heart and which represents the city. This was once again the case with this goal." President Langella added: "We do not accept exploitation for a golden boy like Romano Floriani Mussolini. "The same thing goes for our fans, who have cheered as they have always done in the past with any other athlete." Parts of Lazio's fanbase are known to have links to far-right groups. In 2021, Lazio suspended Juan Bernabé, the falconer responsible for flying the club's eagle mascot before kick-off, after he was seen cheering for Benito Mussolini. 4
Miami Herald
a day ago
- Politics
- Miami Herald
Mussolini Returns to Rome
SS Lazio, the Rome-based soccer club, has re-signed 22-year-old Romano Floriani Mussolini, bringing one of Italy's most infamous surnames back to the capital. The move means a return by the great-grandson of Benito Mussolini to a club whose supporters have a reputation for links to far-right politics. For example, "ultra" fans unfurled a banner reading "Honor to Benito Mussolini" ahead of a 2019 match in Milan. Mussolini is son of former European Parliament member Alessandra Mussolini and great-grandson of the man who was the dictator of Facist Italy from 1922 until 1943, when he was overthrown. The 22-year-old's last season was at second-tier Juve Stabia, where he made 37 appearances, produced four assists, and scored once, a goal that made headlines when fans reportedly responded with fascist salutes from the stands, yelling "Mussolini." "Probably nobody expected to ever witness this in an Italian stadium," daily newspaper Il Fatto Quotidiano wrote at the time. "This is not some dystopic future and was not generated by AI, it's real and has been seen around the world." Juve Stabia denied its fans had made fascist salutes. "We do not accept exploitation for a golden boy like Romano Floriani Mussolini and the same thing goes for our fans who have cheered as they have always done in the past with any other athlete," Juve Stabia said in a statement at the time. The club exercised its option to buy Mussolini, but Lazio retained a counter-option allowing the team to buy him back, the reported. Mussolini was in Lazio's youth ranks but has yet to make an appearance for the senior team. He has sought to separate his personal identity from his ancestry, telling sports newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport in 2021: "My great-grandfather, Benito, was a very important person for Italy but we are in 2024 and the world has changed." Benito Mussolini, himself a soccer fan, leveraged Italy's 1934 World Cup win to promote fascism globally, The Times reported. Juve Stabia said in a statement on its website: "SS Juve Stabia 1907 announces that it has exercised the option to buy the defender born in 2003, Romano Floriani Mussolini, who joined from SS Lazio in the terms set by federal regulations. "At the same time, and within the time limit, SS Lazio has exercised their counter-option to buy back the player, as set out in the agreements signed last season." Lazio play in Italy's top division, Serie A. Should Mussolini break into the first team he could play in the club's first fixture of the 2024/25 season against Como 1907 on August 24. Related Articles Giant Banner of Jeff Bezos' Face Unveiled by Protesters in VeniceSatellite Images Show US Military Preparations for Possible Iran WarJeff Bezos Wedding Under Threat From Angry ItaliansHow to Watch Italy vs Moldova: Live Stream FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, TV Channel 2025 NEWSWEEK DIGITAL LLC.
NDTV
a day ago
- Politics
- NDTV
Mussolini Ready To Take Over Rome Again: Great Grandson Of Fascist Dictator Benito Mussolini Resigned By Lazio
Mussolini is back in Rome. Italian Serie A Lazio have brought back Romano Floriani Mussolini back to the club following a successful campaign at Serie B Juve Stabia where he was on loan. Romano is the great-grandson of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini. He is the son of Alessandra Mussolini, a former European MP for Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia party. The 22-year-old right back was first bought by Lazio in 2022 but did not play a game. He spent the 2023-24 season in Pescara (32 matches) on loan and then went to Juve Stabia (33 matches). According to a report in Mussolini was starter for Juve Stabia, making 37 appearances in all competitions, scoring one goal and had four assists. Juve Stabia wanted to buy him but Lazio bought him back. Fascist fan groups are common across Italy but Lazio's hardcore supporters have a connection to the extreme right which stretches back to at least the 1970s. Their historic ultras group, the 'Irriducibili', had friendly relations with their equally right-wing counterparts at Inter and Verona. Verona fans have aimed monkey chants at former Italy striker Mario Balotelli and AC Milan midfielder Franck Kessie, hung swastikas in the stands at the Bentegodi and in one bizarre incident in 2014 parked cars at a party for fans in such a way so that they made the shape of the Nazi symbol. Some 20 years ago former club president Giambattista Pastorello said he wouldn't sign a black player for the club because of the likely reaction from supporters. Five years before that an effigy of black Dutchman Maickel Ferrier had been hung from the stands by fans wearing Ku Klux Klan hoods in protest at his potential -- and subsequently aborted -- signing for the club.
