Why Lazio’s jersey colours get inspiration from Greece

Here are the top five quirky facts as we head into another week of awesome football! There is no better place to get your season-long ticket to the best football the world has to offer than DStv.

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Lazio’s colours of sky blue and white were inspired by the national emblem of Greece, representative of the city of Rome’s ancient Hellenic legacy.

Lazio’s Pedro celebrates after scoring the 2-1 goal during the Italian Serie A soccer match between SS Lazio and Empoli FC, in Rome, Italy, 06 October 2024. EPA/ANGELO CARCONI

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Barcelona manager Hansi Flick won four Bundesliga titles as player with Bayern Munich and played in the 1987 European Cup (Champions League) final in which the German heavyweights were beaten 2-1 by Portugal’s Porto.

FC Barcelona headcoach Hansi Flick attends the training of the team held at Joan Gamper Sports City in Barcelona, Spain, 30 September 2024. FC Barcelona will face BSC Young Boys in a UEFA Champions League match on 01 October in Barcleona. EPA/Alejandro Garcia

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Roma manager Ivan Juric has had his entire coaching career in Italy. He started with Mantova in 2014 and has managed Crotone, Genoa (in three different spells), Hellas Verona and Torino, before being appointed as Daniele De Rossi’s successor at the Giallorossi last month.

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Chelsea’s Senegalese striker Nicolas Jackson was born in Gambia, in 2001, to a Gambian father and Senegalese mother. In 2017, in the aftermath of the 2016 Gambian presidential election, the family moved to Ziguinchor in Senegal.

Chelsea’s Nicolas Jackson celebrates after scoring the opening goal of the game during the Premier League match at the London Stadium. Picture date: Saturday September 21, 2024.

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Bournemouth have the nickname ‘The Cherries’ which is said to have two possible origins: the cherry-red striped shirts that the team play in, or possibly because Dean Court [the Vitality Stadium] was built adjacent to the Cooper-Dean estate, which, it is believed, contained many cherry trees in the past.

Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo celebrates scoring their side’s third goal of the game during the Premier League match at the Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth. Picture date: Monday September 30, 2024.

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