Lazio to re-educate fans

Lazio president Claudio Lotito said yesterday that the club would take 200 fans every year to visit Auschwitz after images of Holocaust victim Anne Frank were used to offend hated rivals Roma. Lotito made the announcement as he visited the Rome Synagogue two days after Lazio fans posted stickers of Frank in a Roma jersey alongside anti-semitic slogans during a Serie A game at the Stadio Olimpico. "Most of our fans are with us against anti-semitism," stressed Lotito as he brought a floral wreath to remember all victims of anti-semitism. He explained that Lazio would also be undertaking a series of initiatives such as visits by players to schools to educate on respecting rules and stamping out racism and social barriers. The photos and stickers of Frank -- the Jewish teenager who died in Nazi concentration camp Bergen-Belsen in 1945 -- were stuck on glass barriers during the 3-0 win over Cagliari and were discovered by staff after the game. —Afp