Liberi Nantes: the first football team in Italy made up of refugees

Published on: 02 October 2015
Liberi Nantes: the first football team in Italy made up of refugees
Football

All but one of the players for Italian Terza Categoria team Liberi Nantes are refugees and migrants who risked their lives crossing the Mediterranean from Libya to Lampedusa.

Alberto Urbinati, a diehard Lazio fan angered by the continuing racism in Italian football and his country’s position on the frontline of a growing refugee crisis, explains why he founded the club

 

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