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Line 1: {{Football club infobox \| '''W. Grant McMurray''', (born [[1945]]), Prophet and President of the [[Community of Christ]] 1996–2004. McMurray has oft been heralded as one of most influential and knowledgeable church presidents and is respected as a gifted writer and an articulate speaker! clubname = S.S. Lazio \| image = [[Image:Ss_lazio.gif\|150px\|logo]] \| fullname = Società Sportiva Lazio<br>1900 SpA \| nickname = ''Biancocelesti'' \| founded = [[1900]] \| ground = [[Stadio Olimpico]],<br/>[[Rome]], [[Italy]] \| capacity = 82,656 \| chairman = [[Claudio Lotito]] \| manager = [[Delio Rossi]] \| league = [[Serie A]] \| season = 2004-05 \| position = [[Serie A]], 10th \| pattern_la1=\|pattern_b1=_thinwhitesides\|pattern_ra1=\| leftarm1=7EC9E4\|body1=7EC9E4\|rightarm1=7EC9E4\|shorts1=FFFFFF\|socks1=FFFFFF\| pattern_la2=\|pattern_b2=\|pattern_ra2=\| leftarm2=FFFFFF\|body2=FFFFFF\|rightarm2=FFFFFF\|shorts2=7EC9E4\|socks2=7EC9E4\| }} '''S.S. Lazio''' ([[Italian language\|Italian]]: ''Società Sportiva Lazio SpA'') is an [[Italy\|Italian]] [[football (soccer)\|football]] club based in [[Rome]]. They are known as the ''biancocelesti''. They play in light blue shirts, with white shorts and socks. ~~==McMurray's Presidency and Legacy==~~ In the 170 years of its history, President McMurray was the first president of the church who was not a member of the family of church founder, [[Joseph Smith, Jr.]] McMurray was designated as successor to President [[Wallace B. Smith]] in 1995, and became [[Prophet-President#Presidents of the Community of Christ\|Prophet-President]] when Smith retired to "emeritus" status in 1996. Prior to his calling, McMurray had been a historian and had held several positions in the church hierarchy, including serving as a Counselor in the [[First Presidency]]. The club was founded on January 9th 1900 as Società Podistica Lazio. The name Lazio was taken from the Latin word "Latium", that means "wide", meeting the aim of the founders to symbolize something that includes Rome, but which is not limited to Rome (in fact, Lazio is the name of [[Latium\|the region where Rome lies]]). The sky blue and white strip colours were inspired by the [[Greece\|Greek]] flag and the country which gave birth to Olympic tradition. At the very beginning of its history, the club ran a number of different sporting activities and, from 1902, the club started the football section. ~~In 1997, President McMurray called upon the church, then named the "Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints," to transform itself by articulating a Christ-centered theology of Peace.~~ The club did not join the [[Italian Football League\|league]] competition until 1913. They made the national decider a number of times but lost, often heavily - 9-1 on aggregate to Casale in 1914 and 6-1 on aggregate to [[Genoa 1893]] in 1923. In 2000, the church changed its name to '''Community of Christ''' — evoking the original name of the church "[[Church of Christ (Mormonism)\|Church of Christ]]," affirming the centrality of Christ to the church, and commemorating the [[Latter Day Saint movement\|Latter Day Saint movement's]] long-held tradition of building up Zionic communities. The club played in the first [[Serie A]], but their highest pre-war finish was second in 1937. Post-war the club continued to fail in the league, but did win the [[Coppa Italia]] in 1958. However, they had to wait until 1974 for their first ''scudetto''. President McMurray presided over the first ordination of a woman to the office of Apostle in the [[Quorum of the Twelve#Council of Twelve Apostles in the Community of Christ\|Council of Twelve]]. He also led the Community of Christ to a closer relationship with [[Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints\|The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], building both friendly relations and collaborative historical efforts. However, when [[Sergio Cragnotti]] became president of the club, he was prepared to invest long-term in new players for the club. In 1993 Lazio finished fifth in Serie A, fourth in 1994, second in 1995, third in 1996, and fourth again in 1997 before winning the ''scudetto'' for the second time in 2000 with [[Sven-Göran Eriksson]] (1997-2001) as manager. They had Coppa Italia victories in 1998, 2000 and 2004 and they also won the last UEFA [[Cup Winners' Cup]] in 1999. ~~==McMurray's Resignation==~~ On [[November 29]], [[2004]], McMurray resigned as President of the Church and asked to be released from the Priesthood as well as his calling — citing personal issues and "inappropriate choices" he has made ("I have made some inappropriate choices, and the circumstances of my life are now such that I cannot continue to effectively lead the church.") He also broke with tradition by not naming his successor ("On the matter of succession in presidency, our tradition anticipates that I would designate a successor. In my present situation, I do not feel it is appropriate to do so.") According to a statement, from the First Presidency, "a process is firmly in place that will lead to the designation of a successor in the office of president." But after a financial scandal which invested Cragnotti and his foodstuff multinational [[Cirio]], Lazio was controlled in 2004 by a bank pool, in order to be sold to enterpreneur [[Claudio Lotito]], who is the current team owner. The new season for Lazio brought away several strong team players, who were sold to make up the big deficit that regarded the team, which is quoted at the ''Piazza Affari'' Italian stock market. During this summer, former 36-year old Lazio star [[Paolo Di Canio]] accepted to join his favourite team one more time, giving up a much more worthwhile contract from his previous team [[Charlton Athletic F.C.\|Charlton Athletic]]. McMurray later stated that he has "recently been diagnosed with early onset Parkinson's disease," and that his health was also a motivating factor too his resignation. "Beyond that, it's an entirely personal and family matter and the letter says what I felt I needed to say." The club plays at the 82,656 seater Stadio Olimpico, shared with [[A.S. Roma]]. The two teams play one another each year in the [[Rome derby]], a fiery, emotional match often marked with tension and fights in the stands. The two clubs have a history of rivalry; in the 2003 season an unprecedented event occurred when the [[A.S. Roma\|Roma]] [[Ultras]] forced the game to be suspended after false rumours spread around the stadium that a child had been killed by the police prior to the beginning of the game. In the current 2004/2005 season, Lazio won the first leg of the derby 3-1, while the second leg was a 0-0 draw. President Kenneth N. Robinson of the First Presidency stated that this type of release from the Priesthood is not uncommon and "'happens without prejudice' just as it would with another church member. 'At a later point when they feel they have the energy and have life in balance, it's not uncommon to request reinstatement, which means to have their priesthood office back in an active way.'" Famous Lazio players include [[Alen Bokšić]], [[Giorgio Chinaglia]], [[Paul Gascoigne]], [[Silvio Piola]], [[Giuseppe Signori]], [[Pavel Nedvěd]], [[Juan Sebastián Verón]], [[Paolo Di Canio]], [[Jaap Stam]], [[Angelo Peruzzi]], [[Hernán Crespo]], [[Dino Baggio]], [[Roberto Mancini]], [[Christian Vieri]] and [[Alessandro Nesta]]. According to the ''[[Deseret News]]'', President Robinson "said McMurray's 'call to priesthood isn't gone and hasn't been nullified. It's a request to not be functioning in any ministerial capacity' with no judgment or punishment from the church attached." ==First team squad== A [[Joint Council (Community of Christ)\|Joint Council]] of church leaders lead by the Council of Twelve Apossles announced in March 2005 the name of [[Stephen M. Veazey]] as Prophet-President designate. Veazey had been serving as president of the Council of Twelve. Delegates elected to a special [[World Conference (Community of Christ)\|World Conference]] of the church approved Veazey and he was ordained to the presidency on [[June 3]], [[2005]]! {\| \|valign="top"\| ~~{\| border="1" align="center"~~ '''Goalkeepers''' ~~\| width="30%" align="center" \| '''Preceded by''':<br/>[[Wallace B. Smith]]~~ 1 {{flagicon\|Italy}} [[Angelo Peruzzi]] ~~\| width="40%" align="center" \| '''[[President of the Church (Mormonism)\|President of the Community of Christ]]''' <br/> [[1996]]–[[2004]]~~ 32 {{flagicon\|Italy}} [[Marco Ballotta]] ~~\| width="30%" align="center" \| '''Succeeded by''':<br/>[[Stephen M. Veazey]]<br/>''Ordained [[3 June]] [[2005]]''~~ 33 {{flagicon\|Italy}} [[Matteo Sereni]] '''Defenders''' 2 {{flagicon\|Italy}} [[Guglielmo Stendardo]] 5 {{flagicon\|Italy}} [[Felice Piccolo]] 7 {{flagicon\|Italy}} [[Manuel Belleri]] 8 {{flagicon\|Italy}} [[Luciano Zauri]] 13 {{flagicon\|Italy}} [[Sebastiano Siviglia]] 16 {{flagicon\|Italy}} [[Andrea Giallombardo]] 22 {{flagicon\|Italy}} [[Massimo Oddo]] 25 {{flagicon\|Brazil}} [[Emilson Sanchez Cribari\|Cribari]] \|valign="top"\| '''Midfielders''' 3 {{flagicon\|Italy}} [[Roberto Baronio]] 4 {{flagicon\|Italy}} [[Fabio Firmani]] 6 {{flagicon\|France}} [[Ousmane Dabo]] 10 {{flagicon\|Brazil}} [[César Rodríguez Aparecido\|Fucking Bitch]] 20 {{flagicon\|Italy}} [[Fabio Liverani]] 31 {{flagicon\|Denmark}} [[Christian Keller]] 68 {{flagicon\|Italy}} [[Christian Manfredini]] 85 {{flagicon\|Switzerland}} [[Valon Behrami]] TBD {{flagicon\|Belgium}} [[Gaby Mudingayi]] \|width="50"\|  \|valign="top"\| '''Attackers''' 9 {{flagicon\|Italy}} [[Paolo Di Canio]] 17 {{flagicon\|Albania}} [[Igli Tare]] 18 {{flagicon\|Italy}} [[Tommaso Rocchi]] 19 {{flagicon\|Macedonia}} [[Goran Pandev]] 21 {{flagicon\|Italy}} [[Simone Inzaghi]] \|} ==Team honors== Italian Champions '''2''' 1973/74 1999/00 [[Coppa Italia\|Italian Cup]] '''4''' 1958 1997/98 1999/00 2003/04 Italian SuperCup '''1''' 1998 UEFA [[Cup Winners' Cup]] '''1''' 1998/99 [[European Super Cup]] '''1''' 1999 ==External links== ''[http://www.sslazio.it/ Official site]'' (in [[Italian language\|Italian]]) [http://www.lazionet.net Lazio.net Community] (Ass. Cult. Lazio.net) [http://www.fcitalia.com/lazio/news/newslazio.htm SS Lazio News] (FC Italia, in Italian) [http://www.laziofever.com LazioFever] The International site in English language about Lazio *[http://www.franciabiancoceleste.com Francia Biancoceleste] (Ultras Lazio, in french) {{Serie A}} [[Category:Italian football clubs\|Lazio]] [[Category:Rome\|Lazio S.S.]] [[cs:SS Lazio]] [[da:S.S. Lazio]] [[de:Lazio Rom]] [[es:SS Lazio]] [[fr:SS Lazio]] [[it:Società Sportiva Lazio]] [[he:אס אס לאציו]] [[nl:SS Lazio]] [[ja:SSラツィオ]] [[pl:Lazio Rzym]] [[ru:Лацио Рим (футбольный клуб)]] [[sv:SS Lazio]]

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