Italy’s Small Lebowski aims to make a big statement for fan power

When a group of disgruntled Fiorentina fans were thoroughly fed up by the monied world of Serie A, they decided to establish their own, self-financed football club and pay homage to the Coen brothers’ greatest character
Italy’s Small Lebowski aims to make a big statement for fan power

Borja Valero now with CS Lebowski

WHEN Serie A player Borja Valero recently signed for a fan-owned club in the sixth tier of Italian football, it understandably made the headlines.

After Fiorentina, who entertain Internazionale tonight in Serie A, decided not to renew the 36-year-old’s contract, the Spaniard announced his retirement. All that changed, however, when he was contacted by CS (Centro Storico) Lebowski, another club in Florence, where the player had decided to make his home.

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