I'm not defending it AT ALL - people who would do this shit claim that salute is an ancient Roman form of greeting (Lazio are from Rome). Obviously it is embraced by the more racist/undesirable people too.
Remember Paulo Di Canio doing it often outside of the UK.
In this article it is explained a little : [https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/apr/07/paolo-di-canio-fascism-historical-context](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/apr/07/paolo-di-canio-fascism-historical-context) |