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The Legoland Footballing Celebs are based in the city of Turin and were formed when leading businessmen in the Republic of Legoland got together to construct a club dedicated to themselves, the rich elite of the nation. As one of the major pushers for the establishment of the 1995 SuperLeague, the Celebs saw it possible to buy their way into the football elite.
The club is owned jointly by a number of the country's top businessmen, Mr Cadbury, Mr Legoda and Mr Prints, who is the key shareholder and president. Mr Prints also owns the majority of the printed media in Legoland including famous newspapers such as The Legoland Times, The Financial Times, Lego News and UASL Global. Mr Cadbury is a key businessman in Legoland and owns the confectionery firm Cadbury whilst Mr Legoda owns the car manufacturers Legoda Motors.
The Aristocrats, or Slobs or Rich Gits as they are more commonly known, developed an infamous transfer policy in the early years that saw the club fill the coffers. Players, mainly from ND Land would be snapped up for relatively cheap fees only to be sold back to clubs, often from ND Land, for anything from five to ten times the price after just a few months, sometimes even within weeks if not days.
One such example of this transfer policy occurred in the Summer of 2001. On the 7th May 2001, club president Mr Prints injected £5m into the
club transferring the funds from his printing firm. The club's other rich patrons, Mr Legoda and Mr Cadbury, both injected an additional £2.5m each.
At the time the money was much needed by the Celebs as the side had been unable to lure top class players due to limited funds.
Among Celebs' first acquisitions with their new source of funds was Plasticland Empire midfielder Mehmet Scholl who joined in a £5m deal.
However, ND Land's most famous side, ND Land FC, soon afterwards issued a statement declaring their shock at not being told
of Scholl's availability. In a club statement, ND Land FC expressed their anger saying that they were very unhappy at not being
informed of his availability and that the club would have paid in excess of the £5m fee the Celebs had forked out. Six days later
Mehet Scholl left the Celebs for ND Land FC after an £8m fee was agreed. Mr Prints explained his satisfaction at
ending the feud by commenting, "it is good, they are happy now, and so are we. We did good business".
1995 saw the Turin club win it's first trophy as the side landed the inaugural UEFA cup.
More recently the club has hit the headlines through their performances in the league, winning both the 01/02 and 02/03 league titles. The associated earnings with the league wins has enabled the club to rebuilt an ageing side and the club are now in a strong position to challenge for this season's championship.
Up until 2006 the Celebs shared the Stadio Delle Alpi with Turin's two other top clubs Juventus and Torino. In the Autumn of 2006 Torino, who were relegated to Serie B after a disaster season, announced their decision to move to the smaller 27,000 capacity Stadio Olimpico di Torino. Juventus and Celebs meanwhile have announced plans to reduce the capacity of the Stadio Delle Alpi to improve facilities.
In the 2006/7 season the Celebs pipped Legoland FC to land their third league title and leap-frog giants Legoland United to become the second most successful side in the history of the league. The championship was sealed in style with a 3-0 away win over second placed Legoland FC at a packed Partizan stadium in Legoland City. After the triumph Celebs' owner, Mr Prints, claimed that the club "have proved to all to be the best football team in Legoland".
Founded: 1994
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The Legoland Times and The Brick Times © Mr Prints 2006-2008
Address: Turin, Legoland
Stadium: Stadio Delle Alpi (69,000)
League Titles: 3 (01-02), (02-03), (06-07)
Cup Titles: 0
Derby Cup Titles: 0
European Cup Titles: 0
President: Mr Prints
Controlling Company: Prints Printers
Sponsor: Prints Printers
Sale Status: Unavailable
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