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  • Francesco Totti plays his final game at Stadio Olimpico after 25 years with A.S. Roma
    Life & People

    Francesco Totti: Bidding Farewell to the Iconic A.S. Roma Captain

    Joelle Grosso(May 30, 2017)
    The numbers are more than impressive: 786 games for A.S. Roma, 307 competitive goals, 25 seasons playing in the Serie A, along with four World Cup appearances. The remarkable career of 40- year-old Roma captain, Francesco Totti, came to an end this past weekend as he made his final appearance playing for the only squad he has ever known.
  • Proposed new stadium, with skyscrapers, culture-commercial center
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    New Soccer Stadium for Rome? A Decision Approaches

    Judith Harris(February 22, 2017)
    Whether or not Rome is to have a new soccer stadium is approaching a decsion. The present 54-year-old Olympic Stadium, now home to local rival teams AS Roma and to SS Lazio, comes with serious defects, but construction of the proposed new $1.26 billion stadium faces no less serious obstacles.