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Roma on Thursday announced a change of ownership, with US billionaire Dan Friedkin buying the Serie A club for 591 million euros (US$700 million). Friedkin, 54, takes over the Italian side from American businessman James Pallotta, 62. "AS Roma can confirm that an agreement has tonight been reached between AS Roma SPV, LLC, the majority shareholder...

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Ownership of the Italian soccer giants AS Roma may be changing sooner rather than later, but will still remain in American hands. The Friedkin Group, a consortium run by U.S. billionaire Dan Friedkin, is reportedly about to purchase the majority share of AS Roma from current co-owner and chairman James Pallotta, Friedkin’s compatriot and executive...

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Former Roma captain Francesco Totti left his position within the club's management on Monday in a move that will increase fan opposition to the team's American owner. While he has been a technical director since retiring from playing two years ago, Totti said he was left out of decisions about the hiring and firing of coaches and moves in the playe...

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A plethora of Boston Facebook pages have become a central setting in a global protest staged by Italian soccer fans against American ownership. James Pallotta, a Boston native, is the president and co-owner of Italian soccer club AS Roma. Fans are blaming Pallotta — a co-owner since 2011 — for the club’s recent decision to not re-sign longtime midf...

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After a rough stretch, things are finally starting to look up again for Roma’s American president. James Pallotta’s joy of reaching the Champions League semifinals last season quickly turned to despair when nine people were arrested in June for alleged corruption involving the club’s long-delayed plans to build a new stadium. Then, as Roma failed t...

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A "Made in USA" matchup. The "American derby." Italian media are promoting Friday's match between AC Milan and Roma at San Siro Stadium as the first meeting of two American-owned clubs in Serie A. While Roma has been in American hands since 2011, when a group of four Boston executives took over control of the capital's club from the Sensi family,...

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AS Roma President James Pallotta is to donate 230,000 euros towards the restoration of the fountain in front of the Pantheon, Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi said after meeting him at the Campidoglio Wednesday. "We thank President Pallotta for his generosity, after yesterday's dive (in the Piazza del Popolo fountain after Roma's stunning Champions League...

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Pallotta vuole una Roma ancora più americana. Il presidente sbarca domani a Roma e resterà nella Capitale per le partite contro Barcellona e forse Lazio. Ma il suo soggiorno italiano gli offrirà anche l’opportunità di mettere a punto le strategie per il futuro. A Roma in questi giorni ci saranno anche Charlie Stillitano e Sir Alex Ferguson, che avr...

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E' il 5 dicembre dell’anno appena concluso: dopo la Conferenza dei Servizi-fiume, durata due giorni, arriva l’attesissimo ‘sì’ al progetto di Tor di Valle. Roma e la Roma esultano, Pallotta è entusiasta: “È come se mi avessero tolto un peso dalle spalle”, dirà qualche giorno dopo. Da quel momento è entrata nel vivo la caccia agli investitori, rassi...

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Boston has often been referred to as the Athens of America for its colleges and universities. This week, the city has been the Rome of America as AS Roma has set up shop for the final two stops on its preseason tour of the United States leading up to the start of Italy’s Serie A season next month. Roma has been training at Harvard University since...

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