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Calling all AS Roma fans! This one is for you! On a typical dreary damp Sunday in January, I met with Michael Rizzo, one of the founders of the AS Roma Club of Boston. What I learned is that there is nothing typical about this club. A very gracious and proud AS Roma fan, Mr. Rizzo provided me with countless facts that are little-known to many. Three enthusiastic organizers — Rick Antonellis, Marco Giorgini and Michael Rizzo — started this club because of their shared passion for AS Roma and to find a way to join forces with other supporters. ...

Benevenuto! The beautiful game is more than just a game. It's a magnificent display of social, cultural and national identity. Not to mention a passionate display of emotions and devotion.

Tens of thousands of Italians abroad who depended on RAI to keep up with their favorite Italian soccer team might soon have to find alternative sources for all calcio-related news.

Serie A's AS Roma kicked off its summer friendly season with a 2-1 victory over British Premier League's Liverpool.

When: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 — 6:30 p.m. Where: Fenway Park — Boston MA [map] The excellence, passion, and tradition of top flight European football returns to Fenway Park on July 25 at 6:30 p.m. as Liverpool Football Club, the most successful club in English football history, takes on Italian giant AS Roma. A rematch of the 1984 European Cup final, this is one of several premiere events being held during the ballpark’s 100th anniversary celebration. To but tickets, click here.

Former Monza and Verona player Luisito Campisi will be trying out with the New England team before the MLS start in March.

Kevin Garnett reportedly seeking to invest in Italian team recently purchased by Boston-based team of investors.

On Tuesday, September 27, 2011, one month after taking a controlling share in Serie A's AS Roma soccer team, American entrepreneur Thomas DiBenedetto has been named president of AS Roma, the club announced in a statement on their website on Tuesday.

Italy’s main sports newspaper, La Gazzetta dello Sport, is reporting that Thomas R. DiBenedetto, president of investment management firm Boston International Group, alongside a partner at New England Sports Ventures, is the lead investor in the discussions currently taking place in New York to buy A.S. Roma, one of the top teams in the Italian Serie A league. Based on the report, representatives of UniCredit bank, the team’s current owner, have extended their stay in New York to discuss the sale with 61-year-old DiBenedetto, whose family is originally from Salerno. He is a partner of New England Sports Ventures, which ...