Founded back in July of 1927, Associazone
Sportiva Roma or as the world knows them AS Roma have been flirting
with greatness for many years and are always a force to be reckoned
with both Nationally and Internationally.
Their 82,656 seat stadium is currently
shared with capital city rivals Lazio which always provides
a passionate 'Rome Derby' twice a year making it the hottest
ticket in town.
Even though they have been around
since 1927 they had to wait until 1929 to play their first professional
season and 1941 to win their first Italian League Championship.
Made it through to the 2006 Champions
League group section via the back door after the scandal that
rocked all of Italian football the same year which saw Juventus
amazingly demoted to Seria B.
Francesco Totti at the moment is
the prize posession of the club from Italy's capital city. Definately
a true professional who shows his loyalty to a team that always
seems to fall short at the end of the day. Maybe one day his
loyalty will be rewarded with a trophy. With all the controversy
surrounding the forementioned scandal.
2008 they pushed Inter Milan to
the last day of the season before surrendering a hard fought
Scudetto.