A.S. Roma

Roma (Italian pronunciation: [*ro*ma]), commonly referred to as Roma (BIT: ASR, LSE: 0MT1), is an Italian professional football club based in Rome. Rome has been in the top tier of Italian football for all but one season since their merger in 1927. Rome has won three Serie A titles as well as nine Coppa Italia titles and two Supercoppa Italiana titles. Rome won the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1960–61 and finished second in the European Cup and the UEFA Cup in 1983–84 and 1990–91.

Roma has produced 15 players who have won the FIFA World Cup while playing there: Ferraris, Guaita and Masetti (1934); Donati, Monzeglio and Serantoni (1938); Bruno Conti (1982); Rudi Voller and Berthold (1990); Aldair (1994); Candela (1998); Cafu (2002); Daniele De Rossi, Simone Perrotta and Francesco Totti. (2006).

The Stadio Olimpico has served as Roma's home ground since 1953, a venue they share with Lazio. Only the San Siro can seat more people, with a capacity of over 72,000. The club plans to move to a new stadium, although construction has not yet begun. Roma and Lazio face off in the Derby della Capitale, a fierce local rivalry.

Roma's home colors are carmine red and golden yellow, which explains the nickname "I Giallorossi" ("The Yellow and Reds"). Traditionally, white shorts have been worn with these colors. The club badge features a she-wolf, an allusion to Rome's founding myth.

club badge features a she-wolf, an allusion to Rome's founding myth.

club's badge is based on Rome's founding myth, a she-wolf.

Roma returned to good form after being inconsistent for much of the late 1930s. Romulo won their first Scudetto title in the 1941–42 season by an unexpected margin. The 18 goals scored by local player Amedeo Amadei were critical to the Alfréd Schaffer-coached Roma side's victory. At the time, Italy was engulfed in World War II, and Roma played at the Stadio del Partito Nazionale Fascista.

Roma were unable to regain its league status from the early 1940s in the years just after the war. The team finished in the bottom half of Serie A for five straight seasons before being relegated to Serie B at the end of the 1950–51 season, around a decade after their championship victory. Giuseppe Viani, future manager of the Italy national team, achieved promotion straight back up.

With players such as Egisto Pandolfini, Dino Da Costa and Dane Helge Bronée, Roma became a top-half club again after their return to the Serie A. During this period, under the leadership of Englishman Jesse Carver, they finished as runners-up after Udinese, who originally finished second, were relegated for corruption. Roma failed to break into the top four during the following decade, but they did win some cups. Roma won their first honour outside of Italy in 1960–61 when they beat Birmingham City 4–2 in the finals of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. In 1963–64, Roma defeated Torino 1–0 to win their first Coppa Italia trophy.

Manager Juan Carlos Lorenzo announced the club was unable to pay its players and probably would not be able to travel to Vicenza to fulfill its next match during the 1964–65 season. With the election of new club president Franco Evangelisti, supporters kept the club going with a fundraiser at the Sistine Theatre.

In 1968–69, when it competed in a small league-like system, they won their second Coppa Italia trophy. 450 appearances in all competitions set a Roma appearance record by Giacomo Losi in 1969, a record that would last 38 years.

Roma won another cup in 1972, when they defeated Blackpool 3–1 in the Anglo-Italian CupFor much of the 1970s, Roma was sporadic in Serie A. During this decade, the club's highest placing was third in 1974–75. Giancarlo De Sisti and Francesco Rocca were among the club's notable players during this period.

Roma didn't elude the second Scudetto for much longer. In 1982–83, the Roman club won the title for the first time in 41 years, amid celebrations in the capital. After finishing runners-up in Italy, Roma won the Coppa Italia and finished runners-up in the European Cup final the following season. The European Cup final between Liverpool and Roma ended in a 1-1 draw with a goal from Pruzzo, but Roma lost the penalty shootout. In the 1980s, Roma won the Coppa Italia, finishing runners-up to Sampdoria in 1985-86 

Following that, the league experienced a comparative decline, with a third-place finish in 1987-88 being one of the few high points from the following period. The team played in an all-Italian UEFA Cup final in 1991, losing 2–1 to Internazionale. In the same year, the club won its seventh Coppa Italia and finished second to Sampdoria in the Supercoppa Italiana. With the exception of finishing runners-up to Torino in a Coppa Italia final, the rest of the decade was largely disappointing for Roma, particularly in the league, where the highest they reached was fourth in 1997–98. It was also during this period that Roma's iconic captain Francesco Totti made his debut. The beginning of a new era in Roma's footballing history was represented by a Coppa Italia victory, when they defeated Torino on penalties to win 1979–80. In 1980–81, Roma reached heights in the league they hadn't attained since the 1940s after narrowly and controversially finishing runners-up to Juventus. Former Milan players Bruno Conti, Agostino Di Bartolomei, Roberto Pruzzo, and Falc*o played under Nils Liedholm at that time.

In the new millennium

In the 2000s, Roman returned to form, winning their third Serie A title. Juve edged Parma by two points after beating them by a score of 3-1 on the final day of the season to win the Scudetto. Throughout the history of the club, Francesco Totti has been one of its most illustrious figures. Additionally, Aldair, Cafu, Gabriel Batistuta, and Vincenzo Montella played a significant role during this time.

The following season, the club defended its title, but finished just one point behind Juventus. In the 2000s, Roma finished as runner-up several times in Serie A and Coppa Italia - they lost 4–2 to Milan in the Coppa Italia final of 2003 and again when they finished second in Serie A in 2003. In 2003-2004, the club refinanced several times. In November 2003, Roman 2000 injected 37.5 million euros to cover the half-year loss and the loss carried over from the prior year. On 30 June, Roman 2000 injected another 44.57 million euros. 19.850 million more shares were issued on the stock market, and the share capital was 19.878 million at year's end. Walter Samuel and Emerson both left the squad in the following season for €25 million and €28 million, respectively. As a result, the Giallorossi finished eighth, a position they haven't held since last season.

Francesco Totti, Daniele De Rossi, and Simone Perrotta played for the Italian national team during the 2006 FIFA World Cup Final on 9 July 2006. Francesco Totti, Daniele De Rossi, and Simone Perrotta played for the Italian national team during the 2006 FIFA World Cup Final on 9 July 2006. On 9 July 2006, Francesco Totti, Daniele De Rossi, and Simone Perrotta played for the Italian national team in the 2006 FIFA World Cup final. Roma is not involved in the Serie A scandal that broke in 2006. Rome were reclassified as runners-up for 2005-06, the same season they finished second to Internazionale in the Coppa Italia. As a result, Roma finished in the top two positions in both of the following seasons, 2006-07 and 2007-08, making the 2000s the decade where Roma finished in the top two positions most often. During both of these seasons, they reached the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League before losing to Manchester United. Roma reached the knockout stage ahead of Chelsea despite a slow start in their group in the 2008–09 Champions League, thus becoming group winners for the first time in their history. At the knockout stage of the Champions League, the Giallorossi lost to Arsenal on penalties.

After a disappointing start to the 2009–10 season, Claudio Ranieri replaced Luciano Spalletti as head coach. At the time of the switch, Roma were bottom of Serie A following losses to Juventus and Genoa. In the wake of this defeat, Roma would later embark on an unbeaten streak of 24 matches in the league, culminating in a 2–1 win over Lazio after Ranieri bravely substituted both Totti and De Rossi in the second half. Roma were on top of the table at one point, before losing to Sampdoria later in the season. Rome finished second to Internazionale in both the Serie A and Coppa Italia. The Roma team ended the 1990s with a highly successful decade following mediocre results in the 1990s. During the 2000s, Roma won the Scudetto, two Coppa Italia titles, and their first two Supercoppa Italiana titles. Roma's greatest decade has been characterized by a return to the Champions League quarter-finals (in the 2006-07 and 2007-08 editions) since 1984, six runner-up finishes in the league, four Coppa Italia finals, and three Supercoppa finals.

Era of "AS Roma SPV LLC"

A summer 2010 debt settlement agreement resulted in the Sensi family relinquishing control of the company. The club has been led by a Sensi family member since 1993. The club will be managed by Rosalla Sensi until a new owner is found. Roma had a mixed start to the 2010-11 season both domestically and in Europe. Ranieri's performance against Cagliari, Brescia, and Bayern Munich in the Champions League has been openly criticized by his players. Roma recovered from a two-goal deficit at halftime to win the rematch against Bayern Munich 3–2 despite the defeats against Inter and Bayern Munich. In February 2011, Ranieri resigned after a run of poor results, and former striker Vincenzo Montella was appointed as caretaker manager. Only six players have reached 200 goals in Serie A this season, including Francesco Totti.

The "AS Roma SPV LLC" era

During the summer of 2010, the Sensi family relinquished control of Roma as part of a debt settlement agreement. This marked the end of the Sensi family's presidency, which had ruled the club since 1993. In the event of a change of ownership, Rosalla Sensi would remain the club's director. Throughout the 2010–11 season, both domestically and internationally, Roma had mixed fortunes. Claudio Ranieri was publicly criticized by his players for losing 2–0 to Cagliari, Brescia, and Bayern Munich in the Champions League group stage. In addition, Roma fought back from a 0–2 deficit at the half to win 3–2 against Bayern Munich in the return match. Ranieri resigned as Roma's head coach in February 2011 for a series of poor results that saw them lose five consecutive matches. Former striker Vincenzo Montella was appointed caretaker manager until the season ended. It was also in this season that Roma legend Francesco Totti scored his 200th Serie A goal against Fiorentina in March 2011, becoming only the sixth player to achieve such a feat.

The deal was closed on 16 April 2011 with an American investment group led by Thomas R. DiBenedetto, with James Pallotta, Michael Ruane, and Richard D'Amore as partners. The new intermediate holding company, NEEP Roma Holding, was 60% owned by American's "AS Roma SPV, LLC" and the rest (40%) was retained by Sensi's creditor, UniCredit. DiBenedetto served as president from 27 September 2011 to 27 August 2012 and was succeeded by Pallotta. In turn, NEEP owned all Sensi shares (approximately 67%) with the rest free to float. Later, UniCredit disinvested in NEEP Roma Holding and sold it to AS Roma SPV, LLC and Pallotta.

As a result of the ownership change, the new owner hired Walter Sabatini as director of football and Luis Enrique as manager, a former Spanish international and Barcelona B coach. Erik Lamela from River Plate, Bojan from Barcelona, Maarten Stekelenburg from Ajax, and Gabriel Heinze, an unattached defender, were the first high-profile players signed by the duo. Additionally, the club released and sold defender John Arne Riise, goalkeeper Doni, and forwards Jérémy Ménez and Mirko Vu * ini *. In the early 2000s, the company recapitalized for more than €100 million.

Roma, however, was eliminated from the UEFA Europa League play-off round. Roma signed Dani Osvaldo, Miralem Pjani*, Fernando Gago, Simon Kj*r, and Fabio Borini in addition to completing the formal takeover on 18 August, which cost them more than €40 million. The year 2012 marked the election of Pallotta as president.

After Zdenek Zeman was hired as manager, the 2012-13 preseason began in June. After the 2011-12 season, Luis Enrique stepped down. He was replaced by Zeman. Luis Enrique's only season in charge was marred by a disappointing Europa League loss to Slovan Bratislava, as well as failing to qualify for any international competition. Rome finished seventh in the Europa League after finishing behind rivals Lazio, Napoli, and Internazionale. On 2 February 2013, Zeman was dismissed from the club after leading Pescara to the Serie A. He returned to his high-scoring 4–3–3 formation and work ethic. The team lost 1–0 to Lazio in the Coppa Italia final under caretaker manager Aurelio Andreazzoli, who was also responsible for the team's sixth-place finish in Serie A. It was Roma's second consecutive season without European competition.

On Pallotta announced Rudi Garcia as new Roma manager on 12 June 2013. He had a great start to his Roma career, winning his first ten matches (an all-time Serie A record), including a 2–0 win over Lazio, a 0–3 win away at Internazionale, and a 2–0 home win over Napoli. Roma scored 24 goals during this run while conceding just one away at Parma. This past season, Roma finished second to Juventus, who won the league with a league-record 102 points, with 85 points. Roma's defense fared far better than previous seasons, conceding only 25 goals and keeping 21 clean sheets.

Roma finished second behind Juventus for the second consecutive season in 2014-15 after a poor run of form in 2015. UEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations were violated by the club at the end of the season.

Roma acquired Bosnian international Edin D*eko from Manchester City on 12 August 2015 for a loan of €4 million with an option to buy for another €11 million on 1 October 2015. This makes D*eko a permanent member of the club. Ten days later, he started and played in his first Serie A appearance, a 1–1 draw against Hellas Verona[38]. On 30 August, he scored his first goal for the club in his second appearance, the winning goal in the 79th minute in a 2–1 win over Juventus.

The 13 January 2016 match was Garcia's first victory in seven Serie A games. Luciano Spalletti was appointed manager of Roma for a second time. Following his own lack of playing time since returning from injury, Totti publicly criticized Spalletti on 21 February. Following Roma's 5–0 win over Palermo, Spalletti dropped Totti, causing an uproar among fans and the media. Spalletti used him as an immediate impact substitute in five consecutive Serie A games and he contributed four goals and one assist. Roma finished third in Serie A under Spalletti, earning a place in the UEFA Champions League play-offs.

As part of a financial restructuring, Roma lost star midfielder Miralem Pjani* to rival Juventus in the summer of 2016. Monchi was appointed as Roma's new sporting director on 27 April 2017. In a 3–2 win against Genoa at home, Francesco Totti made his 786th and final appearance for Roma, replacing Mohamed Salah in the 54th minute. The fans gave him a standing ovation. After the win, Roma finished second in the Serie A standings behind Juventus. In the wake of Totti's retirement, Daniele De Rossi became the club's captain and signed a new two-year contract.

Roma appointed former player Eusebio Di Francesco as its new manager on 13 June 2017, replacing Spalletti, who left the club to become Internazionale's manager. Mohamed Salah joined Liverpool F.C. during the summer transfer window   window   window. He cost 39m euros (£34m). He cost 39m euros (£34m). Di Francesco also brought in Gregoire Defrel from Sassuolo in an €18 million deal and Sampdoria striker Patrik Schick in a club record deal for €5 million (£4.4 million). Despite five years of delays caused by conflicting interests in the city government, construction began on the Stadio della Roma project on 5 December 2017. The stadium is scheduled to open in time for the 2020–21 season, replacing the Stadio Olimpico as Roma's stadium. Roma was drawn in Group C of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League with Chelsea, Atletico Madrid, and Qarabag. Although it struggled in the group stages, Roma reached the knockout stages as Group C champions following Diego Perotti's lone goal in a 1–0 win over Qarabag[57]. After progressing past Shakhtar Donetsk in the Round of 16, Roma was drawn against FC Barcelona in the quarter-finals. Roma were defeated 4-1 by Barcelona in the first leg at Camp Nou, with Daniele De Rossi and Kostas Manolas scoring own goals, although Edin D*eko scored an away goal late on to provide a glimmer of hope. During the second leg at the Stadio Olimpico on 10 April, Roma came from behind to beat Barcelona 3-0 and reach the Champions League semi-finals on away goals. A goal from Edin D*eko early in the game and a penalty from De Rossi in the 58th minute had left the Giallorossi in need of one more goal to progress. Manolas scored the vital third goal, heading in at the near post eight minutes later. This is the first time since 1984 Roma has reached the final four of a Champions League competition after overturning a three-goal first-leg defeat. Roma were subsequently drawn against Liverpool in the semi-finals, the team that had defeated them in the 1984 European Cup Final. On aggregate, Liverpool won the match 7–6. Rom ended the 2017-2018 season in 3rd place with 77 points. The club qualified for the following seasons Champions League.

Roma were busy in the transfer market in the summer of 2018, in part thanks to the €83 million they earned from reaching the Champions League semi finals, as well as selling Alisson to Liverpool for a world record €72 million including bonuses. During a very busy transfer window, Roma signed Shick, Nzonzi, Pastore, Kluivert, Defrel and more, while selling Nainggolan and Strootman, their two starting midfielders from the previous season. For Roma, the 2018-2019 Serie A season was a disappointment, with the team bouncing between 6th and 10th place for most of the first half of the season. Additionally, many of the new signings failed to make an impact. As a result of Roma's 4-3 aggregate defeat to Porto in the Champions League round of 16, Di Francesco was sacked and Claudio Ranieri was appointed caretaker manager. Monchi stepped down as sporting director the next day. "I left Roma because the owners' ideas were very different from mine," he said. He thought it would be better to go to the right, I thought it would be better to go to the left. "I gave him [Monchi] 100 percent control over the hiring of the head coach, the assistant coaches, and performance staff, as well as managing the scouting and bringing in the players he wanted," Pallotta responded. Taking a look at our results and performance, it's clear that this hasn't worked. I asked him for trust so he could implement his idea. Despite having complete control over the team, we now have more injuries than ever before and are in danger of not finishing in the top 3 for the first time since 2014." In Monchi's 2 years at the club, he spent £208 million on 21 signings, however within 2 years only 12 of those players remained.[66] Under Ranieri results improved, however Roma failed to qualify for the Champions League, finishing in 6th place on 66 points.

Roma's new manager, Paulo Fonseca, was named on 11 June.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, AS Roma SPV LLC was in final negotiations to sell the team to American businessman Dan Friedkin for $872 million. Friedkin then signed the preliminary contract to pay $591 million to Pallotta, the owner of Roma, on 6 August 2020.

On May 4, 2021, the club announced that Fonseca would leave at the end of the 2020–21 season. On the same day, Jose Mourinho was announced as Fonseca's successor for a three-year contract starting in 2021–22.

Live television

On the Xfinity website, "Watch TV series and top rated movies live and on demand with Xfinity Stream." Streaming television over the Internet may also be referred to as live television. Pluto TV, for example, has two categories: "Live TV" and "On Demand."

The majority of live television programs are recorded as they are broadcast, but are not rehearsed or edited before airing. These include news broadcasts, morning shows, award shows, sports, reality shows, and, occasionally, episodes of scripted series.

There was a time when live television was more popular than videotape. Some shows were still broadcast live until the 1970s due to prohibitive costs. Some live television programs are delayed to prevent unforeseen issues, giving censors the chance to edit them. While some time zones broadcast live television, others delay it.

Types of programs

With In the early days of television, live broadcasts were the norm, except for shows like I Love Lucy and Gunsmoke. The first videotape was invented in 1956, but it cost $300 per hour (equivalent to $2,856 in 2020) so its adoption was slow. The mid-1970s were the last time some genres, such as soap operas, abandoned live broadcasts completely.

During the early days of commercial television, most entertainment programs were recorded and edited before broadcast rather than broadcast live.

Morning shows

TV There will be a majority of live morning shows on networks starting in September 2021, with programs such as Good Morning Britain, BBC Breakfast, This Morning, Breakfast with Eamonn and Isabel, etc. broadcast live in the UK; Sunrise live in Australia; Your Morning live in Canada; and Today, Good Morning America, and CBS Mornings in the U.S., which air live only CBS Saturday Morning and Sunday Today with Willie Geist, which air live in Eastern and Central time zones, are the only exceptions. Spanish-language morning shows (such as Despierta America and Un Nuevo Da), unlike their English-speaking counterparts, air live in mainland U.S. except for Pacific Time Zone viewers (plus Hawaii and Alaska)..

In the United States, some daytime talk shows are broadcast live in certain time zones. For example, Wendy Williams and Live with Kelly and Ryan are broadcast exclusively in Eastern time, while The View is broadcast in both Eastern and Central time. This program is broadcast live Monday through Thursday in the Eastern and Central time zones on CBS. A separate program airs on Friday afternoon. These programs are broadcast on tape delay by CBS affiliates in other time zones. Most other daytime talk shows and late night shows are taped in front of live studio audiences early in the day and shown later..

Entertainment shows

Traditionally, entertainment events such as award shows and beauty pageants are broadcast live during primetime hours on the East Coast. Reality competition franchises (such as American Idol and Dancing With The Stars in the United States) also allow viewers to vote for their favorite acts who perform live. However, as of 2022, American Idol will be broadcast live in all U.S. territories simultaneously.

In Live entertainment programming may be difficult to schedule in multiple-time zone countries, such as Mexico, Canada, and the United States, because it airs live in the eastern-most time zone, but is delayed to air during primetime hours in western markets (although Mexico and Canada have broadcast major live events simultaneously across their borders since the late 1990s)).

In the past, international sports and breaking news programming were broadcast live in all time zones around the world. In the late 2000s, several award shows began broadcasting live online in all time zones in an attempt to prevent "spoilers" on the internet and social media. Since the early 1990s, the Academy Awards have been broadcast live in Alaska and both U.S. coasts (as well as Hawaii and American Samoa since the late 2010s), and the Golden Globes have followed suit. Since recent years, the Primetime Emmy Awards and the Grammy Awards have been broadcast live in all U.S. territories..

In the same period, some award shows such as the Billboard Music Awards and the MTV Video Music Awards have switched between delayed and live television broadcasts because of declining viewership.

News shows

Local U.S. television stations broadcast their evening newscasts live since they are vital sources of breaking news and weather forecasts. Most broadcast television networks broadcast their evening newscasts live in the Eastern and Central time There are separate "Western Editions" broadcast for viewers in the Pacific Time Zone. If a major breaking news event occurs anywhere in the world, broadcast television networks will broadcast a live "special report" in all time zones.

Cable news outlets (such as CNN and Fox News Channel) air continuous live programming during the day, and rebroadcast earlier shows during late night hours, except in the case of breaking news.The PBS NewsHour airs live in the Eastern Time Zone. NBC's Meet The Press, ABC's This Week, and Fox's Fox News Sunday also air in the Eastern Time Zone (as do some small markets in the Central Time Zone), while CBS Sunday Morning and Face The Nation on CBS air live in the Eastern and Central Time Zones.

The word LIVE is often incorporated into the logos of cable news networks (such as CNN and Fox News Channel) that broadcast live content. Sometimes (but not always) sports cable channels will insert the word LIVE in the corner of the screen. A network's live programming rarely features graphics like these, except during breaking news reports and overseas sporting events. (NBC displayed the word LIVE next to its logo during its Olympic coverage, a practice that NBCSN also follows.)

Many network newscasts now insert (in addition to the word LIVE) the time of where the news report is coming from, particularly when the report is broadcast live via satellite from overseas. Local television stations typically display the time and temperature during their broadcasts but only include the word LIVE if they air a live report or a live shot.

Sports and other events

According to official international broadcasters, major sports events such as the World Series, Super Bowl, World Cup, and Olympic Games are broadcast live on both coasts of the United States since the beginning of this decade.

There is also multi-network coverage of the U.S. presidential elections and the U.S. congressional elections, as well as the State of the Union Address, Presidential News Conferences, and Presidential Addresses to the Nation. Local TV stations cover live local elections as well as special events and parades, such as marathons, funerals of prominent public figures, inauguration ceremonies for mayors and governors, installation masses for priests and bishops, and pep rallies for sports teams. The State Opening of Parliament is broadcast live in the UK every year..

Uses of live television

Scripted programming often makes use of live television to attract viewers in order to take advantage of these characteristics. Saturday Night Live, NBC's live comedy/variety show, has been on the network continuously since 1975 and airs live in the Eastern and Central zones (including the Pacific and Mountain zones as of 2017 as part of its move to a live season throughout the continental U.S. beginning in 2018) during the season, which runs from October through May.

On September 25, 1997, NBC aired two live broadcasts of ER (for viewers on both coasts of the country), which ranked as the most watched episode of any U.S. medical drama. Today, news reporters can report live from anywhere in the city using technologies such as production trucks and satellite uplinks, using live television as a means of gaining viewers by making their programs more interesting. Local news programs in North America often use live television to gain more viewers. Overuse of this technique (such as minor car accidents with no injuries) has been criticized for making stories appear more urgent than they are.

Because live television is unedited, it can cause problems for broadcasters due to the potential for mishaps, such as being interrupted by bystanders shouting profane remarks at the anchors. The phrase was used in 2015 by a woman reporter from CityNews; one of the men was fired after he was identified. Channels broadcast live programs on a slight delay (usually within one-tenth of a second) so they can censor words and images while keeping the broadcast as "live" as possible.