General News Thread

Andreas · Aug 14, 2018

@Java65

Hire a priest and perform an exorcism on your son. Last option.

L'immortale · Aug 14, 2018

Another option is to send him to the Gulag.

Java65 · Aug 14, 2018

I have banned him from wearing that awful prison uniform in the house.

Marco9 · Aug 14, 2018

Just kick him out of the house and report him to the police on a false accusation, its what a good father would do

La Magica · Aug 14, 2018

Send him over to falc and he can room with ciucc. At least it keeps the filth under the one roof.

Haakon24 · Aug 14, 2018

Send him to pray the Juve away camp, only the lord can fix this.

phat · Aug 28, 2018

Java65 said: ↑

Not sure if this is the right place and not sure how interesting it is to most but..

My son just got a job near us and moved back home until he gets settled and finds an apartment. Friday he got an email inviting him to be a Beta tester for FIFA19 so he downloaded it. First time I have really ever payed attention to any of this but damn, some of the players look exactly like they do in real life.

In other news, I also found out I failed as a father. My son came out of the closet and announced he was a Juve fan. My God, the self hatred I feel now, the pain, not knowing where I went wrong. The little bastard even has a Juve jersey.
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You're all secretly Juventus fans.

Oban14 · Aug 29, 2018

https://www.completesportsnigeria.com/as-roma-why-we-formed-partnership-with-nigerias-super-eagles/

AS Roma: Why We Formed Partnership With Nigeria’s Super Eagles
1 August 28, 2018 7:12 pm

Italian Serie A side, AS Roma, have revealed the reason for adopting the Super Eagles of Nigeria as their favourite team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, reports Completesportsnigeria.com

Former world champions, Italy’s failure to qualify for the global soccer fiesta following their playoff defeat to Sweden left fans of the Azzuri devastated with Serie A giants, AS Roma opting to root for the Super Eagles for the FIFA World Cup in Russia.

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AS Roma’s media department takes up the story as published on the club’s official website on Tuesday:

Rather than settled for Italy’s absence, notoriously creative Roma found an unlikely new team to support in the Super Eagles.

The start of the teams’ relationship dates back to Roma’s upset of FC Barcelona in the Champions League last spring.

Following the win, a video of Nigerian radio presenter Mark Otabor calling the match’s final minutes went viral on Twitter and caught the eye of the Roma.

Blown away by the passion, Paul Rogers, Roma’s head of digital and social media, remembers that as the minute the club decided to support Nigeria in the World Cup.

“Even Jim Pallotta, the club’s owner, was blown away by the passion from Mark in the video and [he] actually emailed him personally to thank him and wish him luck with his work,” he said.

From that day on, Roma was Nigeria’s biggest fan and started to post content supporting the national team on its social channels. The club, which is known for its quirky social media personality, saw instant engagement and results from its Nigeria-focused content.

“The humor we used seemed to really work with the Nigerian fans, and just as we adopted the Super Eagles, fans in Nigeria started to adopt Roma as their Italian team,” explained Rogers.

Culture, music, and fashion are all huge parts of Roma’s brand. The club tapped into this in its support of the Super Eagles, remixing the Nigerian team’s viral World Cup kit with Roma’s new kit.

As Roma’s support for the Super Eagles grew on the club’s own channels, a close contact of Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari reached out to thank them for their support and introduce them to the media team at the Nigerian FA.

“As a small way of thanking all the Nigerian fans who had shown us so much love, we initially offered to take a look at Nigeria’s official accounts on Twitter and Instagram and see if we could make any recommendations that could help their social media team ahead of the World Cup kicking off,” said Rogers.

The relationship between the club and the federation grew as the two groups worked together to refine the look and feel of the Super Eagles’ social accounts. To elevate the Super Eagles’ graphics and visual presence, Roma connected the federation with Playing Surface, a graphics partner that the Italian club had worked with last season.

“[Soccer] on social media is a very visual experience but it can be hard to create great graphics that are consistent on the fly,” explained Rogers.

“Nigeria’s graphics were OK but they felt a little bit flat when you compared them to the energy of the team and the amazing kit that had taken the world by storm.

“We wanted Playing Surface involved for two reasons. One, their graphics are very creative, and two, their system is built for live football coverage, so even if you don’t have a big staff covering matches or you have to cover multiple platforms in real time, their content management system is both easy to use and really quick.”

With less than a week to go before the World Cup, Roma got them on board and from there, the club, federation, and Playing Surface were all communicating on a daily basis ahead of the tournament.

Rogers emphasizes that Roma’s involvement in the Super Eagle’s brand refresh, which, with the help of Playing Surface, led to higher engagement across its accounts, was separate from its support of the Nigerian national team.

In fact, despite publicly supporting the Super Eagles, the club kept its involvement in working with the Nigerian federation a secret until weeks after the World Cup.

“We didn’t do it for publicity, we just did it because we became very passionate about the Super Eagles,” said Rogers.

The teams’ fan bases are similar: both are active and have “a fantastic mix of extreme passion, crazy fanaticism, and funny humor,” according to Rogers.

The synergy between the two is so strong that a conspiracy theory has spread suggesting that Roma’s social media admin is actually Nigerian because he or she tweets like a Nigerian.
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L'immortale · Sep 12, 2018

🎮🕹️ @EASPORTSFIFA become #ASRoma's Official Video Game Partner!

➡️ https://t.co/TRXxfncoQi pic.twitter.com/FrJCqeGqEc
— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) September 12, 2018

Salmeen10 · Sep 14, 2018

Maria #Sensi, the wife of former #Roma president Franco #Sensi, passes away https://t.co/OFg9qHqZZ2
— RomaPress (@ASRomaPress) September 14, 2018

Java65 · Sep 14, 2018

I didn't always agree with the Sensi family but you can never question their passion for the team. Prayers for the family.

romanista8910 · Sep 15, 2018

During the Sensi era was the time I most enjoyed this team (minus Rosella). RIP Maria ⚘

falvo · Sep 15, 2018

Salmeen10 said: ↑

Maria #Sensi, the wife of former #Roma president Franco #Sensi, passes away https://t.co/OFg9qHqZZ2
— RomaPress (@ASRomaPress) September 14, 2018

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Sad. RIP!

BtownKj · Sep 17, 2018

#Monchi: "#Roma supporters are very passionate, similar to #Sevilla fans. You must take this into account when carrying out your work, though, you can't be afraid of making unpopular decisions." https://t.co/PE4ovdQfbx
— RomaPress (@ASRomaPress) September 17, 2018

Hustle and Flow · Sep 27, 2018

Didn't know which thread I should post this in , but it's a piece for the players' tribune written by Dzeko.

https://www.theplayerstribune.com/global/articles/edin-dzeko-you-are-not-dead?utm_source=Twitter&utm_campaign=Dzeko

Salmeen10 · Sep 29, 2018

TMW - Marotta e il futuro dopo la Juve: Roma in pressing https://t.co/rMxY92HVki
— TUTTOmercatoWEB (@TuttoMercatoWeb) September 29, 2018

He might replace Gandini.

L'immortale · Sep 29, 2018

Salmeen10 said: ↑

TMW - Marotta e il futuro dopo la Juve: Roma in pressing https://t.co/rMxY92HVki
— TUTTOmercatoWEB (@TuttoMercatoWeb) September 29, 2018

He might replace Gandini.
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Wow. That would be huge if true.

whill4 · Sep 29, 2018

Almost joked that we should nab him. Obviously he'd be a major addition, but that's a lot of personalities. Monchi, Marotta, Baldini, Pallotta, Totti.

Moebek · Oct 2, 2018

Pretty cool

Salmeen10 · Oct 2, 2018

#Gandini bids farewell to #Roma https://t.co/dLfRuugCH4
— RomaPress (@ASRomaPress) October 2, 2018

Java65 · Oct 2, 2018

Moebek said: ↑

Pretty cool
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Can there be any name for a Roma app other than Francesco?

Moebek · Oct 2, 2018

Java65 said: ↑

Can there be any name for a Roma app other than Francesco?
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Haakon24 · Oct 2, 2018

Moebek said: ↑

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“Malcom, go ******** yourself” -Every Roma fan

whill4 · Oct 4, 2018

Welcome to the club, Tom Hardy! 🤝
#Venom #NoiSiamoVenom pic.twitter.com/TLKcljWFfz
— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) October 4, 2018

Salmeen10 · Oct 8, 2018

💛❤️ pic.twitter.com/Y6uTeBe0pB
— AS Roma (@OfficialASRoma) October 8, 2018