Serie A: "For Christmas, we will have a shirt sponsor" (James Pallotta, president of AS Roma)

"We have serious investors willing to help us. For Christmas, we will have a shirt sponsor," said James Pallotta, the American president AS Roma (Serie A), on the 17/11/2013.

The club's charity foundation "Roma Cares" has been displayed on the front of their shirts since the beginning of the 2013-14 season, due to a lack of a sponsor. Italian mobile operator Wind was the shirt sponsor of the club until the end of the 2012-13 season.

"We will have a new stadium before my 60^th birthday," declared the 55 year old president. "Rome need it. We ask for nothing from the state, we have the land and partners," said James Pallotta, who hopes to use the stadium in time for the 2018-19 season.

• AS Roma have a kit, but no kit supplier for the 2013-14 season. The kit is produced by the Japanese company Asics. The club are in conflict with their former supplier, the Italian brand Kappa. The partnership, which began in 2000-01, was supposed to last until the end of the 2013-14 season.
• The Roma board of directors decided to cancel the contract with Kappa on the 25/11/2012. According to the club…