AS Roma: "We can't become a top 10 club without a stadium" (J. Pallotta, president)

"It is possible, but we can't become a top 10 club without a stadium. We can have great years, like we did last year and have periods where we go deep in the Champions League and move forward, but if you want to be a Top 10 club we need more money to compete and that is why I say the stadium is the game changer for us," said James Pallotta, president of AS Roma (Serie A TIM) on 27/02/2019.

"Obviously the stadium delays have set us back by two or three years. We thought we'd be much, much closer to opening a stadium by now and that would help drive significantly more revenues to help us compete against the biggest clubs consistently," added the American businessman who has been the majority shareholder of the Italian club since August 2012.

"Anyone who knows me, knows that I'm never totally satisfied, but I think we're trying to build that global brand and, anecdotally, I do think that Roma has a lot more respect generally in the global world of football today than it may have had six years ago," continued James Pallotta in an interview published on the club's website.

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