Serie A TIM: Linkem (ISP) becomes a partner of AS Roma until January 2019

Linkem, an Italian internet services provider, has become a "Partner of the Future" of AS Roma (Serie A TIM), on 17/01/2017. This second-level partnership in the sponsorship hierarchy of club if for two years (until January 2019), and is valued between €2.5m and €2.7m per year by Italian media, on 18/01/2017.

This partnership makes Linkem the supplier of connectivity for the infrastructure and operational buildings of AS Roma. As part of the agreement, Linkem becomes the main shirt sponsor of the AS Roma youth teams, the football school of As Roma, until age 19 (Primavera), included.

Players of the first team will participate in Linkem communication campaigns. The brand also gets visibility on the LED boards of the Stadio Olimpico (72,698 seats), the Tre Fontane stadium (where the youth sections play), in the boutiques of the club, and on the communication platforms of AS Roma.

• AS Roma has not had a main shirt sponsor since the end of the 2012-13 season, with the conclusion of the partnership with the Italian mobile operator Wind.

"(This partnership) will underpin our growth…