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Roma reveals proposal of its new stadium project

Xinhua, June 15, 2015 Adjust font size:

Italian Serie A club Roma revealed proposals of establishing a new stadium on Monday.

The stadium, which would be a state-of-the-art building of the city according to the proposal, is also part of Roma's ambition to "become one of the most successful football clubs in the world".

Roma currently share the Stadio Olimpico with city rivals Lazio. Similar as many Italian football stadiums, it is old and out of date compared to those of European contemporaries.

Violence and lack of security at matches has led to a fall in football match attendances in Italy over the years.

Entitled "Tor di Valle-Stadio della Roma", the project would be built up as a new safe, connected, exciting and sustainable epicenter, said the club president James Pallotta on Monday.

Pallotta also mentioned that the stadium will allow a better way to live in the city and trigger economic development in the area.

"Mayor Marino and his staff have been challenging us along the way to make the project better.

"The fans deserve this new stadium and it will be a key driver for the club's continued success," he said.

AFP reported that the project, including a 52,500-60,000 seats stadium, a business park, a centralized entertainment district convivium and green areas, will cost approximately 1.1 billion Euros and was expected to create at least 12,000 new jobs and many opportunities for local companies.

Roma finished second to Juventus in the 2014-2015 Italian Serie A season to claim an automatic place in next season's Champions League. Endi