Roma have opened five youth academies in the USA, which will develop American talent to bring over to Italy.
With the new American ownership the Giallorossi have been enjoying a particularly intimate connection with Uncle Sam, and the opening of these schools is the latest example.
In an extensive statement published on their site, the club explained in detail how the academies would work.
“AS Roma has announced the addition of five elite U.S youth soccer academies to its growing USA Academy programme.
Roma have opened five youth academies in the USA, which will develop American talent to bring over to Italy.
With the new American ownership the Giallorossi have been enjoying a particularly intimate connection with Uncle Sam, and the opening of these schools is the latest example.
In an extensive statement published on their site, the club explained in detail how the academies would work.
“AS Roma has announced the addition of five elite U.S youth soccer academies to its growing USA Academy programme.
“Those clubs – Crossfire Premier, Lonestar Soccer Club, Players Development Academy (PDA), Real So Cal and St. Louis Scott Gallagher – join the most comprehensive U.S youth academy program among foreign professional soccer clubs.
“The AS Roma USA Academy is a unique programme that prioritises best practices in all areas and has a particular emphasis on player and coach development. A principal objective of the program is to identify and cultivate U.S. players that have the ability to one day compete for AS Roma at its highest level. There have already been multiple USA Academy players across different age groups that have been invited to train in Rome with AS Roma’s youth teams.
“For the U.S. academies, a partnership with AS Roma allows for accelerated player development, broadened exposure and access to specialised support.”
President James Pallotta also commented on this new organisation for the Lupi.
“We are thrilled to welcome these five elite US clubs to the AS Roma family,” he said, as quoted in the statement. “We are extremely proud of our USA Academy program that continues to distinguish itself from what other professional soccer clubs are doing in the US.
“It is a special nationwide partnership network that delivers real value to each of our clubs and we are in constant communication with each club in a collaborative way to find innovative ways to make the program even stronger.”