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Speaker: The following is a clip from this week's Italian football podcast. Listen to the full show and all other episodes by going to Patreon .com slash T -I -F -P and become a member for only $2 .99 per month. You know, I fell in love with Roma. I had some friends that were deeply, deeply in love with Roma. I went to my first Serie A game. OK, it was at the Stadio Olimpico. It was Roma versus Juventus.
Speaker: Francesco Totti scored in the 83rd minute to win it one zero. This is probably.
Speaker: Geez, six or seven years ago, he had a banger first time ball is kind of trickling up. I was in love for that was done. Like just being there amongst the fans for me in general, I'm a bit of an underdog, a scrappy guy that kind of had to fight for everything that I got. I'm attracted to those teams a little bit. It's easier to support the UVA's or Bayern Munich's real Madrid's, you know, those, those aren't the clubs that I want to support. I want the ones that are like have this spirit that, that they're trying to punch above their weight. They're trying to do something that maybe isn't possible, but they're going to try to do it anyway.
Speaker: So that that's why it resonated Roma with me a little bit. But obviously I had some prior connections. And then when you see, you know, some American ownership get in there. Michael Bradley, a former teammate of mine, played for the club. You know, all these things start to link together. And you're like, yeah, I think I can get behind those guys.
