Italian soccer club unveils plans for $1.7 billion stadium

ROME (AP) -- Three-time Serie A champion Roma is moving ahead with an ambitious 1.5 billion euro ($1.7 billion) plan for a new, privately financed stadium and surrounding business and entertainment center on the city's outskirts.

Pending government approval, construction will begin by December and last up to two years, the club's American president James Pallotta announced Monday as he handed over a detailed dossier on the project to city authorities.
— Associated Press