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The three-time Serie A champions, AS Roma are currently placed at the sixth spot in the Italian league with 37 points in 20 matches. However, the Giallorossi's Google searches skyrocketed in recent times after s ocial media megastar and TV personality Kim Kardashian rocked the Roma jersey from the 1997-98 season that featured legends like Francesco Totti and Cafu.
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The 42-year-old Kim was spotted at a street in Los Angeles last week, wearing a retro Roma shirt. The Italian club also shared the picture of Kim in the Roma jersey on Twitter and the football fans set the Google searches abuzz. AS Roma wrote, " 😎 Mamma mia, Kim! 💛❤️ "
According to CasinoBonusCA.com's research, Google searches for 'AS Roma' skyrocketed by 2,894 per cent above the average volume since the American socialite donned the Italian club's retro jersey. Kim Kardashian's love for football clubs is not new as the social media superstar was earlier spotted wearing a Paris Saint-Germain shirt.
Talking about the club, Roma last played in the UEFA Champions League in the 2018-19 season as the Italian side failed to qualify for the UCL since then. AS Roma finished at the sixth place in the last season and are currently just one point behind the third-placed Lazio.
Before Jose Mourinho, who joined the Italian giants in the summer of 2021, helped Roma to win the Europa Conference league in 2022, the Giallorossi last won a competitive trophy in the 2007-08 season, when they won the Coppa Italia.
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