5 famous clubs that don't have women's teams

#2 Roma

Could Roma enter the women's game?

The women’s game in Italy is not particularly well-developed. There is no television coverage of the national league and it is traditionally been the preserve of independent teams, unaffiliated with the famous names of the men’s game.

Things are gradually changing. Fiorentina joined the league in 2015 and Juventus did so this year, but neither of the two Milan clubs fields professional sides - although Inter have stated their intention to get involved next season - and neither do Napoli nor Roma.

In Roma’s case, their lack of a team is more notable due to the presence of an established women’s team in the city, who play in the same colours and have been involved in the women’s game since the 1960s. There are many female sides who operate out of Italy’s big cities, often taking on similar names and colours to the dominant male clubs, but few with such a history of participation as Calcio Femminile Roma.

They would make an ideal takeover proposition if Roma do decide to get involved in the women’s game, although RES Roma, currently in the women's top flight and another team that carry Roma's colours without being officially affiliated with the club, would be another viable option.