# AS Roma missing-children transfer videos

> Roma reported 14 missing children found after featuring them in transfer videos.

- Owner: AS Roma
- Kind: Campaign
- Sector: Sports
- Seed date: 2019-06-30
- Milestone date: Week of Jul 1, 2019
- Date basis: Documented milestone; not a measured attention peak. Some dates are known only to the week, month or year.
- Spread Score: 25 (Niche), v1.3
- Mechanics: Newsjacking, Pairing, Transgression, Platform jump

## Summary

Roma adapted Soul Asylum’s missing-children video format to transfer announcements in June 2019. Rival fans shared them and press covered later recoveries. Roma reported 14 featured children found; its role in each recovery remained unproven.

## Timeline

- 2019-06-30 — AS Roma English (X) — Roma paired Leonardo Spinazzola’s signing video with missing-children appeals.
- 2019-06-30 — Blaugranagram (X) — Barcelona-focused account Blaugranagram replied to the launch with “Absolute class!”
- Week of Jul 1, 2019 — Milestone: Associated Press / BBC Sport (Press) — AP and the BBC covered Roma’s missing-children transfer announcements.

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Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/as-roma-missing-children-videos

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “AS Roma missing-children transfer videos.” Case HIS-01703. Spread Score v1.3: 25/100. Updated 2026-10-26. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01703