Roma and Italy legendary player Daniele De Rossi has announced his retirement from football.
De Rossi made the high-profile move to Buenos Aires in July and marked his competitive debut with a goal against Almagro in the Copa Argentina the following month.
However, he has been restricted to just five further appearances for the club since, his cause not helped by injuries including a hamstring strain picked up against Boca’s great rivals River Plate in September.
Prior to his move to Argentina, De Rossi had spent his entire playing career at boyhood club Roma, where he made 616 appearances for the Serie A outfit over 18 years.
He helped the club to Coppa Italia success in 2007 and 2008, as well as being named Serie A Footballer of the Year in 2009.
The midfielder bade an emotional farewell to Roma at the end of the 2018-19 season following the expiry of his contract, penning an open letter thanking everyone at the club and 'every Roma fan' for their support over the years.
As well as his loyal service at Roma, De Rossi also won 117 caps for Italy and was the youngest member of the Azzurri squad that won the World Cup in Germany in 2006.
Fopcklnrt
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Watching football in the days of these players is really beautiful because they play with passion and give their all for club and country and always stays loyal for their club no matter if they can earn a lot of money elsewhere money can't buy them they are priceless not like the greedy superstars of today, attention seekers .
Nadan7
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No football player can dribble past retirement
ishti
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Following De Rossi’s retirement from football, Gianluigi Buffon is the only remaining member of Italy’s 2006 World Cup-winning squad who is still playing professionally.
Dwise
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I hate this thing call "age". We will miss a guy with a Lion's heart. All the best in your new adventure..
madarista
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U SHOWED UR BEST TO THE WORLD. EVERYONE KNOWS HOW BEST U ARE. WE WILL ALWAYS SUPPORT U LEGEND. OUR SUPPORT IS WITH YOU. OUR LOVE IS WITH YOU. WE WILL SUPPORT U TILL WE DIE. HAVE A GOOD LIFE. 👏👏👏👏👏
MohammedRaheem
785
A truth worries word is not enough to explain how much we love him how will be missed you just want to say good luck with your up coming level deniel Rossi ❤️
Special-Raider
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The truth is If The World was Full of People With Kante - De Rossi - Ronaldinho Qualities,It would Be a better Place to live In 😊😊
Dwise
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They said Age is jxt a number, but Age is also an annoying factor.. Jxt sad seeing this great player retiring 😓
Abdurahimov
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If you still think that you are enough loyal to your girlfriend, just watch De Rossi's career