'End of an era' as Roma's 'beating heart' Daniele De Rossi set to leave club after 18 years

<p>AS Roma's combative midfielder Daniele De Rossi will end his playing career at the club after 18 years, during which he made 615 appearances and scored 63 goals in all competitions.</p>

<p>The club confirmed in a statement that Roma's final game of the season - at home to Parma - would be his last for the club he joined as a teenager in 2000.</p>

<p>Roma added that he would continue his playing career elsewhere.</p>

<p>"We will all shed tears when he pulls on the Giallorossi (yellow-and-red) shirt for the last time against Parma but we respect his desire to prolong his playing career - even if, at almost 36, it will be away from Rome," said club president James Pallotta.</p>

<p>"I'd like to thank Daniele for his incredible dedication to this club and ensure him that our doors will remain open for him to return to the club in a new role whenever he wants",&nbsp;Pallotta said.</p>

<p>He won two Coppa Italia titles with Roma in 2007 and 2008 although the nearest he came to a <a href="https://www.google.com/url?client=internal-uds-cse&amp;cx=006054055338965708568:09spwrlibei&amp;q=https://www.wionews.com/sports/juventus-win-eighth-consecutive-serie-a-title-212170&amp;sa=U&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiR27yz5priAhUe4XMBHX_BBLwQFjAAegQIARAC&amp;usg=AOvVaw1zzbmeraLvzUc8Y7RyURAG">Serie A title</a> was in 2010 when Roma led the table with four games to go but were overhauled by <a href="https://www.google.com/url?client=internal-uds-cse&amp;cx=006054055338965708568:09spwrlibei&amp;q=https://www.wionews.com/sports/jurgen-klopps-mentality-behind-liverpools-historic-comeback-says-jose-mourinho-216931&amp;sa=U&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjIs5La5priAhW0heYKHTjYCBQQFjAAegQIABAC&amp;usg=AOvVaw1GSVv3t4xeqvECI08q3CIP">Jose Mourinho's</a> Inter Milan.</p>

<p>De Rossi also played 117 games for Italy, making him their fourth most-capped player, and came on as a second-half substitute in the 2006 World Cup final where they beat France on penalties after a 1-1 draw.</p>

<p>De Rossi missed most of that tournament, however, as he was given a four-match suspension for elbowing an opponent in their opening game against the United States.</p>

<p>He was also sent off nine times playing for AS Roma although there is far more to De Rossi than aggression, as he is famous for his vision, passing ability and eye for goal.</p>

<p>A graduate of the club's academy and a Roma supporter during his childhood, he made his debut in the 2001-02 season.</p>

<p>"For 18 years, Daniele has been the beating heart of AS Roma's team," added Pallotta.</p>

<p>"From his debut in 2001 to taking on the responsibility of the captain's armband, he always represented the Roma fans on the pitch with pride as he established himself as one of the best midfielders in Europe",&nbsp;club president said.</p>


AS Roma's combative midfielder Daniele De Rossi will end his playing career at the club after 18 years, during which he made 615 appearances and scored 63 goals in all competitions.

AS Roma's combative midfielder Daniele De Rossi will end his playing career at the club after 18 years, during which he made 615 appearances and scored 63 goals in all competitions. The club confirmed in a statement that Roma's final game of the season - at home to Parma - would be his last for the club he joined as a teenager in 2000. Roma added that he would continue his playing career elsewhere. "We will all shed tears when he pulls on the Giallorossi (yellow-and-red) shirt for the last time against Parma but we respect his desire to prolong his playing career - even if, at almost 36, it will be away from Rome," said club president James Pallotta. "I'd like to thank Daniele for his incredible dedication to this club and ensure him that our doors will remain open for him to return to the club in a new role whenever he wants", Pallotta said. He won two Coppa Italia titles with Roma in 2007 and 2008 although the nearest he came to a Serie A title was in 2010 when Roma led the table with four games to go but were overhauled by Jose Mourinho's Inter Milan. De Rossi also played 117 games for Italy, making him their fourth most-capped player, and came on as a second-half substitute in the 2006 World Cup final where they beat France on penalties after a 1-1 draw. De Rossi missed most of that tournament, however, as he was given a four-match suspension for elbowing an opponent in their opening game against the United States. He was also sent off nine times playing for AS Roma although there is far more to De Rossi than aggression, as he is famous for his vision, passing ability and eye for goal. A graduate of the club's academy and a Roma supporter during his childhood, he made his debut in the 2001-02 season. "For 18 years, Daniele has been the beating heart of AS Roma's team," added Pallotta. "From his debut in 2001 to taking on the responsibility of the captain's armband, he always represented the Roma fans on the pitch with pride as he established himself as one of the best midfielders in Europe", club president said.

AS Roma's midfielder Daniele De Rossi to leave the club after 18 years

<p>The road to Russia is definitely not easy this time. Earlier, it was Argentina, which was struggling to qualify but somehow made it to Russia.</p>

<p>This time it was Italy. Poor performance in the whole season created a fuss in the end where they couldn&#39;t score against Sweden. Eventually, were ousted from the FIFA World Cup 2018. The Azzurri, four-time winners of football&#39;s most important trophy, will miss their first World Cup since 1958.</p>

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<p>You might lose your heart in Italy but Italy losing in qualifiers is heartbreaking.</p>

<p>Daniel Pagani, a war correspondent with WION and an Italian, said, &quot;For Italians, it is a &#39;national tragedy&#39;. Losing to a mediocre side like Sweden is certainly heartbreaking. Every Italian is fond of the game they not only celebrate it but live with it. In Italy, people watch football with friends and family and cherish the memories forever&quot;.</p>

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<p>FIFA 2018 seems incomplete without Italy but Sweden certainly deserves to enter the World Cup as their performance was brilliant in both the legs. In&nbsp;yesterday&#39;s game, they had 24 per cent possession and only 4 goal attempts, but still, they were able to hold Italian side. Italy underplayed not only in yesterday&#39;s game but throughout the season and now joins fellow big guns such as Chile and the Netherlands in missing out on Russia 2018.</p>

<p>Johan Castell, WION correspondent and a Swede, said, &quot;Sweden won! But we are not going to watch the World Cup (because Italy did not qualify). To beat a country whose national game is football is exponentially amazing. In Sweden, every football spectator will become a critic during a football match, so this moment is beyond magical to all Swedish. It seems Sweden is onto setting a new tradition of beating Italy in every 60 years and not letting them enter the World Cup&quot;.</p>

<p>Italy, with a very poor tactics, failed to reach next year&#39;s World Cup. If Italian team plays the way they did against Sweden then it is a better option to avoid playing in the World Cup. Even with 75 per cent ball possession and 27 goal attempts, they could not score a goal and let the Scandinavians sail through to the qualifiers with an aggregate of 0-1.</p>

<p><strong>What went wrong</strong></p>

<p>In the situation of &quot;do and die&quot; attack&nbsp;was the only option left for Italy but players like Lorenzo Insigne with 6 goals and 5 assists in the season spends 90 minutes on the bench. Even, Andrea Belotti and Stephan El Shaarawy were on the bench when the match started.</p>

<p>Daniele De Rossi snapped on the bench and vented his anger on a staff and also on the coach after the decision was taken to send him on as a substitute rather than Lorenzo Insigne. Later, Italy coach Gian Piero Ventura apologised for World Cup failure.</p>

<p>Digvijay Singh Deo, WION sports editor, who grew up supporting Italy was in distress to see the current schema of Italian Football Federation. He said, &quot;Italy used to be a trendsetter for the football fraternity but its ouster raises question&nbsp;on other important aspects. It&#39;s not about yesterday&#39;s game but there is a continuous decline in the quality in terms of players and management. Where are the players? Apart from Buffon, there is no one else to name. Italy as a team has tailed off from being the best to good&quot;.</p>

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<p>Argentina also struggled to enter the World Cup but their star player Lionel Messi played his heart out when it was needed the most. But is there anyone in Italy who is like Messi? Where are the great players in Italy? Why did Italy stop producing legends?</p>

<p>After the match Gianluigi Buffon and Daniele De Rossi announced retirement. This was maybe the last chance for Buffon to appear in the World Cup but he lost it. Though he performed exceptionally well in the game as well the season. His tearful exit seems like the end of an era.</p>

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<p>On Buffon&#39;s retirement,&nbsp;Daniele Pagani&nbsp;said, &quot;Players like Buffon doesn&#39;t need to prove anything to the world but his retirement on a sad note is heart-rending, it&#39;s like Virat Kohli retires after losing against Kenya&quot;.</p>

<p>Collectively many things are responsible for Italy&#39;s ouster, for instance, it hasn&#39;t been able to collect itself from the tragic 3-0 defeat at the Bernabeu against Spain in September not just that it&#39;s also about their continuous decline in their game quality since 2008.</p>

<p>Italian Football Federation now have enough time to think that what went wrong. Whether it was coach Ventura&#39;s mistake or the whole system is somewhere to be blamed for the devastating and heartbreaking ouster of Italy.</p>


Italy failed to reach FIFA world cup 2018. Who is to blame?

The road to Russia is definitely not easy this time. Earlier, it was Argentina, which was struggling to qualify but somehow made it to Russia. This time it was Italy. Poor performance in the whole season created a fuss in the end where they couldn't score against Sweden. Eventually, were ousted from the FIFA World Cup 2018. The Azzurri, four-time winners of football's most important trophy, will miss their first World Cup since 1958. Italy players dejected after failing to qualify for the 2018 World Cup (AFP) × You might lose your heart in Italy but Italy losing in qualifiers is heartbreaking. Daniel Pagani, a war correspondent with WION and an Italian, said, "For Italians, it is a 'national tragedy'. Losing to a mediocre side like Sweden is certainly heartbreaking. Every Italian is fond of the game they not only celebrate it but live with it. In Italy, people watch football with friends and family and cherish the memories forever". FIFA 2018 seems incomplete without Italy but Sweden certainly deserves to enter the world cup as their performance was brilliant in both the legs. × FIFA 2018 seems incomplete without Italy but Sweden certainly deserves to enter the World Cup as their performance was brilliant in both the legs. In yesterday's game, they had 24 per cent possession and only 4 goal attempts, but still, they were able to hold Italian side. Italy underplayed not only in yesterday's game but throughout the season and now joins fellow big guns such as Chile and the Netherlands in missing out on Russia 2018. Johan Castell, WION correspondent and a Swede, said, "Sweden won! But we are not going to watch the World Cup (because Italy did not qualify). To beat a country whose national game is football is exponentially amazing. In Sweden, every football spectator will become a critic during a football match, so this moment is beyond magical to all Swedish. It seems Sweden is onto setting a new tradition of beating Italy in every 60 years and not letting them enter the World Cup". Italy, with a very poor tactics, failed to reach next year's World Cup. If Italian team plays the way they did against Sweden then it is a better option to avoid playing in the World Cup. Even with 75 per cent ball possession and 27 goal attempts, they could not score a goal and let the Scandinavians sail through to the qualifiers with an aggregate of 0-1. What went wrong In the situation of "do and die" attack was the only option left for Italy but players like Lorenzo Insigne with 6 goals and 5 assists in the season spends 90 minutes on the bench. Even, Andrea Belotti and Stephan El Shaarawy were on the bench when the match started. Daniele De Rossi snapped on the bench and vented his anger on a staff and also on the coach after the decision was taken to send him on as a substitute rather than Lorenzo Insigne. Later, Italy coach Gian Piero Ventura apologised for World Cup failure. Digvijay Singh Deo, WION sports editor, who grew up supporting Italy was in distress to see the current schema of Italian Football Federation. He said, "Italy used to be a trendsetter for the football fraternity but its ouster raises question on other important aspects. It's not about yesterday's game but there is a continuous decline in the quality in terms of players and management. Where are the players? Apart from Buffon, there is no one else to name. Italy as a team has tailed off from being the best to good". After the match Gianluigi Buffon and Daniele De Rossi announced retirement. This was maybe the last chance for Buffon to appear in the world cup. × Argentina also struggled to enter the World Cup but their star player Lionel Messi played his heart out when it was needed the most. But is there anyone in Italy who is like Messi? Where are the great players in Italy? Why did Italy stop producing legends? After the match Gianluigi Buffon and Daniele De Rossi announced retirement. This was maybe the last chance for Buffon to appear in the World Cup but he lost it. Though he performed exceptionally well in the game as well the season. His tearful exit seems like the end of an era. After the match Gianluigi Buffon and Daniele De Rossi announced retirement. (AFP) × On Buffon's retirement, Daniele Pagani said, "Players like Buffon doesn't need to prove anything to the world but his retirement on a sad note is heart-rending, it's like Virat Kohli retires after losing against Kenya". Collectively many things are responsible for Italy's ouster, for instance, it hasn't been able to collect itself from the tragic 3-0 defeat at the Bernabeu against Spain in September not just that it's also about their continuous decline in their game quality since 2008. Italian Football Federation now have enough time to think that what went wrong. Whether it was coach Ventura's mistake or the whole system is somewhere to be blamed for the devastating and heartbreaking ouster of Italy.

Italy's ouster from football World Cup: What went wrong?

Italy are wary of the threat that Sweden captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic poses, but they can win Friday&#39;s Euro 2016 match in the same way they defeated Belgium, said midfielder Daniele De Rossi.<br />
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The 34-year-old Ibrahimovic, who has scored 62 goals for Sweden, failed to make an impact in his team&#39;s 1-1 draw with Ireland.<br />
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De Rossi compared the former Paris St Germain striker to Dutch great Marco van Basten.<br />
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&quot;Maybe they have less talent than Belgium so they will probably wait in their half and try to play counterattack with long balls,&quot; De Rossi told reporters in France.<br />
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&quot;Ibrahimovic is the best forward since the time of Van Basten, except for Ronaldo, but they are different players.<br />
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&quot;We are a little bit scared of his power and his talent but we can beat them the same way that we can beat Belgium with organisation and by working hard on the training pitch.&quot;<br />
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Italy, who began their campaign with a 2-0 win over Belgium to top Group E, face Ireland in their final group stage match.<br />
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The 34-year-old Ibrahimovic, who has scored 62 goals for Sweden, failed to make an impact in his team's 1-1 draw with Ireland

Italy are wary of the threat that Sweden captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic poses, but they can win Friday's Euro 2016 match in the same way they defeated Belgium, said midfielder Daniele De Rossi. The 34-year-old Ibrahimovic, who has scored 62 goals for Sweden, failed to make an impact in his team's 1-1 draw with Ireland. De Rossi compared the former Paris St Germain striker to Dutch great Marco van Basten. "Maybe they have less talent than Belgium so they will probably wait in their half and try to play counterattack with long balls," De Rossi told reporters in France. "Ibrahimovic is the best forward since the time of Van Basten, except for Ronaldo, but they are different players. "We are a little bit scared of his power and his talent but we can beat them the same way that we can beat Belgium with organisation and by working hard on the training pitch." Italy, who began their campaign with a 2-0 win over Belgium to top Group E, face Ireland in their final group stage match. (Reuters)

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'End of an era' as Roma's 'beating heart' Daniele De Rossi set to leave club after 18 years

AS Roma's midfielder Daniele De Rossi to leave the club after 18 years

Italy's ouster from football World Cup: What went wrong?

Italy can overcome Ibrahimovic threat to beat Sweden - De Rossi