Former Italy midfielder Daniele De Rossi has announced his retirement from football at the age of 36, just six months after signing a one-year deal with Boca Juniors.
The midfielder says the decision is not due to injury, but a desire to be closer to his family back home in Italy.
“I don’t have any health-related issues, I have the need to be with my daughter. They miss me, and I miss them,” De Rossi said at a news conference. Read more