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Daniele De Rossi is speaking out, and his words carry real weight. The Roma legend opened up about his painful exit from the club he gave everything to as a player, saying his story with Roma didn't deserve to end the way it did. After a promising start as manager following Mourinho's dismissal, the split still stings, and De Rossi isn't hiding it.
Shifting to the transfer window, Real Madrid are in a holding pattern on their latest signing. Fabrizio Romano dropped his signature here we go on Yan Diomande days ago, but the official announcement still hasn't come. Los Blancos appear to be stuck on the final paperwork, and the waiting game is testing everyone's patience in Madrid right now.
And in the WNBA, the Las Vegas Aces made it look routine Tuesday night, sweeping the Portland Fire for the second time this season at Michelob Ultra Arena. Jewell Loyd was draining threes, Portland was short-handed without NaLyssa Smith and Cheyenne Parker-Tyus, and the defending champions showed exactly why they remain the standard in this league.
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