José Mourinho, the once self-proclaimed "Special One," might be better described as a "Man of the People" now. After winning nearly everywhere he's been, most recently with European powers Real Madrid, Chelsea and Manchester United, bringing Roma its first continental trophy in more than six decades has a different feeling. “It's one thing to win when everyone expects you to …
ROME — José Mourinho, the once self-proclaimed “Special One,” might be better described as a “Man of the People” now. After winning nearly everywhere he’s been, most recently with European powers Real Madrid, Chelsea and Manchester United, bringing Roma its first continental trophy in more than six decades has a different feeling. “It’s one thing to win when everyone expects …
When Edin Džeko wore the armband during a 4-2 loss at Sassuolo on Saturday, it marked the first time in 22 years — or since the last millennium — that Roma’s captain was not a Romano and Romanista Rome: First, Daniele De Rossi was forced out before he was ready to retire. De Rossi, Totti and Florenzi were not merely …