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Jose Marino's Roman reign came to an abrupt end yesterday.

Some big breaking news for you now, AS Roma, can confirm that Jose Marino will leave the club with immediate effect.

Former Captain Daniel De Rossi will take charge of Roma until the end of the season.

It's almost 20 years on from that touchline sprinter, Altrafford, and that Chelsea press conference.

Please don't call me arrogant because what I'm saying is true. I think I'm a special one.

But is he still special? That's what we're going to be talking about today. And also, what is next for

Jose Marino? Amayo, Akimulare. Welcome to the Athletic Football Podcast.

All right, let's get into this big, big news here for today's episode. We have the Athletics

Italian football writer James Horncast and also our spares and England correspondent Jack Pitt

Brooke. Right, James, I don't think I'm the only one who saw that clip that went viral yesterday,

Joseo Marino leaving Roma in tears.

And actually, I don't know about you, but it felt sincere.

It didn't feel staged.

Do you think he was surprised that it came to this, that he was sacked?

Oh, undoubtedly, because, you know, as of sort of late Monday night, you know, him and his staff had planned all the training for the next day.

And, yeah, they were given no warning.

They show up at training nice and early.

And the owners, the Freakins, who had not been in Rome, they're Americans, they're from Texas,

they'd flown in from Houston overnight, and they were there waiting for him.

Yeah, Marino has been wanting a meeting with them for the last few months to discuss a new contract

because his contract is up at the end of the season.

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