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De Rossi dropped from Italy squad

November 11, 2012
By Adam Digby, Italy Correspondent
Italy head coach Cesare Prandelli has taken a hardline approach to Daniele De Rossi's indiscipline by dropping the Roma midfielder from his squad to face France.

De Rossi, 29, was sent off for punching Lazio's Stefano Mauri just hours before the latest selection was due to be named and has once again fallen foul of the 'Code of Ethics' Prandelli put in place when he took over the national team in the summer of 2010.

Speaking shortly after watching the Giallorossi lose 3-2 to ...

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