Cassano recalls regrets
Antonio Cassano has made a number of terrible choices during his career but, according to him, none bigger than the decision to ignore the advice of Roma team-mate Francesco Totti and leave the capital club for Real Madrid in January 2006. "He said to me, 'Anto, remember, it's better to earn less but to be happy than to go to some other part of the world and not be 100 per cent serene.' "I had been seduced by Real's offer," Cassano admitted in an interview with the Corriere dello Sport in February. Instead, he lasted just 18 months in Spain, spending the majority of his time indulging in his two great loves: women and food. "In Madrid, I had a friend who was a hotel waiter," Cassano explained in his autobiography. "His job was to bring me three or four pastries after I had sex." Cassano, one of Italy's most skilful, colourful and controversial players, announced his retirement on Monday for the second time in less than a week.
–Agencies
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