QPR completed the signing of free agent Damiano Tommasi in September 2008.

The former Italian international put pen to paper on a deal until the end of the current campaign, after his release from Spanish side Levante at the end of last season.

A player with outstanding experience, Tommasi began his career at Serie B side Hellas Verona, before moving to AS Roma, for whom he won the Scudetto Championship in 2001.

He made over 250 appearances for the Italian giants, but his ten-year spell at the Stadio Olimpico came to an end in 2006, when he joined Levante.

Prior to his release from the then La Liga outfit, he made just shy of 50 appearances, scoring one goal.

On the international stage, Tommasi was part of the Italian Under-21 side that triumphed in the 1996 European Championships.

The combative central midfielder has made 25 starts for the Azzurri national side and played in all four of Italy's matches in the 2002 World Cup.