Totti

Besides his injury, Totti is looking to bounce back from a three-match ban he received for spitting at Euro 2004.

USATODAY.com - Italy hopes new attack will change its fortunes 2006

Italy's standout playmaker, Francesco Totti, is only 29, but he has indicated he'll retire from the national team after the World Cup so he can focus on his play for AS Roma.

USATODAY.com - World Cup final is last game in more ways than one for some 2006

Actually, Lippi is smarter than Donnadoni in not calling Totti early to avoid such awkward situation with Totti.

Soccer Blogs - latest posts 2009

I predicted last year that Lippi won't bother Totti before the world cup and that he will call Totti next year just before world cup.

Soccer Blogs - latest posts 2009

Of course these players were backed by magicians such as Totti and Zidane, as was Valdano by

TEAMtalk Football News 2010

When things are so wrong, when aging stars such as Totti or Clarence Seedorf no longer seem to muster the urgency or the pace to compete at the highest levels, the coach has to react.

NYT > Home Page By ROB HUGHES 2010

When things are so wrong, when aging stars such as Totti or Clarence Seedorf no longer seem to muster the urgency or the pace to compete at the highest levels, the coach has to react.

NYT > Home Page By ROB HUGHES 2010

Such is Totti's popularity among the Roma faithful that conventional wisdom has it that the first task for any new manager at the club is to get "Er Pupone" "The Big Baby," as he's nicknamed to buy into the new program.

Barcelona Ball Comes to Rome Gabriele Marcotti 2011

Totti's main attribute, apart from his goal tally, is the ability to conjure up and execute unexpected, low-percentage passes of the kind that invariably lead to either a scoring chance or the opposition regaining the ball.

Barcelona Ball Comes to Rome Gabriele Marcotti 2011

Among them was Francesco Totti, the club's captain and resident legend.

Barcelona Ball Comes to Rome Gabriele Marcotti 2011