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Roma and Italy legend Francesco Totti will have his autobiography published in English for the first time later this month, with the new title Gladiator.
The original was one of the best-selling books in Italy in 2018 and was used as the basis for a documentary, My Name is Francesco Totti, which won the Italian academy award.
The 2006 World Cup winner wore the Roma jersey for 25 years, 20 of them as captain, and may well be the last of the one-club stars in this sport.
Totti’s book was originally co-written with journalist Paolo Condo, has been translated into English by Anthony Wright and will be published by deCoubertin Books on September 23, just a few days shy of the legend’s 45th birthday.
At the moment of his retirement, Er Pupone had 785 competitive appearances in the Roma jersey, scoring 307 goals and providing 186 assists.
That includes 250 goals in 618 Serie A matches.
“I’m beyond thrilled to have worked with Francesco and Paolo on their wonderful book and to be able to introduce it to an English audience,” said deCoubertin founder, James Corbett.
“It is one of
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Giving yourself gifts on your birthday may sound like a strange thing to do, but when it comes to setting impressive records, it is difficult, if not impossible, to turn down the opportunity.
Francesco Totti broke through the 250-goal barrier in Serie A during Roma’s match against Turin on Sunday, just two days before his 40th birthday. Only former Lazio and Juventus striker Silvio Piola found the target more times in Italy’s top flight, scoring 290 times in total. Totti has now netted a remarkable 306 goals in 763 games in all competitions for his beloved team.
"I was born in Rome; I’m a Roman and a Romanista through and through," said the man for whom this historic club’s shirt is like a second skin. When he removes it, his tattoos – including an ancient Roman gladiator – show that the city and the team have literally worked their way under the Giallorossi captain’s skin.
Born in the Appio Latino district, Totti does not just play for his club – he fights for it, lives for it and would do almost anything for it. "Even when I had several opportunities
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Francesco Totti
"Francesco Totti is the greatest player I have ever seen."
-Diego Maradona
It is perhaps fitting that Francesco Totti’s football career began in the year that the Giallorossi won their second Scudetto title, 1983, and at one of the clubs, Fortitudo, that merged to create AS Roma all those years ago.
In 28 years at Roma, 25 of which in the first-team squad, Totti would break every record going in terms of goals, appearances and sheer longevity. But behind the numbers – so incapable of doing justice to Totti’s footballing genius – is the legend of a truly unique player in AS Roma history.
For Totti was that rarest of breeds: a player capable of combining genius, vision, technique and athleticism to drive his prolific scoring record, his marathon top-level career and – most important of all – his profound connection with the club of his life. Roma.
Following in the footsteps of his brother Riccardo, Totti left Fortitudo for SMIT Trastevere, where he obtained his first Italian FA membership card in the 1985-86 season. It was during the spring of that
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