AS Roma legend, Francesco Totti ended his career at the age of 41 in 2017. Wearing the AS Roma jersey for 24 years, the attacking midfielder played 787 matches for 307 goals. Winner of Serie A in 2001 and the 2006 World Cup with Italy, Francesco Totti (49 years old) wrote an autobiography, “ Beyond. You retire and anything can happen. And then you have to tell it well “. In it, he returned to offers from Genoa and Como which he refused at the age of 48.
“ I said no to Serie A. I said no to Genoa. I said no to Como. I was 48 years old. Teams contacted me, they made me hesitate. They worried me. In the end, the conclusion was always the same, a question that I asked myself: is it possible to play for a team other than Roma? I was 48, but age eventually fades. We’re slowing down, certainly, but the foot doesn’t age, everyone agrees: no need for Botox. Roma was the main thing. Not the problem, and it never will be. Sporting betrayal has no age, whether you are 18 or 48“, he said.
