Francesco Totti
Italian World Cup-winning footballer.
Pep Guardiola: "Totti is a fantastic player." "I am proud to play in a team with a player like him who is the symbol of Roma and that means a lot to the fans of this club. The modern game has changed a lot, but I think it is critical to a club with a player who is much like Totti at Roma or Maldini at Milan. Money is important in football, but there are other things more important value for an entity."
Michel Platini: "Totti is an artist of football, a true Number 10, just like I was." "If I was playing today I'd be like Totti, who's become an out-and-out striker. There aren't any Number 10s in the old playmaker role anyway."
Cesare Prandelli: "Totti is a great champion." "He and Roberto Baggio are two great players and it is hard to compare the two." "I had the good fortune to train him for a few months and that was an honour. He is an exemplary professional and is breaking all records at Roma, regardless of age. Totti is a real champion and always manages to achieve his objectives. He’s also a great man."
Because I grew up playing for Roma and I want to die playing for Roma, because I have always been a Roma's fan!
Siniša Mihajlović: "Totti is a great champion, one of the best players Italy has ever produced, he deserves everything he has earned in the game."
Arrico Sacchi: "For me, he is one of the greatest players I have ever seen."
I'll remain forever in Rome, I can't see me with a different jersey.
Vincent Candela: "Totti is a patron of football, an absolute champion on and off the field. Francesco has only played as a centre forward for four or five years. He was a great Number 10 and playmaker, but now is a pure striker."
Dino Zoff: "Totti was without doubt Baggio’s heir. Even then I knew that he had the qualities to be so and his career and his numbers confirm it." "Totti has enormous technical and tactical qualities."
Giuseppe Signori: "I have never doubted his ability and you can tell he is a real champion."
Wesley Sneijder: "Totti is a legend. He is the symbol of the Giallorossi. Even in Holland, when you talk about Roma, the first name to come up is Totti's. He is considered an extraordinary champion all over the world."
Thomas R. DiBenedetto: "Totti is the greatest player Roma have ever had. Perhaps, the best player Italy have ever had. He is a winner and we want to win."
Roberto Mancini: "Totti is still the number one in Italy and among the first in Europe." "If Francesco is able to be this consistently impressive at the highest level at the age of 36, it’s because over the course of his career he has acted like a professional."
Silvio Berlusconi: "Totti is part of Italy's heritage, in a footballing sense."
Michael Bradley: "I appreciate the presence of a leader like Totti. He is one of the best players in history. I feel lucky to play alongside him."
Javier Pastore: "When I was young I used to watch Italian football matches and my wish was to one day become like Totti."
Rosella Sensi: "Totti is the greatest player ever to wear Roma jersey." "Francesco and I grew up together and he is like a little brother to me, My father (Franco Sensi) used to say that he was the son he never had. No-one embodies the spirit of our team better than he does"
Nicolás Burdisso: "He is the equivalent to the Pope. People are devoted to him, but Francesco deserves it - he is a leader and is always able to express words of praise for his teammates."
Fabio Capello: "Only Gigi Riva could kick the ball like him in Italy. But only with his left foot. Totti can use both feet and can hit the ball in several ways. Such champions can shoot ten times per match and eight of them are aimed on target, while five are very dangerous and can turn into a goal. Totti's shooting qualities are unique and they will stay intact for life."
Fernando Gago: "Totti is very important, on and off the pitch, for what he has won and for his charisma. He’s an example for everyone to follow, for the young players and for players like me who have arrived from abroad. The fact that he has played his football here for so long is proof of that. It’s always nice to watch him train."