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He grew up loving football, his idol being Giuseppe Giannini from Roma, and he played the game regularly, usually with much older boys. At the age of 8 he joined a local youth team and his potential was quickly spotted by scouts. His parents received a lucrative offer for him from AC Milan but his mother refused as she felt he was too young to leave home.

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He later joined the Roma youth team in and has remained with the club ever since. Having spent his entire career with the Serie A club Roma he is their number one goal scorer, most capped player and is currently captain of the club. He is considered to be their greatest player and is regarded as being one of the best footballers of his generation.

Francesco is well respected by his team mates and management and adored by his many fans who appreciate his total loyalty to Roma. In September he signed a further three year playing contract with the club with a clause giving him a managerial position after he retires from the game. His primary position is that of a trequartista meaning that he is a playmaker in the central attacking midfield position.

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In Italian football the trequartista usually wears the number 10 jersey and has a free role between midfield and the forwards, either in the centre of the pitch or on the wings. On some occasions he has also been used successfully as a lone striker. Franceso Totti is a highly acclaimed footballer and has won many awards including Serie A Young Footballer of the Year in the —99 season and Italian Footballer of the Year in and Totti has also been a successful player for the Italian national team and was part of the winning squad for the World Cup.

In spite of, or perhaps because of, all his success and adoration, Franceso Totti has constantly been in the press and not always for the best reasons. In the earlier part of his career he was often sent off for foul play as he played in an unreasonably rough manner, was argumentative and insulted both referees and opposing players, even spitting at one of them.

He became renowned for celebrating his goals in a vivacious manner , including imitating childbirth by stuffing the ball up his shirt and having it removed by team mates, to sucking his thumb and wearing t-shirts under his number 10 jersey with poignant messages written on them.