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#1 Francesco Totti
"It's a fantastic feeling. I always wanted to end my career having only worn one shirt - the Roma one - and I think I earned it." With this, one of the most elegant players to ever grace the game called it a day in 2017. Francesco Totti - the son of Rome and in some senses, truly a gladiator.
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In an age where footballers change loyalties like they changed clothes, Totti remained a one-club man for a staggering period of 25 years. He won the World Cup with Italy in 2006 and while he was not so lucky with AS Roma in terms of trophies, Totti remained an integral part of Italy's elite footballers.
Coming to his playing style, Totti was a perfect no.10. A playmaker who could create and score goals, Totti was considered by many as the ideal trequartista. With 250 goals to his name, Totti went down as AS Roma's highest ever goalscorer and was the previous calendar year's most emotional retirement.
