GOLAZONEWSFrancesco Totti Claims Retirement from Roma Was Forced
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- Francesco Totti stated his career at Roma ended against his wishes.
- The 50-year-old former player described his 2017 retirement as a symbolic death.
- The comments were made during the launch of his autobiography in Rome.
Francesco Totti has revealed that his decision to retire from AS Roma in 2017 was not voluntary. Speaking at the presentation of his autobiography, 'Oltre', at the Teatro Brancaccio in Rome, the 50-year-old former player claimed he was caught off guard by the club's management.
Totti, who spent his entire 25-year professional career with the Italian club, described the end of his playing days as a difficult experience. He compared his departure from the pitch to a symbolic death, asserting that he was forced into retirement when he did not want to stop playing.