体坛英语新闻:Media: Retired soccer champ Totti may play on
ROME, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Former AS Roma captain Francesco Totti says he may not have retired from the game after all, according to an interview by the beloved champion with Chi (Who) gossip weekly.
"I'll enjoy a bit of R&R with (wife) Ilary (Blasi), then we'll see: it's not a given that I've stopped playing definitively," Ansa news agency cited the 40-year-old striker as telling Chi.
Totti, who retired after 25 years with AS Roma in an emotional farewell at the Olimpico Stadium in the Italian capital on May 28, is set to meet with his former team's executives after their return from a meeting in Boston with American team owner James Pallotta sometime this week, according to Ansa.
Pallotta has said he would consider Totti for a possible role as AS Roma ambassador to the world.
There is also a proposal from director of football Ramon Monchi who would like the champ at his side, but with on-field responsibilities, Ansa reported.
On May 28, a tearful Totti said goodbye to 70,000 crying fans at the Olimpico after playing the final game for his only club, home town team Roma.
"The lights have gone out, I'm afraid, I need you," said the 40-year-old player after a 3-2 win over Genoa that kept the Giallorossi in the second automatic Champions League qualifying place.
Tributes for Totti poured in from the nation and around the world, with ex-premier Matteo Renzi saying Totti had "given emotions to an entire generation" and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau having his photo taken with a no.10 shirt, calling the Olimpico event "unique".
There has been speculation that Totti may be lured to China to play on for a year or two, according to Ansa.
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