Totti holds the record for most goals and appearances for RomaFrancesco Totti says leaving Roma after 30 years is "like dying" after he resigned from his role as a director at the Serie A club. His relationship with president James Pallotta reportedly deteriorated, but last week the American said he offered Totti the role of technical director. Totti criticised the club's American ownership and the influence of former director and now club consultant Franco Baldini. "As I said, presidents pass, coaches pass, players pass, but the flags do not. "The main focus of certain people has been to remove Romans from Roma," Totti claimed.

Source: BBC June 17, 2019 12:35 UTC