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The Sun
7 hours ago
- Sport
- The Sun
World Cup winner and one-club legend, 48, rolls back the years with stunning goal from HALFWAY line
WORLD CUP winner Francesco Totti showed class is permanent with a stunning goal from the HALFWAY LINE. The Italian football legend was starring in an amateur game organised by Operazione Nostalgia in Parma. 9 9 9 9 9 9 Totti, 48, was one of several former stars who featured in the game, including the likes of Gianfranco Zola, Javier Zanetti, Adriano and Hristo Stoichkov. But it was the Roma icon who made the headlines as he scored from the middle of the pitch. With just over 20 minutes on the clock, Totti received the ball just inside the centre circle after having the ball played to him from the right side. The bouncing trajectory of the ball saw Totti control it with the outside of his right boot and direct it in front of him. However, after just one bounce Totti did the unthinkable and smashed the ball towards goal with his right foot on the halfway line. The marksman had noticed former Parma and Fiorentina goalkeeper Sebastien Frey off his line when he lashed the ball forwards. Frey was backpedalling frantically but had to jump to try and stop the ball from sailing into the net. However, Totti's shot had directed itself to the very top corner of the goal and there was ultimately nothing the Frenchman could do to keep it out as it snuck just under the bar. Frey managed to get fingertips to it, but only pushed in onto the woodwork before it hit the back of the 45-year-old and fell into the net as the goalie stumbled into the side netting. A huge roar went up from the crowd as they took to their feet to give Totti a standing ovation for the brilliant effort. Scott McTominay dances with old fan while puffing on cigarette as never-ending Napoli title party continues Totti's team-mates rushed to him to celebrate the extraordinary goal, with one of them seen jumping on his back. Even Frey, despite his humiliation of conceding from the halfway line, had to respect the audacity of the strike and was seen with a wide smile as he emerged from the goal. The clash between the two teams, with Totti's Rabona coming up against Sombrero, ended with 14 goals as the match ended 7-7. One-club man Totti retired from professional football in 2017. However, the Serie A icon had joked he could still play at the top level and revealed one club - believed to be Cesc Fabregas ' Como - had tried to coax him back into playing. Totti had said: "No, it's not a joke. I took it a bit seriously, so let's see. There are one or two teams who have asked about me. "Let's see what my head tells me, but above all my body. Let's see how it reacts. "My head already knows the answer. Who knows what next year will bring." Totti scored 307 goals in 786 club appearances for the Giallorossi, while adding nine goals in 58 Caps for Italy, including one on route to the Jules Rimet in 2006. While Totti's goal record could arguably have been better, he had a more than stellar assist record with the national team with 25, including four at the World Cup in 2006 - two of which came in the quarter-finals. 9 9 9
Daily Mail
15 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Italy and Roma legend Francesco Totti, 48, rolls back the years as he scores SENSATIONAL screamer from the halfway line during a match
Italy legend Francesco Totti rolled back the years by scoring a jaw-dropping goal from the halfway line during a match - leading to a standing ovation. Totti, now aged 48, proved he still has the same magic that saw him bag over 300 goals for both club and country as he put on a show on Sunday. Taking part in an amateur game organised by Operazione Nostalgia, Totti received the ball in midfield before controlling with his heel and glancing up at goal. Noticing goalkeeper Sebastien Frey had strayed slightly from his line, the veteran unleashed a volley which whistled up into the air before dropping into the net. Frey, 45, did not cover himself in glory as he backpedalled slowly and spilled the ball, but Totti soaked up the acclaim from his team-mates all the same. The thousands of supporters at the Stadio Ennio Tardini rose to their feet to applaud the audacious effort, seemingly in disbelief at what they had just witnessed. Totti retired from playing eight years ago after spending his entire career with his boyhood club Roma but has often joked he could still perform at a high level. He even revealed a Serie A side, believed to be Cesc Fabregas' Como, recently tried to coax him back on a deal until the end of the season - but he declined. Insisting he is seriously weighing up a comeback, Totti said: 'No, it's not a joke. I took it a bit seriously, so let's see. There are one or two teams who have asked about me. 'Let's see what my head tells me, but above all my body. Let's see how it reacts. My head already knows the answer. Who knows what next year will bring.' The Operation Nostalgia match incredibly finished 7-7.
Yahoo
19-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Photo – Inter Milan Wish Ex Goalkeeper A Happy 44th Birthday
Former Inter Milan goalkeeper Sebastien Frey turned 44 yesterday. Despite his French origins, he spent most of his professional career in Italy. Indeed, Inter signed him from Cannes in 1998 as an up-and-coming young gun. However, after mostly playing second fiddle to Gianluca Pagliuca, he left the club to join Parma. After six years at Ennio Tardini, Sebastien Frey moved to Fiorentina, while his Serie A adventure ended at Genoa in 2013. Though his spell at the San Siro was brief, Inter took to X to wish Frey a happy 44th birthday.
