Maxima Roma president Paul Matiasic unveils his club's latest signing Francesco Totti Credit: Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP

Francesco Totti, who won the 2006 World Cup with Italy and is adored in his home city where he played his entire career with Roma, on Tuesday said that he had turned down roles with the rebuilding Azzurri and with his old club to become an adviser to Maxima, a new Roman basketball team.

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