A one-club man. The rarest of football geniuses. When the annals of greats are written, the name Francesco Totti will rank as high as any Italian footballer in history. Just as it should.

But who is Totti, the man behind the genius? How did he reach the top? From his childhood flirts with Lazio and Milan to following in the footsteps of his idol, Giuseppe Giannini, little came easy for the maestro in his early days. But establish himself at the top he did - and some.

From Scudetto and World Cup glory to breaking all the Roma records, for almost 25 years the forward graced the game in the colours of his beloved boyhood club. And he gave us memories that will last a lifetime. Welcome to issue 69 (player issue 8), rekindling the joy of Francesco Totti in print.

Featuring:

• The childhood and rise of Totti
• Roma, 1993-1997: Il Bimbo d'Oro
• Roma, 1997-1999: Il Capitano
• Roma, 1999-2004: a Scudetto for the ages
• Italy: 1998-2004: the new Baggio, Euro 2000 and that Panenka
• The new fantasisti: Totti, Del Piero and calcio
• Italy: 2004-2006: king of the world
• Roma: 2004-2013: the undisputed peak among all the near-misses
• Roma: 2013-2017: the eighth king of Rome
• The eternal legacy of Totti
• Quotes: Totti in the words of others
• Infographic: the numbers of Totti
• Totti's 18 greatest kits illustrated
• Artwork: the evolution of Totti, 1993-2025
• ... and lots more

Order now before we sell out. Every other issue has sold out before dispatch and won't be back until we reprint in future.

Dispatch by 26 September