Totti Turns Down Italy and Roma to Join Basketball Club
Totti said the new role came after he felt valued in the project, as Rome prepares to field two top-flight basketball clubs.
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Totti turns down Italy and Roma to join basketball club
Maxima are one of two clubs in Rome vying to take part in the planned NBA Europe project. Rome is one of the 12 cities being targeted by the NBA for the European league's launch in 2027. "He isn't just a figurehead ambassador or celebrity, he's a genuine part of our project," said Paul Matiasic, a California lawyer who bought the sporting licence of the Brescia club and used it to set up a new team in Rome. "I'm not joking when I say he's our ca…
The former Roma legend will become an advisor to Maxima Roma (basketball) team playing in Serie A, rather than engaging in the revival of the Italian national team.
(Adnkronos) • Return Rome to the center of the Italian and European basketball, creating a project capable of going beyond the simple sporting result. This is the challenge of the Maxima Roma, presented on a terrace overlooking Piazza Venezia in view of the season 2026/27. The team will be engaged in Serie A and EuroCup, with [...]
Francesco Totti Switches from Football to Basketball: Joins Maxima Roma Project - Archysport
The iconic former AS Rome captain and 2006 World Cup winner confirmed his appointment as a club adviser on Tuesday. Rather than joining forces with the Fédération italienne de football to help rehabilitate the Nazionale following its failure to qualify for the 2026 World Cup—a timeline reinforced by recent sporting turbulence—Totti opted for a dramatic ...
Totti is Maxima Roma's new advisor and answered a question about the favorite team of the Serie A championship
Legendary Roma captain Francesco Totti revealed today that he has decided to become an advisor to basketball club Maxima Roma. Rome, a city marked by football, will have two Serie A clubs in the new season, in addition to Maxima and BC Roma, which also includes Slovenian NBA star Luka Dončić among its co-owners.
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