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This file photo taken on May 28, 2017 shows Roma's forward from Italy Francesco Totti holds a framed Number 10 during a ceremony to celebrate his last match with AS Roma after the Italian Serie A football match AS Roma vs Genoa at the Olympic Stadium in Rome. Roma legend Francesco Totti confirmed his retirement on July 17, 2017 and will take a directorship role at the Serie A club. (AFP/Vincenzo Pinto)
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oma legend Francesco Totti's iconic number 10 shirt, which he wore for the final time on May 28, has been launched into space, the Serie A club said Wednesday.
The 40-year-old played his final game after 24 years with the capital-city side in a 3-2 win against Genoa.
And as a tribute to 'immortalise' the forward a rocket carrying the number 10 shirt, from his final game, was successfully launched from French Guyana.
"Mission complete: on Tuesday night history was made as Francesco Totti's final shirt as a Roma player was successfully launched into space," the club said.
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The rocket was sent up by Avio "a worldwide leader in the field of space travel" with those who helped the launch pictured wearing purple-red Totti shirts.
Totti played 786 matches for Roma in total after joining as a schoolboy in 1989, scoring a club-record 307 goals, and won the 2006 World Cup with Italy.
The former attacking midfielder will now become a director of the Italian club.
