FIFA laud Totti on birthday

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Dear Francesco,I write to wish you a very happy birthday. I wish you plenty of health, happiness and success and I hope you find the time to celebrate your birthday with your friends and family.You are not only celebrating your 40th birthday, but also all the wonderful things you have achieved over the course of your footballing career. With your joyful approach to the game of football, you bring hope to supporters of this wonderful sport. Young people everywhere are envious of your ability at 40. You are brilliant on the pitch and always give 100% for Roma. You have always been an example of how football should be played and loved, and for that I am eternally grateful.You once said that being able to wear the Roma colours was the greatest feeling ever. The loyalty you have displayed, along with the passion and love that you feel for your club Roma has made you an icon, a legend that everyone rates, admires, respects and applauds - even those who don’t support the Giallorossi. I hope today is a gift, a special day full of happiness and wonderful things - essentially everything that you have given us over the years with your goals and performances.Thank you so much for your contribution and support to football. I hope you can continue to dazzle us for a long while yet, playing and scoring for the club you love, and go on providing us with all those emotions that only football can produce.Many happy returns once again.

- Fifa president Gianni Infantino