Totti not ruling out national team return

ROME (AFP) — Roma captain Francesco Totti has hinted that he may be open to a national team recall following the return of World Cup wining coach Marcello Lippi.

Totti won the last of his 58 caps for Italy in the 2006 World Cup final in Berlin before he dithered over whether to officially retire that summer and only did so in 2007.

Lippi recently declared that he will respect Totti's decision to retire and that he has no plans to entice back the man who scored the last-minute penalty that beat Australia in the second round in Germany.

However, Totti told Sky Sports Italia that with Lippi back at the helm he would need to speak to the new coach before he changes his mind and that for the time being his is concentrating on his recovery from knee surgery.

"I have an excellent relationship with him, ...