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Football fans across social media have offered comforting words to iconic Italian footballer Francesco Totti after he revealed his battle with depression.

Totti, who enjoyed a colourful career with AS Roma, opened up about his struggle with depression after he discovered his long-term wife Ilary Blasi was cheating on him.

The 45-year-old made the shocking revelation about the bitter breakdown of his marriage since his retirement.

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And ever since Totti's stomach-rumbling disclosure, football fans and social media users lined up in their droves to sympathize with the 2006 World Cup winner, affectionately called The Golden Boy.

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@10HagRole consoled the iconic Italian footballer:

Roma hero Francesco Totti opens up about his struggle with depression after learning his wife was cheating

@ManlikeDesire situated Totti's situation to that of Iliçic before asking for divine intervention:

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Roma legend Francesco Totti has opened up about his struggle with depression after learning that his former wife was cheating on him.

Totti enjoyed an illustrious career with Roma spanning 25 years before he hung his boots in 2017.

However, despite his outstanding career, his social life did not quite flourish post-retirement, with the Italian parting ways with his long-term wife, Ilary Blasi.