'Retired' Totti not needed by Italians

FRANCESCO Totti will stay in international retirement after he was left out of Italy's 30-man provisional World Cup squad.

Squad. Goalkeepers: G Buffon (Juventus), M De Sanctis (Napoli), F Marchetti (Cagliari), S Sirigu (Palermo). Defenders: S Bocchetti (Genoa), L Bonucci (Bari), F Cannavaro (Juventus), M Cassani (Palermo), G Chiellini (Juventus), D Criscito (Genoa), F Grosso (Juventus), C Maggio (Napoli), G Zambrotta (AC Milan). Midfielders: M Camoranesi (Juventus), A Candreva (Juventus), A Cossu (Cagliari), D De Rossi (AS Roma), G Gattuso (AC Milan), C Marchisio (Juventus), R M (Fiorentina), A Palombo (Sampdoria), S Pepe (Udinese), A Pirlo (AC Milan). Forwards: M Borriello (AC Milan), A Di Natale (Udinese), A Gilardino (Fiorentina), V Iaquinta (Juventus), G Pazzini (Sampdoria), F Quagliarella (Napoli), G Rossi (Villarreal).