Sunday,
August 10, 2008
American-Born Giuseppe Rossi Shines for
The
ANNOTICO Report
21-year-old
Giuseppe Rossi, was born and lived in
Rossi
has a powerful left-footed shot, and a display of crafty dribbling skills,
darting runs and clever passing.
Fully
aware of Rossi's talents,
American-Born Rossi Shines for
Economic Times
9 August, 2008
QINHUANGDAO/China:
American-born striker Giuseppe Rossi had the option of playing for the
They're saying ``grazie'' in
Rossi has a powerful left-footed shot, and he
teamed up with striker Sebastian Giovinco to give the
Honduran defense fits, putting on a display of crafty dribbling skills, darting
runs and clever passing.
Fully aware of Rossi's talents,
``I had my choice and I took it,'' Rossi told
The Associated Press. ``I can't thank the US enough for the opportunity to even
let me have the choice, but, you know, my heart was always set on playing for
Italy but when the US plays I'm always cheering for them.''
On Wednesday,
``They had the early match, won 1-0 and are
first in the group now, which is always nice because first of all I have a few
friends on that team, Danny Szetela, for one, and now
I have my new teammate Jozy Altidore,''
Rossi said.
Altidore recently signed a six-year deal with Rossi's club,
Villarreal, which finished runner-up to champion Real Madrid last season and
will play in the Champions League this year.
Rossi said he was happy to have a kid from the
neighborhood join him in
``I think it's something nice to have a 'paisano' _ how would you say that in English? a buddy from the same state, from the same country playing
on my team, so it's going to be nice to have Jozy
around.''
Rossi speaks like a guy from
``Maybe I am forgetting a bit of English,'' he
joked.
At the age of 12, he moved from the
In the summer of 2007, he signed a six-year
contract with Villarreal, and scored 11 goals in 27 matches in his first season
with the club.
As excited as he is about his Villarreal's
prospects this year, he's focused for now on taking care of business in
And who knows, maybe he'll get the chance to vie
for a gold with his buddies from the
``I wish them the best of luck,'' he said. ``And
hopefully we can meet in the finals.''
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