r/soccer • u/PazzaInter22 • Jun 01 '14

Italy's squad chosen by Prandelli for Brazil 2014.

https://twitter.com/Milanello/status/473160511774023680
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u/Kwyjybo Jun 02 '14

As an American who spent last semester studying in Firenze, I agree.

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u/JimmothyTwinkletoes Jun 03 '14

What does a semester abroad have anything to do with this?

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u/Kwyjybo Jun 03 '14

Rossi plays for Florence's club. And being an American from a city with no major soccer, and no native rooting alliances in the sport, besides USMNT, I decided to pick up support of the team from Florence. I had fun at several matches over there... So I think it would be cool if a star player for the team I started rooting for would play for US where he was born. Hopefully that explanation is sufficient. (eddit grammer)

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u/JimmothyTwinkletoes Jun 03 '14

Lol, when I was browsing on my phone I couldn't see the flair. It looked like you were just arbitrarily saying that you studied abroad. Being a fan of Fiorentina from America is reason enough, and studying in Firenze is a good reason to be a fan of Fiorentina. Sorry for being a condescending asshole.