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leading the Italian team in
scoring at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. He
might have been the Joe
DiMaggio of American
soccer had he done so for
Unfortunately, at least one the Americans.
Italian is seen as a villain
in the growth of American Despite all the successoccer. Giuseppe Rossi, ses of Italian Americans
born in New Jersey, opted in sport I don’t think that
to return to Italy, eventual- the assimilation is entirely
ly playing for its national complete. Italian Ameriteam, rather than his Ame- can youth often long for
rican birthplace and then the past and extol their
soccer matches are now
televised weekly on American television, which will
only help to grow the fan
base.
ethnic ancestry in festivals,
attire, music, food, and lifestyle. This phenomenon,
known as guido culture,
is especially prominent in
New York, the state with
the most residents of Italian ancestry.
Nevertheless, the USA is
a country of immigrants,
and Italians have added
greatly to its national culture.
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