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Team USA players stand for the national anthem before facing Honduras in a CONCACAF Gold Cup soccer match at Toyota Stadium on Tuesday, July 7, 2015, in Frisco. (Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News)
One of the hot topics in the North American soccer sphere this week involves different takes on Italian national team coach (and future Chelsea manager) Antonio Conte's serially re-tweeted quote about why he did not include Sebastian Giovinco nor Andrea Pirlo on Italy's roster for the Euro 2016 tournament that kicks off next month in France.