The striker turned down his native United States to represent Italy, but a serious of injuries have derailed a once-promising career.
It didn't make too many headlines in the United States, but Giuseppe Rossi's sad soccer tale may have come to an end on Monday.
Celta Viga announced that Rossi tore his left ACL in the first half of the club's 2-0 loss to Eibar on Sunday. It's the fourth major knee injury of the 30-year-old's career, but the first to his left knee.
Rossi is expected to miss six months but it's fair to wonder if the striker will ever play top-level soccer again now that he has not one, but two bad knees.