Giuseppe Rossi’s story is, on the surface, about soccer. But more than anything, it’s a story about home. Home is a complicated thing. Sometimes it’s where you’re born. Sometimes it’s something you find. Sometimes it’s something you earn. And sometimes, it’s more than one place pulling at you at once. They all matter. Some matter more at different points in life, and those points shift. But home is home - and that doesn’t change.

For years, Rossi's soccer allegiances embodied that push and pull. Born in New Jersey, he famously chose to represent Italy, his family’s homeland, at the international level. Over time, Italy became his homeland, too. His proudest moments came in an Azzurri shirt - one that, he admits, still feels heavier than he can explain.