Fiorentina striker Giuseppe Rossi has hit out at claims that he was omitted from Italy s FIFA World Cup squad because he was not fully fit.
The 27-year-old suffered the latest in a series of serious injuries when he damaged the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in January.
Rossi recovered in time to be named in Cesare Prandelli s provisional 30-man squad, and was involved in the 0-0 warm-up draw with the Republic of Ireland on Saturday.
However, Rossi suffered the heartbreak of being excluded from Prandelli s final 23-man party for the marquee tournament in Brazil, which was announced on Sunday.
Rossi has since taken to social media website Twitter to deny that his omission was due to concerns over fitness or his psychological mindset.
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A bullet has been posted to Celtic manager Neil Lennon, just one day after he was attacked on the touchline during a game against Hearts.
Police officers were called to Celtic Park on Thursday, and a spokeswoman for Strathclyde Police confirmed they were investigating the incident.
On Wednesday night, police arrested the man who charged at Lennon and attempted to wrestle him to the ground during his side s 3-0 away win over Hearts.
Edinburgh man John Wilson appeared in court on Thursday charged with breach of the peace aggravated by religious prejudice, and assault aggravated by religious prejudice, but he did not enter a plea and was remanded in custody.
Two men, aged 41 and 43, are also being held by police over a separate incident in which parcel bomb…