New Jersey Native Left Off Italy's World Cup Roster

Coach Marcello Lippi finished setting up his 23-man squad for Italy's World Cup team on Tuesday.  The team will be minus New Jersey-born Giuseppe Rossi, who holds dual citizenship (he was born to Italian parents) and who plays for Spanish club Villarreal.

GOALKEEPERS:

Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus)
Morgan De Sanctis (Napoli)
Federico Marchetti (Cagliari)

DEFENDERS:

Salvatore Bocchetti (Genoa)
Leonardo Bonucci (AS Bari)
Fabio Cannavaro (Juventus)
Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus)
Domenico Criscito (Genoa)
Christian Maggio (Napoli)
Gianluca Zambrotta (AC Milan)

MIDFIELDERS:

Mauro Camoranesi (Juventus)
Daniele De Rossi (AS Roma)
Gennaro Gattuso (AC Milan)
Claudio Marchisio (Juventus)
Riccardo Montolivo (Fiorentina)
Angelo Palombo (Sampdoria)
Simone Pepe (Udinese)
Andrea Pirlo (AC Milan)

FORWARDS:

Antonio Di Natale (Udinese)
Alberto Gilardino (Fiorentina)
Vincenzo Iaquinta (Juventus)
Giampaolo Pazzini (Sampdoria)
Fabio Quagliarella (Napoli)

Italy Cans Coach

Rome:

Four days after losing their EURO 2008 quarterfinal-round match with Spain, Italy fired head coach Roberto Donadoni and is expected to name the man he replaced, Marcello Lippi (who coached the Azzurri's 2006 World Cup championship team) as HIS replacement.