In June 2012, he dedicated his goals that put Italy in the final of the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship to his foster mother Silvia, and rushed over to embrace her as she wept after the win.
[Fifa World Cup 2014; for England to remain in the competition they need Italy to win both their remaining matches against first Costa Rica and then Uruguay] If we beat Costa Rica I want a kiss, obviously on the cheek, from the UK Queen.
