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| Football fans are pictured before the start of a Group D match between Italy and Costa Rica at the Pernambuco Arena in Recife during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 20, 2014. AFP PHOTO / EMMANUEL DUNAND |
Italy’s premature exit from the World Cup has not cancelled Italian girls’ interest in their most beloved players, who often have the unmistakable traits of Brazilian nationals, Xinhua has recently learnt from the opinions of several teenagers.
“Neymar (da Silva Santos Junioris, forward in the Brazil national team) is the most handsome, he has gorgeous lineaments,” a 14-year-old schoolgirl, Beatrice Colombo, told Xinhua.
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