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  The Toronto FC man took part of 50 minutes of his side's loss to OKC Energy last night in Florida Sebastian Giovinco looked good in his debut against lower-division OKC Energy last night in Florida. Albeit being marked tightly, he moved well to free himself up front, made several dribbles past defenders, and passed well. "I only played fifty minutes. It went well. I've only been practicing with this team for one week and we did pretty well. We conceded on the only shot on goal received, we were unlucky" , he told Tuttomercatoweb.com . The atomic ant also spoke about his new city: "The city is beautiful, the club is an important one and they want to grow. I saw an NBA and NHL match so far: sports here are wonderful". Overall, Giovinco is happy with TFC, and likes the facilities at the players' disposal: "I like the structures here, things are well-rounded. I knew Altidore and Bradley, who told me good things about the club. We want to enrich th...

Sebastian Giovinco is here. After touching down in Toronto at 2:20pm yesterday, Sebastian was welcomed by a sea of jubilant TFC fans, armed with drums and flags and, of course, cameras and paraphernalia. Today, Toronto FC presented Giovinco to the press, to Major League Soccer, to Toronto.  Toronto FC Bazbatchenko introduced Giovinco and explained how Sebastian will have a team built around him, and how a player like him contributes to a solid foundation built brick-by-brick, starting with Bradley, Altidore before him. Giovinco's first words as a Red: "Thank you all of you, I will try to pay back this warm welcome on the field trying to win with this jersey because I want to be a part of this club and of this team". Andrea D'Amico, his agent said "Sebastian understood right away the importance of this challenge, and the possibility of this project. After wearing the Juventus and Italy jersey he wanted an important challenge". Giovinco was as...

An exciting day for Sebastian Giovinco who was greeted by several hundred fans on Thursday afternoon at Toronto's Pearson International Airport. "I'm here at the height of my career to do my best, give it my all as I alwasy have, and to win", he told Toronto's Italian OMNI News. Here is a full video of the moment Giovinco came through the door, as uploaded by Francesco Fasano:

    The Atomic Ant touches down in Toronto to start his new adventure in the MLS   A welcoming party, 500 people strong was present on hand at Toronto's Pearson International Airport on Thursday.       The Atomic Ant was greeted with a roar from the crowd that was waiting for him at Terminal One.   Sebastian Giovinco anticipates his arrival by 6 months. The MLS outfit announced his arrival on January 19 expecting him to join in July, upon the expiry of his contract with Juventus. His agent renegotiated his agreement with the Turin club who released the player so he may join TFC right away.       Giovinco will join his new teammates at Toronto FC training camp in the coming weeks.    

The MLS is a new destination for Serie A stars.  We wrote earlier that Giovinco's record-breaking contract that saw his passage to Toronto FC may be more than a "bloody big deal", it may have begun a new trend.  Giovinco's agent, Andrea D'Amico has started to test the ground for the transfer of another Italian, Udinese striker Antonio Di Natale. According to Gianluca Di Marzio, Di Natale received an offer from an MLS side for €8 million over two years. It is unknown at this time which team has made the offer. “Di Natale is a footballing genius. He probably deserved a different career. He payed for his lack of personality, even in the national team. The weight of the jersey was too much. A player like him would be perfectly suited to the MLS”, D'Amico told Sky Sport Italy.

Giovinco has today left the club to begin his new adventure with FC Toronto. Good luck, Seba! http://t.co/Hvguc9bsBy pic.twitter.com/NTCtcvOQGT — JuventusFC (@juventusfcen) February 2, 2015 The Atomic Ant anticipates his move to Canada by six months Sebastian Giovinco is a Red. Effective immediately. The diminutive striker has consensually rescinded his contract with Juventus who will ostensively forgo spending his remaining salary, while TFC gets the player for the start of the Major League Soccer season. Juventus bids adieu to their youth product after twenty years affectionately by chronicling his career at Juventus over the span of nearly two decades, by dedicating a video to him and this note: "Everyone associated with Juventus Football Club would like to thank Seba for all his efforts and wish him every success for his new adventure in Canada". Sportsnet journalist John Molinaro spoke with Toronto FC CEO Tim Bezbatchenko who confirmed that the...