SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Toronto FC midfielder Sebastian Giovinco said he didn't draw any added motivation from being left off Italy's Euro 2016 squad, and is focused on helping his club qualify for the MLS Cup playoffs.
"I was motivated before and I'm motivated now," he told ESPN FC through a translator. " It would have been amazing [to go the Euros], it would have been the cherry on the pie, but I'm happy with the way I'm playing and what I'm doing."
Giovinco, the league's reigning MVP, recently went through an eight-game spell in which he failed to find the net.