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Failed drug test the latest turn in Giuseppe Rossi's sad soccer tale

The striker who once turned down his native United States has seen his career hit another low after he failed a drug test in Italy

Giuseppe Rossi's roller-coaster career had already had its fill of brutal lows, which often overshadowed his highs, and the latest low could be the one that signals the end for him as a player.

Rossi is facing a one-year ban after testing positive for a banned substance in a test administered last May, after Rossi played for Genoa in a 1-0 loss to Benevento.

Currently without a club after being released by Genoa in the summer, Rossi joined Genoa after recovering from the latest major injury to mar his career, a torn ACL suffered in April of 2017 with Spanish side Celta Vigo.