In the old days new immigrants here learned the language they immersed themselves in the so called American way of life. For one reason to get work. They even changed their names.

My friends real first name is Italian John Guiliamo. His father changed his last name to Williams. To get work.

My real last name was Americanized by Daddio.

When my Italian friends got here they even got their kids to play American sports like baseball instead of the game they loved our football soccer. That is why you heard of rizzuto and DiMaggio.

The guys that still stuck with our game some of them are in the soccer hall of fame today.