James Troisi scored the winning goal that secured Australia's first major piece of silverware. The 36-year-old represented his country at the World Cup and the Olympics, and was even on the books of Juventus at one point. Yet Troisi never forgot the four-and-a-half years he spent as a youngster at Newcastle United.
Troisi may not have played a competitive game for the Magpies, but the Aussie admitted it was 'every boy's dream to say they were involved with a club like that' between 2004 and 2008. Troisi was not just involved, of course; the attacking midfielder rubbed shoulders with senior pros like Shay Given, Nicky Butt and Michael Owen, who gave him a special nickname.
"They used to call me Messi," Troisi told ChronicleLive. "I was far, far from it but that was something special for me because you've got all those players calling you it.
