MILAN — Christian Pulisic has been in Italy for less than three years, but he has some advice for U.S. fans to follow if they want to adapt to local culture during the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.
“It’s mostly food-related, to be honest,” the U.S. men’s soccer star told “TODAY.”
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“You definitely can’t cut your pasta. You can’t have certain things on the dish together; you need separate plates,” he said. “(There’s) a funny rule here where they don’t like any type of milk in the coffee after a certain time. It’s just your typical Italians being stubborn, I guess.”
Pulisic, a forward for legendary Serie A club AC Milan, is quite possibly the most famous American living in Milan today. He joined the club in July 2023 after multiple years with Chelsea in England and Borussia Dortmund in Germany and is second in the league in goals this season.
And because he’s in the middle of a hotly contested season — AC Milan is in second place behind crosstown rival Inter Milan — he said he isn’t sure whether he’ll have much time to check out the Olympics.
“If my schedule allows it, I’d really love to go see any USA event. I’d love to see some hockey,” he said. “It’s great having (the Olympics) here. I’m excited. The city’s really buzzing right now.”
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