The one they are dubbing "El Marcito" (little Marco) becomes Mexican media celebrity:
"We already call him 'El Marcito' (little Marco)," said another reporter, "El tiene magia (he's got magic)."
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Yesterday Rojas, who admitted match fitness could be a problem and he didn't expect to start at the Azteca - was besieged at the team hotel in Los Angeles after training. Initially there were to be no one on one interviews with the VFB Stuttgart player but Rojas was grabbed on arrival, and completed more than half a dozen interviews with the biggest television networks from Mexico and the United States, as well as the mandatory group media scrum.
"Your Spanish is good, Marco, muy bien, muy bien," remarked one enthusiastic Mexican reporter.
"You need to teach your team-mates something - no?."
It's might be too late for that, but last night the softly spoken Rojas was beamed into millions of Mexican and North American homes...".
Marco's guide to football Spanish
Vamos Nueva Zealanda - Let's go New Zealand
Tenemos que ganar - We have to win
El árbitro necesita lentes! - The referee needs glasses!
Golazo! - What a goal!
No fue penal - That wasn't a penalty
No es justo - That's not fair
Tenemos que esperar hasta Wellington - We have to wait until Wellington
Marco Rojas, middle, says he might need to teach his teammates a few Spanish phrases. Photo / Getty Images
