Luigi Mangione
Cousin Indicators Professional Soccer Contract
… With Brooklyn FC
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Luigi Mangione‘s cousin is heading to Brooklyn — not for visitation on the Metropolitan Detention Heart … however to play skilled soccer.
The USL’s Brooklyn FC introduced the attention-grabbing signing on Wednesday … saying 24-year-old Peter Mangione is becoming a member of the squad.
The staff mentioned it witnessed Mangione construct his resume at Penn State, the place he scored 31 targets and have become a two-time Massive Ten Offensive Participant of the 12 months.
He additionally performed a key position with the MLS Subsequent Professional’s FC Cincinnati 2 final 12 months.
“He brings a balanced midfield profile to Brooklyn with the engine to cover ground,” the staff mentioned, “and the end product to impact matches in the final third.”
In fact, his final identify stands proud — it is the identical as his notorious cousin Luigi, who’s accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on the streets of Midtown Manhattan on December 4, 2024.
Thompson’s homicide was captured on video … exhibiting a person stroll as much as him outdoors of the New York Hilton Midtown lodge and shoot him within the leg and again.
Luigi was arrested 5 days later in Altoona, Pennsylvania, and indicted on a number of prices, together with homicide.
Regardless of the crime, Luigi has been oddly embraced by some as a intercourse image and folks hero — significantly those that have a deep frustration towards the U.S. medical insurance system.
Luigi is being held in Brooklyn … however contemplating he is locked up, he will not be capable to catch his fam in motion.
Peter may make his Brooklyn FC debut on March 8 when the membership faces Indy Eleven.
