Module 3 Unit 2 This year we are training more carefully

[00:00.00]It is Saturday tomorrow,明天是星期六， [00:01.99]but I am going to school.但是我要去学校。 [00:04.12]I am not going for lessons,我不是去上课， [00:06.17]but to play football.而是要去踢足球。 [00:07.83]I am in o

Bruce Arena voted as winner of MLS Coach of the Year

HOUSTON, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Major League Soccer (MLS) on Monday announced Los Angeles Galaxy's coach Bruce Arena as the winner of the 2011 MLS Coach of the Year. MLS said in a statement that in his third full season as LA head coach, Arena led

VOA标准英语2008年-US Coach, Star Runner Look Ahead to Beijing Oly

By Yi Suli Washington 14 May 2008 University of Arizona cross country and distance track and field coach James Li was born and raised in China. He moved to the U.S. more than two decades ago to coach collegiate running and just last year was named th

Guardiola announces departure as Barca coach

MADRID, April 27 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola confirmed this Friday that he is leaving the club after four years in charge. Guardiola gave the news at a packed press conference in the Camp Nou Stadium at 13:30 hours local time. He exp

Sao Paulo fires head coach Adilson Batista

RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- After its disappointing 3-0 loss to Atletico-GO in the 30th round of the Brazilian Championship, Sao Paulo decided to release head coach Adilson Batista on Sunday. After six games without a win, the fans and Sao Pa

Ronald Koeman becomes new coach of Feyenoord

THE HAGUE, Jul. 21 (Xinhua) -- Ronald Koeman agreed to become the new coach of Feyenoord, the Rotterdam-based club announced on Thursday. The 48-year-old former Feyenoord player will sign a one-year contract on Monday. Koeman succeeds Mario Been, who

Bulls' Thibodeau wins NBA Coach of Year

ROME, April 30 (Xinhua) -- Giampaolo Pazzini came off the bench to salvage Inter with a brace in injury time on Saturday as the champions beat Cesena 2-1 to keep the Serie A title race alive until the next round of fixtures. Inter trailed through Igo

Yearender: Chinese soccer breaks hearts, again

BEIJING, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- Chinese soccer fans witnessed another year of fiascos, but this time, they accept it more peacefully as both players and fans feel nothing unusual for they've tasted so many failures in recent years and some of them even

Chilean coach Borghi fired after friendly loss

SANTIAGO, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Claudio Borghi, coach of Chilean national soccer team, was fired after his team lost 3-1 to Serbia in an international friendly played in St Gallen, Switzerland on Wednesday. The bitter loss was just the last straw that

Botswana, from "whipping boys" to "African team of year"

GABORONE, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Not many years ago, Botswana was an unknown entity in the world of soccer. Perhaps the only thing the landlocked Southern Africa nation was known for was its peace, and the pretty little stones - diamonds, not the popula

Andrade hired as head coach of Brasiliense

RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- The Brasiliense soccer team announced on Thursday Andrade as their new head coach. Andrade led Flamengo to win the 2009 Brazilian Championship and is now seen as the key to keep Brasiliense from falling into the t

Neymar: I want to play under Guardiola

SAO PAULO, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian football starlet Neymar expressed Friday a desire to one day play under recently appointed Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola. Neymar has been heavily linked to Guardiola's former club Barcelona but the 20-year

After six-year break, Thorpe swims 16th fastest

ROME, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- Five-time Olympic champion Ian Thorpe of Australia swam the 16th fastest in the 100m freestyle at the Italian Winter Open meet on Friday in his first long course outing in six years. Thorpe clocked 50.84 seconds in the event

Bob Bradley Out as US Soccer Coach

The U.S. Soccer Federation has announced that Bob Bradley has been relieved of his duties as the head coach of the U.S. Mens National Team. U.S. Soccer said it will have a further announcement on Friday. Federation president Sunil Gulati said in a pr

Brazilian midfielder set to join Guangzhou Evergrande

RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian midfielder Elkeson is set to join China's Super League club Guangzhou Evergrande after being released by Rio de Janeiro club Botafogo on Tuesday. The 23-year-old will travel to China on January 4 to meet

Atletico Madrid coach Simeone signs four year deal

MADRID, Mar. 5 (Xinhua) -- Atletico Madrid have announced an agreement to extend the contract of coach, Diego Simeone for a further four seasons. The Argentinean, whose current deal was due to expire at the end of the current season, has agreed a new

Fluminense defender eyes national call-up

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Fluminense defender Gum has begun 2013 by making public his desire to pull on the yellow shirt of the Brazilian national team. One of the star performers in the Rio de Janeiro club's league success last year, the ce

Guardiola confirms his comeback next year

ZURICH, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- Former Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola confirmed on Monday that he will return to coaching position next year. The tactician has been in self-enforced sabbatical following his departure from the club after the 2011-2012 campa

Brazil unlikely to hire foreign coach, says CBF

Brazil unlikely to hire foreign coach, says CBF

Luxemburgo hails Flamengo's victory

RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- After Flamengo's 2-1 win on the road against Sao Paulo on Sunday, the team's head coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo expressed his delight and optimism for a run at this year's Brazilian Championship title. According to Lux