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1、FootballBillShankly:"Somepeoplebelievefootballisamatteroflifeanddeath,Iamverydisappointedwiththatattitude.Icanassureyouitismuch,muchmoreimportantthanthat."FOOTBALLFOOTBALLFootballisthenamegiventoanumberofdifferent,butrelated,teamsports.Themostpopularofthesewo
2、rldwide(andbyfarthemostpopularsportworldwide)isassociationfootball,whichcanbeabbreviated(adj.小型的；简短的；服装超短的)soccer.TheEnglishlanguagewordfootballisalsoappliedtorugbyfootball(rugbyunionandrugbyleague),NorthAmericanfootball(AmericanandCanadian),Australianrulesfo
3、otball,andGaelicfootball.TheFIFAWorldCupTheFIFAWorldCupTheFIFAWorldCup(oftencalledtheFootballWorldCup,SoccerWorldCuporsimplytheWorldCup)isthemostimportantcompetitionininternationalsoccer(football).Theworld'smostrepresentativeteamsportevent,theWorldCupiscontes
4、tedbythemen'snationalfootballteamsofFédérationInternationaledeFootballAssociation(FIFA)(thesport'slargestgoverningbody)membernations.Thechampionshiphasbeenawardedeveryfouryearssincethefirsttournamentin1930(exceptin1942and1946duetoWorldWarII).However,itismoreo
5、fanongoingeventasthequalifyingroundsofthecompetitiontakeplaceoverthethreeyearsprecedingthefinalrounds.LionelAndrésMessiLionelAndrésMessiLionelAndrésMessi(born24June1987inRosario)isanArgentine阿根廷internationalfootballerwhocurrentlyplaysforFCBarcelona巴塞罗纳inthePr
6、imeraDivisión甲级联赛,andfortheArgentinenationalteam.HehasdrawncomparisonstoDiegoMaradona,马纳多纳andindeedMaradonahimselfnamedMessihis"successor".C罗CristianoRonaldodosSantosAveiroCristianoRonaldodosSantosAveiro,OIH,commonlyknownasCristianoRonaldo,isaPortuguese葡萄牙的fo
7、otballerwhoplaysasaforwardforSpanishclubRealMadrid马德里andservesascaptainofthePortuguesenationalteam.RonaldocurrentlyholdsthedistinctionofbeingthemostexpensiveplayerinfootballhistoryafterhavingtransferredtoRealMadridfromManchesterUnited曼彻斯特联队inadealworth£80mill
8、ion(€94m,US$132m).HiscontractwithRealMadridisbelievedtohavemadehimthehighest-paidfootballplayerintheworldKaKaRicardoIzecsondosSantosLeite(KaKa)Kakaisapopularfootballplayer.HisfullnameisRi
