Liverpool signs Brazilian goalkeeper Doni

 　　LONDON, July 15 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian goalkeeper Alexander Doni has signed contract with Liverpool, confirmed the Premier¹ League side on Friday.

　　Doni, 31, played for AS Roma in Italy in the past six seasons, lifting the Coppa Italia twice as well as the Supercoppa Italiana. He also has 10 caps for Brazil.

　　Damien Comolli, Liverpool's director of football said, "We are delighted to sign Doni. It's a position we felt we had to strengthen because it will allow our young goalkeepers to go on loan² and get some experience at some point during the season, which is crucial³ in their development."

　　The Reds are in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia right now and will play the Malaysian national team on Saturday.

　　There were 37,800 fans watching Liverpool train for the first time in Malaysia on Thursday night.

1 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

2 loan   

n.贷款；借出的东西；借；vt.借出；贷予

参考例句：

• I asked the bank to help me with a loan.我请银行给我一笔贷款。
• Has the bank okayed your request for a loan?银行批准你的贷款要求了吗？

3 crucial   

adj.极重要的，决定性的，关键性的

参考例句：

• It's a crucial decision.这是一个极其重要的决定。
• The foreign market was increasingly crucial.国外市场越来越重要了。