VP Galliani will stay at Milan, says Berlusconi

 VP Galliani will stay at Milan, says Berlusconi

MILAN, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- AC Milan owner and President Silvio Berlusconi confirmed Tuesday that club's Vice-President Adriano Galliani will remain at San Siro.

The pair, who have been working together for the Rossoneri since 1986, were rumoured¹ on the verge² of going their separate ways.

"I take this opportunity to reiterate³ my total faith in Adriano Galliani," he told a Press conference. "There have been some articles relating to Milan and its structure. These articles are devoid⁴ of any truth.

"He is one of the greatest men in the game and has been my friend for 30 years. I have unconditional⁵ professional respect for him," he said.

1 rumoured   

adj.谣传的；传说的；风

参考例句：

• It has been so rumoured here. 此间已有传闻。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• It began to be rumoured that the jury would be out a long while. 有人传说陪审团要退场很久。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记

2 verge   

n.边，边缘；v.接近，濒临

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• She was on the verge of bursting into tears.她快要哭出来了。

3 reiterate   

v.重申，反复地说

参考例句：

• Let me reiterate that we have absolutely no plans to increase taxation.让我再一次重申我们绝对没有增税的计划。
• I must reiterate that our position on this issue is very clear.我必须重申我们对这一项议题的立场很清楚。

4 devoid   

adj.全无的，缺乏的

参考例句：

• He is completely devoid of humour.他十分缺乏幽默。
• The house is totally devoid of furniture.这所房子里什么家具都没有。

5 unconditional   

adj.无条件的，无限制的，绝对的

参考例句：

• The victorious army demanded unconditional surrender.胜方要求敌人无条件投降。
• My love for all my children is unconditional.我对自己所有孩子的爱都是无条件的。