Ronaldinho vows "to give everything" to Brazil's cause

 　　RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- Two-time FIFA World Player of the Year Ronaldinho has vowed¹ to "give everything he has" to re-establish his place in Brazil's national team.

　　Ronaldinho was recalled to Brazil's squad² Tuesday by new coach Luiz Felipe Scolari for next month's international friendly against England at Wembley Stadium in London.

　　It comes after an impressive 2012 season for Brazilian top-flight outfit³ Atletico Mineiro in which the 32-year-old former Barcelona star scored nine goals and created 14 assists from 33 matches.

　　In a press conference to reveal the squad in Rio, Scolari challenged Ronaldinho to put his off-field controversies⁴ aside with a renewed focus on discipline and hard work.

　　"What I can say is that I will give everything I have to respond to what Felipao asks of me," Ronaldinho told media at Atletico's Belo Horizonte training base on Tuesday.

　　"I'm so happy to be back in the national team especially now when we are so close to the World Cup. I want to thank everybody at Atletico Mineiro, from the coaching staff to the people who work in the kitchen and especially the fans."Ronaldinho's career appeared in tatters in June last year after he quit Flamengo and sued the club for unpaid⁵ wages.

　　The Rio de Janeiro outfit responded by alleging⁶ the attacking midfielder had breached⁷ the terms of his contract by arriving to training under the influence of alcohol and sneaking⁸ a female friend into the team's hotel. Ronaldinho has denied the claims.

　　He says he owes his return to form to the faith shown by Atletico, which signed him just days after his ignominious⁹ Flamengo exit.

　　"Everything that happened to me last year was very important, it made me happy and it was reflected in the way I played," Ronaldinho said.

　　The February 6 friendly will be Ronaldinho's first international appearance since Brazil's 2-1 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina in February last year.

　　It will also be Scolari's first match in charge since he was appointed coach of the Selecao for a second time in November last year following the sacking of Mano Menezes.

　　Ronaldinho is the only player in the squad to have played in Brazil's 2002 World Cup winning team during Scolari's first spell as national coach.

1 vowed   

起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
• I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。

2 squad   

n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组

参考例句：

• The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
• A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。

3 outfit   

n.（为特殊用途的）全套装备，全套服装

参考例句：

• Jenney bought a new outfit for her daughter's wedding.珍妮为参加女儿的婚礼买了一套新装。
• His father bought a ski outfit for him on his birthday.他父亲在他生日那天给他买了一套滑雪用具。

4 controversies   

争论

参考例句：

• We offer no comment on these controversies here. 对于这些争议，我们在这里不作任何评论。 来自英汉非文学 - 历史
• The controversies surrounding population growth are unlikely to subside soon. 围绕着人口增长问题的争论看来不会很快平息。 来自辞典例句

5 unpaid   

adj.未付款的，无报酬的

参考例句：

• Doctors work excessive unpaid overtime.医生过度加班却无报酬。
• He's doing a month's unpaid work experience with an engineering firm.他正在一家工程公司无偿工作一个月以获得工作经验。

6 alleging   

断言，宣称，辩解( allege的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• His reputation was blemished by a newspaper article alleging he'd evaded his taxes. 由于报上一篇文章声称他曾逃税，他的名誉受到损害。
• This our Peeress declined as unnecessary, alleging that her cousin Thornhill's recommendation would be sufficient. 那位贵人不肯，还说不必，只要有她老表唐希尔保荐就够了。

7 breached   

攻破( breach的现在分词 )； 破坏，违反

参考例句：

• These commitments have already been breached. 这些承诺已遭背弃。
• Our tanks have breached the enemy defences. 我方坦克车突破了敌人的防线。

8 sneaking   

a.秘密的，不公开的

参考例句：

• She had always had a sneaking affection for him. 以前她一直暗暗倾心于他。
• She ducked the interviewers by sneaking out the back door. 她从后门偷偷溜走，躲开采访者。

9 ignominious   

adj.可鄙的，不光彩的，耻辱的

参考例句：

• The marriage was considered especially ignominious since she was of royal descent.由于她出身王族，这门婚事被认为是奇耻大辱。
• Many thought that he was doomed to ignominious failure.许多人认为他注定会极不光彩地失败。