Chile's Universidad named world's third best club

 　　SANTIAGO, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Chilean soccer club Universidad de Chile, well known as "La U", are the third best club in the world behind Spain's Barcelona and Real Madrid, according to the International Federation¹ of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) on Wednesday.

　　The Chilean club, coached by Argentine Jorge Sampaoli, climbed one position to the No. 3 spot in the list of the Top 400.

　　La U, champions of the 2011 Opening and Closing tournament and of the 2011 Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana, began the current season with the same intensity² and effective play they showed last year.

　　La U now lead Chile's domestic tournament and are a favorite to win the 2012 Copa Libertadores.

1 federation   

n.同盟，联邦，联合，联盟，联合会

参考例句：

• It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。
• Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。

2 intensity   

n.强烈，剧烈；强度；烈度

参考例句：

• I didn't realize the intensity of people's feelings on this issue.我没有意识到这一问题能引起群情激奋。
• The strike is growing in intensity.罢工日益加剧。