Maradona brands Riquelme traitor for leaving Boca Juniors

 RIO DE JANEIRO, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona has branded Juan Roman Riquelme a traitor¹ for leaving Boca Juniors, local media reported Wednesday.

Riquelme announced his decision to quit the club following the team's 3-1 aggregate² loss to Corinthians in the Copa Libertadores final earlier this month.

Maradona's comments reignited a feud³ which began in 2009 when Riquelme publicly criticized the then Argentina coach for leaving him out of the national team.

Maradona responded by overlooking the former Barcelona and Villarreal star for the team's 2010 World Cup campaign in South Africa.

"It really surprised me. He can fight with me about Argentina's national team but he can't betray 75 percent of the country," Maradona told Radio Metro⁴, in reference to Boca's massive fan base.

Maradona was last week sacked as coach of United Arab Emirates outfit⁵ Al Wasl, just 14 months into a two-year contract.

1 traitor   

n.叛徒，卖国贼

参考例句：

• The traitor was finally found out and put in prison.那个卖国贼终于被人发现并被监禁了起来。
• He was sold out by a traitor and arrested.他被叛徒出卖而被捕了。

2 aggregate   

adj.总计的，集合的；n.总数；v.合计；集合

参考例句：

• The football team had a low goal aggregate last season.这支足球队上个赛季的进球总数很少。
• The money collected will aggregate a thousand dollars.进帐总额将达一千美元。

3 feud   

n.长期不和；世仇；v.长期争斗；世代结仇

参考例句：

• How did he start his feud with his neighbor?他是怎样和邻居开始争吵起来的？
• The two tribes were long at feud with each other.这两个部族长期不和。

4 metro   

n.地铁；adj.大都市的；(METRO)麦德隆(财富500强公司之一总部所在地德国，主要经营零售)

参考例句：

• Can you reach the park by metro?你可以乘地铁到达那个公园吗？
• The metro flood gate system is a disaster prevention equipment.地铁防淹门系统是一种防灾设备。

5 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。