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Eriksson named Ivory¹ Coast coach

Summary

31 March 2010

Sven-Goran Eriksson has been named as the new coach of the Ivory Coast national football team. He'll have just over two months to prepare his new team for the World Cup tournament in South Africa.

Reporter:

Richard Connelly

Report

The Ivorian Football Federation² sacked their previous coach last month when the team failed to get past the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations, and were known to be seeking a high-profile replacement³. By appointing Eriksson, they have certainly succeeded.

He came to prominence⁴ in Italian football, but took the step up to international management, after being named England coach in 2001. Twice he led the team to the quarter-finals of the World Cup, but he left with expectations of greater success unfulfilled.

Ivory Coast have serious hopes of their own - their captain Didier Drogba is one of the world's best goalscorers, and the team is arguably the most talented in Africa. But Eriksson has never worked on the continent before, and has little time to work with the players before the World Cup in South Africa.

Richard Connelly, BBC News

1 ivory   

n.象牙，乳白色；adj.象牙制的，乳白色的

参考例句：

• My grandmother has some jewelry made of ivory.我祖母有一些象牙首饰。
• It is carved from ivory.它是用象牙雕成的。

2 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。

3 replacement   

n.取代，替换，交换；替代品，代用品

参考例句：

• We are hard put to find a replacement for our assistant.我们很难找到一个人来代替我们的助手。
• They put all the students through the replacement examination.他们让所有的学生参加分班考试。

4 prominence   

n.突出；显著；杰出；重要

参考例句：

• He came to prominence during the World Cup in Italy.他在意大利的世界杯赛中声名鹊起。
• This young fashion designer is rising to prominence.这位年轻的时装设计师的声望越来越高。