Ronaldo backs Messi, Mourinho for FIFA awards

Ronaldo backs Messi, Mourinho for FIFA awards

 RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian legend Ronaldo says if he could vote, he would nominate¹ Barcelona's Lionel Messi as his choice for the FIFA Ballon d'Or award.

Ronaldo, a three-time winner of the FIFA World Player of Year award, which merged² with France Football' s Ballon d'Or in 2010, said the Argentinian striker deserved to win ahead of Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo.

"It' s still a battle between those two - Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo," he said on Monday.

"Messi would get my vote because, in addition to being decisive³, scoring loads of goals and winning trophies⁴, he' s able to bring a special and different kind of magic to football.

"Cristiano Ronaldo is a very technical, very skillful and very pragmatic player, but Messi continues to produce the unexpected on a regular basis."

The 36-year-old said he would vote for Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho as coach of the year.

"He is the coach I' d vote for because it' s not easy to handle 25 players so well on a daily basis," Ronaldo said.

"He' d get my vote for his tactical organization, his planning and his training methods."

The FIFA Ballon d'Or and World Coach of the Year awards are voted for by the captains and head coaches of national teams as well as selected international journalists.

The 2012 winners will be announced during a televised event in Zurich, Switzerland, on January 7.

1 nominate   

vt.提名，推荐，任命

参考例句：

• I nominate Tom to make the tea.我指派汤姆去沏茶。
• The EU would nominate two members to the committee.欧盟将为该委员会指定两名成员。

2 merged   

（使）混合( merge的过去式和过去分词 )； 相融； 融入； 渐渐消失在某物中

参考例句：

• Turf wars are inevitable when two departments are merged. 两个部门合并时总免不了争争权限。
• The small shops were merged into a large market. 那些小商店合并成为一个大商场。

3 decisive   

adj.决定性的，坚定的，果断的，决断的

参考例句：

• A decisive person acts quickly and often succeeds.果断的人行动迅速，常常成功。
• Man is a decisive factor in doing everything.人是做每件事情的决定性因素。

4 trophies   

n.（为竞赛获胜者颁发的）奖品( trophy的名词复数 )；奖杯；（尤指狩猎或战争中获得的）纪念品；（用于比赛或赛跑名称）奖

参考例句：

• His football trophies were prominently displayed in the kitchen. 他的足球奖杯陈列在厨房里显眼的位置。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The hunter kept the lion's skin and head as trophies. 这猎人保存狮子的皮和头作为纪念品。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》