体坛英语资讯：Ex-Bayern defender Rafinha ready for Flamengo challenge
<p><span word="RIO">RIO</span> <span word="DE">DE</span> <span word="JANEIRO">JANEIRO</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 25-- <span word="Former">Former</span> <span word="Bayern">Bayern</span> <span word="Munich">Munich</span> <span word="full">full</span>-<span word="back">back</span> <span word="Rafinha">Rafinha</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="clubs">clubs</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="officially">officially</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="contract">contract</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Flamengo">Flamengo</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 33-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> 13 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="Flamengo">Flamengo</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="pursuit">pursuit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Brazilian">Brazilian</span> <span word="Serie">Serie</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2009.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="that">that</span> (<span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="club">club</span>)," <span word="Rafinha">Rafinha</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Bayern">Bayern</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Schalke">Schalke</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="five">five</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="clubs">clubs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="high">high</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="champions">champions</span>, <span word="there">there</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="resting">resting</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prepare">prepare</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="title">title</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="here">here</span> (<span word="at">at</span> <span word="Flamengo">Flamengo</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span>. <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kid">kid</span> <span word="anymore">anymore</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span>."</p><p><span word="Rafinha">Rafinha</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="raft">raft</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="offers">offers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="Bayern">Bayern</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="homeland">homeland</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Coritiba">Coritiba</span> <span word="right">right</span>-<span word="back">back</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hero">hero</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="welcome">welcome</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Flamengo">Flamengo</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Rio">Rio</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Santos">Santos</span> <span word="Dumont">Dumont</span> <span word="airport">airport</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="heading">heading</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="club">club</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Ninho">Ninho</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="Urubu">Urubu</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Rio">Rio</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="west">west</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="teammates">teammates</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="greeted">greeted</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fantastic">fantastic</span>," <span word="Rafinha">Rafinha</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="In">In</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="ladies">ladies</span> <span word="jostling">jostling</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crowd">crowd</span>, <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="encouragement">encouragement</span>. <span word="Flamengo">Flamengo</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="unique">unique</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Maracana">Maracana</span>."</p>
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