体坛英语资讯：Feature: Brazil-born Elkesons first day in Chinese national soccer team
<p><span word="GUANGZHOU">GUANGZHOU</span>, <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 2-- <span word="For">For</span> 30-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span>-<span word="born">born</span> <span word="striker">striker</span> <span word="Elkeson">Elkeson</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="September">September</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span> <span word="team">team</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="today">today</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="woke">woke</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="at">at</span> 4:30 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="anxious">anxious</span>," <span word="Elkeson">Elkeson</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="surrounded">surrounded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span> <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="fans">fans</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="players">players</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="Elkeson">Elkeson</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="arrival">arrival</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="boost">boost</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="attacking">attacking</span> <span word="line">line</span>.</p><p>"<span word="My">My</span> <span word="teammates">teammates</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="team">team</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="atmosphere">atmosphere</span> <span word="there">there</span>," <span word="Elkeson">Elkeson</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="Elkeson">Elkeson</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Marcello">Marcello</span> <span word="Lippi">Lippi</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="squad">squad</span>, <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="footballer">footballer</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="ancestry">ancestry</span>.</p><p><span word="Lippi">Lippi</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reunion">reunion</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Guangzhou">Guangzhou</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prepare">prepare</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upcoming">upcoming</span> <span word="Qatar">Qatar</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="qualifiers">qualifiers</span>. <span word="China">China</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Maldives">Maldives</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="Elkeson">Elkeson</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="position">position</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 30-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Super">Super</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2013, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="eligible">eligible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="five">five</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="residency">residency</span> <span word="requirement">requirement</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="eager">eager</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="adopted">adopted</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="score">score</span> <span word="goals">goals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wining">wining</span> <span word="matches">matches</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="repay">repay</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="goals">goals</span>," <span word="Elkeson">Elkeson</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="My">My</span> <span word="target">target</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="score">score</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="goals">goals</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="qualifiers">qualifiers</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="hopefully">hopefully</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="start">start</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p>
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