体坛英语资讯：Yearender: The best and worst of South American football in 2017
<p><span word="RIO">RIO</span> <span word="DE">DE</span> <span word="JANEIRO">JANEIRO</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 25-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="year">year</span> 2017 <span word="was">was</span> <span word="replete">replete</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="emotion">emotion</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="titles">titles</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="dramatic">dramatic</span> <span word="circumstances">circumstances</span>, <span word="tragedies">tragedies</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="overcome">overcome</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="fairytales">fairytales</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="true">true</span>. <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highs">highs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lows">lows</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remember">remember</span>.</p><p><span word="BEST">BEST</span> <span word="COACH">COACH</span></p><p><span word="Former">Former</span> <span word="Corinthians">Corinthians</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Tite">Tite</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Adenor">Adenor</span> <span word="Leonardo">Leonardo</span> <span word="Bacchi">Bacchi</span>, <span word="took">took</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>-2016 <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="disarray">disarray</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="five">five</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="champions">champions</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="eliminated">eliminated</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Copa">Copa</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="reaching">reaching</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="knockout">knockout</span> <span word="stage">stage</span>, <span word="prolonging">prolonging</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slump">slump</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="humiliating">humiliating</span> 7-1 <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="semifinal">semifinal</span> <span word="defeat">defeat</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span>. <span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="Tite">Tite</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="stewardship">stewardship</span>, <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="consecutive">consecutive</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="qualifiers">qualifiers</span>, <span word="reclaiming">reclaiming</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="No">No</span>.1 <span word="ranking">ranking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="team">team</span> (<span word="other">other</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="hosts">hosts</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="qualify">qualify</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="football">football</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="showpiece">showpiece</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="June">June</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="July">July</span>. <span word="Brazilians">Brazilians</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="excited">excited</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heartache">heartache</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2017 <span word="will">will</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="disappear">disappear</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> 2018 <span word="might">might</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="redemption">redemption</span>.</p><p><span word="BEST">BEST</span> <span word="GOAL">GOAL</span></p><p><span word="Few">Few</span> <span word="goals">goals</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="emotion">emotion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="scored">scored</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Henry">Henry</span> <span word="Rojas">Rojas</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="secured">secured</span> <span word="Millonarios">Millonarios</span> <span word="their">their</span> 15<span word="th">th</span> <span word="Colombian">Colombian</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="division">division</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span>. <span word="Millonarios">Millonarios</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="Bogota">Bogota</span> <span word="rivals">rivals</span> <span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="Fe">Fe</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="tied">tied</span> 2-2 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="aggregate">aggregate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 85<span word="th">th</span> <span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="leg">leg</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Rojas">Rojas</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thunderous">thunderous</span> <span word="first">first</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="corner">corner</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="around">around</span> 30 <span word="yards">yards</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="strike">strike</span> <span word="prompted">prompted</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="equally">equally</span> <span word="impressive">impressive</span> 25-<span word="second">second</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="shout">shout</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Caracol">Caracol</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="commentator">commentator</span> <span word="Javier">Javier</span> <span word="Fernandez">Fernandez</span>.</p>
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