体坛英语资讯：Arena resigns as US coach after World Cup failure
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 13-- <span word="US">US</span> <span word="men">men</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="Bruce">Bruce</span> <span word="Arena">Arena</span> <span word="resigned">resigned</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="boys">boys</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="finals">finals</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>.</p><p>"<span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="November">November</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span>, <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="appreciate">appreciate</span>," <span word="Arena">Arena</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Everyone">Everyone</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> 11 <span word="months">months</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="short">short</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="excuses">excuses</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="done">done</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span>," <span word="added">added</span> <span word="the">the</span> 66-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="November">November</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="replace">replace</span> <span word="Jurgen">Jurgen</span> <span word="Klinsmann">Klinsmann</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="conceded">conceded</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shock">shock</span> 2-1 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Trinidad">Trinidad</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Tobago">Tobago</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="qualifying">qualifying</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="missed">missed</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="ranking">ranking</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="standings">standings</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="privilege">privilege</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="manage">manage</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="today">today</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="honored">honored</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="grateful">grateful</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="career">career</span>," <span word="Arena">Arena</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2002 <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="quarterfinals">quarterfinals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="coached">coached</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="squad">squad</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2006 <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>. <span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stunning">stunning</span> <span word="failure">failure</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="finals">finals</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="Arena">Arena</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="faith">faith</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="recognize">recognize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tremendous">tremendous</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="accomplishments">accomplishments</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="achieved">achieved</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="development">development</span>, <span word="coaching">coaching</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stable">stable</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="league">league</span>.</p>
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