体坛英语资讯：Argentine goalkeeper Armani seeks Colombian citizenship
<p><span word="MEDELLIN">MEDELLIN</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 20-- <span word="Argentine">Argentine</span> <span word="goalkeeper">goalkeeper</span> <span word="Franco">Franco</span> <span word="Armani">Armani</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="ruled">ruled</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prospect">prospect</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Colombia">Colombia</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="citizenship">citizenship</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="adopted">adopted</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="Armani">Armani</span>, 30, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="consistent">consistent</span> <span word="keepers">keepers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Colombia">Colombia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="division">division</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="joining">joining</span> <span word="Atletico">Atletico</span> <span word="Nacional">Nacional</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Buenos">Buenos</span> <span word="Aires">Aires</span> <span word="outfit">outfit</span> <span word="Deportivo">Deportivo</span> <span word="Merlo">Merlo</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2010.</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="highs">highs</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="Nacional">Nacional</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Copa">Copa</span> <span word="Libertadores">Libertadores</span> - <span word="South">South</span> <span word="America">America</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> - <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="assured">assured</span> <span word="performances">performances</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="goal">goal</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="Colombian">Colombian</span> <span word="nationality">nationality</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Colombia">Colombia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Medellin">Medellin</span>," <span word="Armani">Armani</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span>.</p><p>"<span word="My">My</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Colombian">Colombian</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="projects">projects</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="Colombian">Colombian</span> <span word="nationality">nationality</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="begun">begun</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="naturalization">naturalization</span> <span word="process">process</span>, <span word="Armani">Armani</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Argentina">Argentina</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Jorge">Jorge</span> <span word="Sampaoli">Sampaoli</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>.</p><p>"<span word="With">With</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Argentina">Argentina</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="hoping">hoping</span> [<span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="selected">selected</span>]," <span word="Armani">Armani</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Argentina">Argentina</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="team">team</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> [<span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>] <span word="qualifying">qualifying</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="pull">pull</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p>
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