体坛英语资讯：World champion Ferreira given heros welcome in Brazil
<p><span word="NATAL">NATAL</span>, <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 23-- <span word="Brazilian">Brazilian</span> <span word="surfer">surfer</span> <span word="Italo">Italo</span> <span word="Ferreira">Ferreira</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="upon">upon</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="four">four</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="clinching">clinching</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Surf">Surf</span> <span word="League">League</span> (<span word="WSL">WSL</span>) <span word="title">title</span>.</p><p><span word="Hordes">Hordes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="greeted">greeted</span> <span word="the">the</span> 25-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="arrival">arrival</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Natal">Natal</span> <span word="airport">airport</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="northeastern">northeastern</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="chanting">chanting</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="idol">idol</span> <span word="posed">posed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="photos">photos</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="autographs">autographs</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="won">won</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="last">last</span> (<span word="world">world</span> <span word="title">title</span>)," <span word="Ferreira">Ferreira</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span>. "<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="confident">confident</span>. <span word="Seeing">Seeing</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="drives">drives</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="going">going</span>."</p><p><span word="Ferreira">Ferreira</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="dominance">dominance</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="WSL">WSL</span> <span word="circuit">circuit</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="beating">beating</span> <span word="compatriot">compatriot</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="defending">defending</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="Gabriel">Gabriel</span> <span word="Medina">Medina</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="season">season</span>-<span word="ending">ending</span> <span word="Pipeline">Pipeline</span> <span word="Masters">Masters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hawaii">Hawaii</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>. <span word="Brazilians">Brazilians</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="WSL">WSL</span> <span word="men">men</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="crowns">crowns</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Pipeline">Pipeline</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="Ferreira">Ferreira</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 3,000 <span word="points">points</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="Medina">Medina</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="standings">standings</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Jordy">Jordy</span> <span word="Smith">Smith</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="place">place</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="Natal">Natal</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="airport">airport</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>, <span word="Ferreira">Ferreira</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> 20-<span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Baia">Baia</span> <span word="Formosa">Formosa</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="lined">lined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="welcome">welcome</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="chant">chant</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="name">name</span>.</p>
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