Kaka confirms staying in Real Madrid

     MADRID, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid midfielder Kaka insisted on Tuesday that he has not intention of leaving the club after just two seasons in the Santiago Bernabeu.

    The Brazilian arrived two summers ago in a deal worth around 100 million dollars from AC Milan, but physical problems, including knee and pelvic injuries, mean that Real Madrid fans have rarely seen the best of him. Indeed this season he has made just 13 appearances in the La Liga and was very much a fringe¹ player in the club's Champions League campaign.

    The past weeks have been filled with rumors² that Kaka could be on his way to Chelsea in the summer. The rumors were fuelled by messages from his mother on Twitter that the family would be going to London, but with Manchester City also interested in him, Kaka said he had no intention of leaving Madrid.

    "The truth is that I am at Madrid and I want to be at Madrid. My mother will go to a congress³ to pray in London, but I want to make it clear that I want to play for Real Madrid next season. I am not thinking about returning to Brazil or going to play in the Premier⁴ League or in Italy, my aim is to have a great season with Real Madrid," said Kaka at an event organized by sneaker manufacturers⁵ Adidas.

    Kaka also discussed his two years at the club, saying he had enjoyed his time.

    "We have a good squad⁶, we have had a good season and I want to continue. I still have a good relationship with Milan and I am proud to have played there, but I want to be here and win titles with Madrid. I am satisfied with the season, we have won the Cup, got to the semifinals of the Champions League and we have finished second in the La Liga," continued the Brazilian.

    Kaka also said that Manchester United coach Sir Alex Ferguson had tried to sign him while he was playing for Milan, while the praised the performances of new Madrid signing Nuri Sahin from Borussia Dortmund.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

1 fringe   

n.边缘；（窗帘）缘饰，额前垂发；vt.饰...的边

参考例句：

• The girl wears her hair in a fringe.那女孩留着刘海。
• This is an enormous field of which l can touch only the fringe.这是一个很广阔的领域，我在这里只能谈个大概。

2 rumors   

n.传闻( rumor的名词复数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷v.传闻( rumor的第三人称单数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷

参考例句：

• Rumors have it that the school was burned down. 有谣言说学校给烧掉了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Rumors of a revolt were afloat. 叛变的谣言四起。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 Congress   

n.(代表)大会；(C-:美国等国的)国会，议会

参考例句：

• There were some days to wait before the Congress.大会的召开还有几天时间。
• After 18 years in Congress,he intented to return to private life.在国会供职18年后，他打算告老还乡。

4 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

5 manufacturers   

制造商，制造厂( manufacturer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The manufacturers in some countries dumped their surplus commodities abroad. 一些国家的制造商向国外倾销过剩产品。
• Colour TV has been more aggressively promoted as more manufacturers have joined the competition. 由于更多的厂商参与竞争，推销彩色电视机的宣传更为激烈了。

6 squad   

n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组

参考例句：

• The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
• A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。