Turkish champions withdraw from UEFA Champions League

 　　ISTANBUL, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- Turkish football champions Fenerbache have withdrawn¹ from the UEFA Champions League for the 2011-12 season, the Turkish football federation² announced Wednesday.

　　Turkish football has been mired³ in a match-fixing scandal since a police operation on July 3.

　　Among the many people detained are the chairman of Turkish champions Fenerbachce and other high-level officials from the club.

　　The Turkish football federation said in a statement that UEFA, European football's governing body, presented it with two options. One that Fenerbache voluntarily withdraws from this year's premier⁴ European football competition or that the Turkish football federation bans the club from participating.

　　The draw for the UEFA Champions League group stages is set to be made tomorrow.

　　The Champions League is a major source of income for participating teams.

1 withdrawn   

vt.收回；使退出；vi.撤退，退出

参考例句：

• Our force has been withdrawn from the danger area.我们的军队已从危险地区撤出。
• All foreign troops should be withdrawn to their own countries.一切外国军队都应撤回本国去。

2 federation   

n.同盟，联邦，联合，联盟，联合会

参考例句：

• It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。
• Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。

3 mired   

abbr.microreciprocal degree 迈尔德（色温单位）v.深陷( mire的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The country was mired in recession. 这个国家陷入了经济衰退的困境。
• The most brilliant leadership can be mired in detail. 最有才干的领导也会陷于拘泥琐事的困境中。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

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。