Forlan signs with Brazil's Internacional

 RIO DE JANEIRO, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian club Internacional has announced the signing of Uruguay striker Diego Forlan on a three-year contract.

The 33-year-old was confirmed as Brazilian football's latest big-name recruit² in a statement on Internacional's official website on Friday.

It came just hours after former Dutch international Clarence Seedorf was welcomed by 1500 fans upon his arrival in Rio de Janeiro, where he has signed a two-year deal with Botafogo.

Forlan's move comes after a disappointing season with Inter¹ Milan in Italy's Serie A.

The winner of the 2010 Golden Ball award for the best player at the World Cup, Forlan managed only two goals in 20 matches across all competitions with the Nerazzurri.

"Diego Forlan is now an Internacional player," the Brazilian club said in the statement.

"The Uruguay player is still in Milan and will arrive in Porto Alegre on Saturday. The player will be unveiled tomorrow."Forlan will follow in the footsteps³ of his father Pablo, who also played in Brazil with Sao Paulo and Cruzeiro.

1 inter   

v.埋葬

参考例句：

• They interred their dear comrade in the arms.他们埋葬了他们亲爱的战友。
• The man who died in that accident has been interred.在那次事故中死的那个人已经被埋葬了。

2 recruit   

n.招聘，新兵，新成员；v.恢复，补充，招募

参考例句：

• The country's first act would be to recruit for the navy.国家的第一个行动是为海军征募新兵。
• This is a nationwide campaign to recruit women into trade unions.这是一次吸收妇女参加工会的全国性运动。

3 footsteps   

n.脚步（声），一步的距离，足迹；脚步（声）( footstep的名词复数 )；一步的距离；足迹

参考例句：

• the sound of footsteps on the stairs 楼梯上的脚步声
• Their footsteps echoed in the silence. 他们的脚步声在一片寂静中回荡着。