Ronaldinho: Fans convinced me to stay

 RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- Ronaldinho has revealed his affinity¹ with Atletico Mineiro's fans convinced him to sign with the club for another season.

The two-time FIFA world player of the year agreed to terms with the Brazilian top-flight outfit² on Wednesday, ending weeks of speculation³ about his future.

"Since the day I arrived at this club I have been made to feel so welcome," Ronaldinho said.

"I have a great relationship with everybody: the president, my teammates, the coaching staff but most of all the fans, who have really won my affection. All of those factors convinced me to stay."

Ronaldinho had been linked with a move to Rio de Janeiro outfit Fluminense, but the 32-year agreed to stay at Atletico following a meeting with club president Alexandre Kalil on Wednesday afternoon.

"You wanted him. He's staying," Kalil wrote on his Twitter account.

The former Barcelona and AC Milan star has recaptured his best form since joining the Belo Horizonte club in June.

His arrival came just days after he was granted a court injunction to rescind⁴ his contract with Flamengo, claiming the club owed him 20 million dollars in unpaid⁵ wages.

In 31 matches for Atletico Mineiro this season, Ronaldinho has scored nine goals and created 11 assists. Last week he was named in the Brazilian Serie A championship's team of the season.

1 affinity   

n.亲和力，密切关系

参考例句：

• I felt a great affinity with the people of the Highlands.我被苏格兰高地人民深深地吸引。
• It's important that you share an affinity with your husband.和丈夫有共同的爱好是十分重要的。

2 outfit   

n.（为特殊用途的）全套装备，全套服装

参考例句：

• Jenney bought a new outfit for her daughter's wedding.珍妮为参加女儿的婚礼买了一套新装。
• His father bought a ski outfit for him on his birthday.他父亲在他生日那天给他买了一套滑雪用具。

3 speculation   

n.思索，沉思；猜测；投机

参考例句：

• Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
• There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。

4 rescind   

v.废除，取消

参考例句：

• They accepted his advice and rescinded the original plan.他们听从了他的劝告，撤销了原计划。
• Trade Union leaders have demanded the government rescind the price rise.工会领导已经要求政府阻止价格上涨。

5 unpaid   

adj.未付款的，无报酬的

参考例句：

• Doctors work excessive unpaid overtime.医生过度加班却无报酬。
• He's doing a month's unpaid work experience with an engineering firm.他正在一家工程公司无偿工作一个月以获得工作经验。