PSG, Corinthians lead football's big-spenders list

 　　RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's reigning¹ FIFA Club World Cup champions Corinthians have been ranked second behind France's Paris Saint-Germain among the world's highest spending clubs so far in 2013.

　　At the midway point of FIFA's European winter transfer² window on Wednesday, Corinthians had spent 22.375 million euros and Paris Saint-Germain 40 million euros, according to German football website Transfermarket.

　　Other clubs to feature on the list are Ukraine's Shakhtar Donetsk (15.2 million euros) followed by England's Liverpool (15 million euros) and Chelsea (13.9 million euros).

　　Since January 1, Corinthians have signed striker Alexandre Pato from Milan, defender³ Gil from Valenciennes and midfielder Renato Augusto from Bayer Leverkusen.

　　The FIFA-sanctioned European winter transfer period, which began on January 1, closes on January 31 in England and February 2 in Italy, Spain, Germany and France.

1 reigning   

adj.统治的，起支配作用的

参考例句：

• The sky was dark, stars were twinkling high above, night was reigning, and everything was sunk in silken silence. 天很黑，星很繁，夜阑人静。
• Led by Huang Chao, they brought down the reigning house after 300 years' rule. 在黄巢的带领下，他们推翻了统治了三百年的王朝。

2 transfer   

n. 迁移, 移动, 换车; v. 转移, 调转, 调任

参考例句：

• He has been kicking against this transfer for weeks. 几周以来他一直反对这次调动。
• I intend to transfer the property to my son. 我想把这笔财产转给我儿子。

3 defender   

n.保卫者，拥护者，辩护人

参考例句：

• He shouldered off a defender and shot at goal.他用肩膀挡开防守队员，然后射门。
• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。