里瓦尔多荣膺99年欧洲足球先生

　　99年效力于巴塞罗纳队的里瓦尔多终于实至名归，被《法国足球》杂志评为年度欧洲足球先生。里瓦尔多（219分）是在战胜了众多的强劲对手，诸如贝克汉姆（154分）和舍甫琴科（64分）等才获得这一殊荣的。令人奇怪的是去年此奖项的热门人物：齐达内，罗纳尔多和达沃·苏克今年甚至没能进入前10名。此前，里瓦尔多已被《世界足球》杂志的读者评为年度世界足球先生。

注释：

[1]forward：前锋

[2]Copa America：
美洲杯，美洲各国国家队之间最高级别的足球比赛

Rivaldo named European Player of the Year

Barcelona's Brazilian forward[1] Rivaldo has been chosen as the European Player of the Year, organizers France Football said on Dec 20, 1999.

Rivaldo, who guided Brazil to the Copa America[2] and Barcelona to the Spanish league title, was the second Brazilian after Ronaldo in 1997 to receive the award.

Manchester United's David Beckham was second. The England midfielder[3] was among the leading favorites after his team won the European Cup, the Premier League[4], the FA Cup[5] and the World club titles[6].

Rivaldo earned 219 points to Beckham's 154.

The Brazilian, who was fifth last year in the same poll[7], takes over[8] from France's Zidane, who had his 1999 season marred[9] by a knee injury.

None of the three best-placed players[10] of 1998, Zidane, Ronaldo or Croatian Davor Suker, are featured among the top 10 this year.

Until 1994, the award was open only to European players but since 1995 it has been given to the best player of any nationality playing in a European league.

Rivaldo had already been voted world player of the year by readers of World Soccer magazine. AC Milan's Andriy Shevchenko of Ukraine was third with 64 points.

[3]midfielder：中场球员

[4]Premier League：
英超联赛

[5]FA Cup：英国足总杯

[6]World club title：
世界俱乐部杯冠军，指丰田杯

[7]poll：投票，民意测验。这是一个在选举时经常会用到的一个词。例如，They are expecting a heavy poll. 他们预料会有很多人来投票。

[8]take over：
接收、接管。

[9]mar：毁坏、破坏。那么be marred by就是"被……破坏"的意思。

[10]best-placed players：名次最靠前的球员，指去年的齐达内，罗纳尔多和苏克。