"It's big and it's too light," Japan's Jiji news agency quoted Brazilian forward Edilson as saying earlier this month, while striker Rivaldo said it soared too far when kicked.

日本时事通讯社引用巴西前锋埃迪尔森在这个月初所说的话：“这个球太大而且太轻了”，而里瓦尔多则说，这种球踢起来太飘了。

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Playing in a support striker role, the rapidly maturing forward has chipped in with the goals while also tracking back to help midfield and defence.

作为一个副锋，这位快速成长的前锋不时也会进球，有时也会回撤帮助中场甚至后卫。

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The 27-year-old forward hasn't scored a competitive goal for Spain in a year, but Del Bosque resisted calls to bring Valencia striker Soldado into the squad.

一年以来，这个27岁前锋还没有为西班牙打入有说服力的进球。但博斯克拒绝召唤巴伦西亚前锋索尔达多进入国家队。

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John Rankin had been restored to Hibs' starting line-up and it was the midfielder's deflected cross that fell to Nish on the edge of the box and the big striker strolled forward before slotting the ball past Robert Olejnik at the near post.

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The procedures were carried out under the guidance of leading American knee surgeon Richard Steadman, who has previously operated on former Newcastle striker Alan Shearer, current Magpies forward Michael Owen and ex-Red Devils striker Ruud van Nistelrooy, who is now at Real Madrid.

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City's response was to throw on Mexican forward Nery Castillo and Ecuador striker Felipe Caicedo to try to salvage something from the match.

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