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Blind football league starts in Germany 視障足球賽德國開打

Brazil's Sandro Soares (3) fights for the ball with Argentina's Oscar Moreno during a blind football match in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 19, 2007. 巴西球員山卓．索爾斯（3號）和阿根廷球員奧斯卡．莫瑞諾，去年八月十九日在里約熱內盧一場視障足球賽中奮力爭球。　 照片：美聯社 PHOTO: AP

A football league for the blind and the partially sighted has started up in Germany. The Blindfootball-Bundesliga opened two days ago, less than two years after the sport was first introduced in Germany.

Blind football started during the 1960s in Brazil, where there are now 80 teams. The sport is played in many European countries such as England, France, Greece, Spain and Russia.

Each team has five players, including a partially sighted goalkeeper.

The game is divided into 25-minute halves, and the pitch is 20 meters by 40 meters.

Helpers are positioned behind the goals to guide the players. The ball has a bell inside it to help players locate it.

The pace is quick. It's surprising to see how well the players handle the ball without being able to see it.

Blind football was introduced to Germany in May 2006, just before Germany hosted the last World Cup.

The German league has eight teams from all over Germany.

(STAFF WRITER, WITH AFP)

德國日前成立了由盲人和弱視人士組成的全國足球聯盟；視障足球錦標賽兩天前在德國開打，距離這項運動被引進德國的時間還不到兩年。

視障足球一九六Ｏ年代在巴西發起；至今，巴西已有八十支視障球隊。許多歐洲國家都有這項運動，如英國、法國、希臘、西班牙和俄國。

每一隊有五位球員，其中包括一位弱視的守門員。

比賽場地寬二十公尺長四十公尺，比賽分上下半場各二十五分鐘。

輔助人員會站在球門後引導球員；球內放有鈴鐺，以便球員聽聲辨位。

比賽的速度很快，這些視障球員雖然看不見球，卻能以讓人驚艷的技巧控球。

視障足球在二ＯＯ六年五月，德國主辦世足賽前夕才引進德國。

德國各地共有八支視障足球隊。

（法新社／翻譯：袁星塵）

TODAY'S WORDS今日單字 1. blind adj. 眼盲的 (yan3 mang2 de5) 例: There's a blind person in Steve's family. (史迪夫有一位眼盲的親戚。) 2. partially adv. 部份地 (bu4 fen4 de5) 例: The report was partially finished when I handed it in. (報告交出時，我只完成了一部份。) 3. goalkeeper n. 守門員 (shou3 men2 yuan2) 例: My football team is looking for a goalkeeper. (我的足球隊正在招募守門員。) 4. position v.t. 把…放在適當的位置 (ba2 … fang4 zai4 shi4 dang4 de5 wei4 zhi4) 例: Position your pieces carefully. (小心擺好你的棋子。)

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