英格蘭足協將就對陣巴拉圭的比賽中球員取水受阻一事與國際足聯賽後官員聯絡。儘管頂著比賽時29度的高溫，英格蘭的隊員們的用水要求仍不時遭到了法蘭克福世界盃體育場官員的拒絕。“毫無疑問，我們必須與國際足聯就此事進行溝通－不是抱怨－但是我認為這涉及到醫務人員。”英格蘭足協官員Adrian Bevington在週日的一個新聞發佈會上説，“我認為我們在昨天的比賽裏消耗了70升水，正常情況下我們只需要消耗20升水就夠了。這就説明我們的隊員到底需要多少水，而且重要的是他們必須在需要的時候馬上就能得到。當你在如此酷熱的天氣下比賽的時候，這是國際足聯和裁判們必須考慮到的因素。”

　　中場喬科爾説，“有好幾次我去邊線試圖拿些水喝，但不知道什麼原因他們不希望我們這樣做。我不太清楚是怎麼回事，但是我想在那樣的條件下我們必須經常補充水分。整個系統（比賽的服務機制）必須運轉起來，這很重要。”

　　隊醫指出該場比賽裏球隊涉入了148品脫水，而正常情況下球隊只需要42品脫。足協官員Adrian Bevington補充到打滿全場隊員可能消耗掉5到10磅的水分。“我和我們的隊醫昨晚談過了，我們肯定會向國際足聯就此事進行溝通－不是抱怨。對於國際足聯和裁判來説，要考慮到球員們脫水的因素，這很重要。比賽中如果有中斷，中線開球，罰角球或是擲邊線球的時候，裁判可以留出多一兩秒的時間，這樣球員們就可以獲得迅速補充水分的時間。”

　　科爾表示天氣比2002年韓日世界盃時要炎熱。“這是我們在集結訓練中遇到的第一個真正的熱天，大家消耗了不少水分。”他還指出英格蘭必須針對炎熱的天氣多加訓練。“這聽起來不像我們在找藉口－因為我們贏得了比賽－但是我想天氣確實是個重要的因素。你和我的隊友們説的時候他們每個人都會説自己的喉嚨很幹。我們不太習慣這樣，在這種天氣下比賽，但是我想我們必須學會適應。我們不想拿這作藉口，這對我們的對手來説都是同樣存在的問題。”

　　另外，在高溫之外，國際足聯表示德國世界盃各比賽場地的體育場頂棚需要關閉，以避免陽光投在賽場上的黑影影響比賽。國際足聯新聞官Markus Siegler表示電視轉播的畫面因為體育場頂的鋼制或其他結構陰影，變的不太美觀。他在每日的記者吹風會上説，“我們首先要考慮的肯定是球員的健康和他們在這種高溫下的安全問題。同時，我們也必須顧及到電視機前數十億觀戰的球迷們，因為那些陰影，他們沒有看到完美的電視畫面。12座體育場中有2座是有頂棚的－法蘭克福和格爾森基爾欣的兩座－為了改善電視畫面質量，這些球場的頂棚應該關閉。”

　　英格蘭隊巴拉圭小組賽在9日下午進行比賽的時候的陰影猶為突出，這是由於場地上方密布著的鋼架導致的，這些鋼架要支撐一個巨大的四邊形的屏幕。鋼架從比賽場地上方投下了密布的斜紋黑影，屏幕本身也給賽場中心留下了一個絕大的方形黑影。裁判更是因為英格蘭隊守門員開出的一個球撞到了球場上方的屏幕，而不得不重新擲球開始比賽。

　　法蘭克福球場迎來的下一場比賽是韓國隊對多哥隊的比賽。

　　多特蒙德明亮的陽光和球場設計，以及蓋爾森基爾欣體育場的頂部結構也給電視轉播畫面造成了一定的破壞。1994年美國世界盃時，底特律的銀穹體育場成為世界盃史上第一個可封頂的球場。

　　國際足聯新聞官Siegler説，“體育場的溫度有時已經達到了50度，我們不想這樣的狀況再次出現。”

　　鏈結: http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=reu-worldenglandwater&prov=reuters&type=lgns

　　鏈結: http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=ap-wcup-england-water&prov=ap&type=lgns

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　　原文: World-English FA to contact FIFA over water issue

　　BUHLERTAL, Germany, June 11 (Reuters) - England's Football Association will approach FIFA after match officials in their Group B opener against Paraguay prevented players getting all the water they needed during the match.

　　Despite sweltering temperatures of up to 29 degrees Celsius (84 Fahrenheit) on Saturday, England's players were at times denied access to water by officials at the Waldstadion in Frankfurt.

　　"We're certainly going to make some kind of communication with FIFA -- not any kind of complaint -- but I know the medical staff were concerned," FA spokesman Adrian Bevington told a news conference on Sunday.

　　"I think we went through 70 litres of water during the course of the game yesterday. We normally go through somewhere in the region of 20.

　　"That shows how much fluid was required by the players and it is important that they can access it as soon as possible. It's important that FIFA and the referees do take that into account when you're playing in such severe heat."

　　England won the game 1-0 to go top of their group.

　　England to discuss players getting water during games with FIFA

　　By KRYSTYNA RUDZKI, AP Sports Writer

　　June 11, 2006

　　BUEHLERTAL, Germany (AP) -- England wants FIFA to allow players more access to water during matches.

　　England players were waved away from getting water at the sideline by game officials during their 1-0 win over Paraguay on Saturday. The match in Frankfurt was played in sunny temperatures of 86 degrees, and the English players admitted they wilted in the heat.

　　"There was a couple of times when you went over to the touchline to try and get a drink, and for some reason they didn't want us to," midfielder Joe Cole said. "I don't know too much about that, but I think it's important in those conditions to be drinking regularly and (the system) needs to work."

　　England director of communications Adrian Bevington said the team's medical staff was concerned about the players' water intake. England went through 148 pints of water during the match when it normally goes through 42. He added that players who completed the whole match lost between 5 and 10 pounds.

　　"I spoke to our medical staff last night and we're certainly going to make some kind of communication with FIFA, not a complaint," Bevington said Sunday. "It's important that FIFA and the referees take into account that players are getting dehydrated, and if there's a break in play, or it's a goal kick or a corner or a throw-in, that the referee just factors in an extra second or two so the players can get a quick intake of water."

　　Cole said the weather was hotter than at the 2002 World Cup in Japan and the 2004 European Championship in Portugal.

　　"It's the first real hot day we've had in training in our buildup, as well. It took a lot out of the lads," Cole said.

　　He acknowledged England would need to train better to deal with the heat.

　　"Without sounding like we're making excuses -- we won the game -- but I think the conditions played a massive part," Cole said. "You talk to the lads and any of them would say the throat was dry. We're not used to that, playing in those conditions, but we're going to have to get used to that. We're not going to use it as an excuse -- it's the same for every other team we play."

　　World-FIFA unhappy about shadows being cast on World Cup

　　By Mike Collett

　　BERLIN, June 11 (Reuters) - Despite soaring temperatures across Germany, the roofs of some World Cup stadiums may be closed to help eradicate distracting shadows being cast on the pitch, FIFA said on Sunday.

　　Markus Siegler, FIFA's Director of Communications, said television images were being spoilt by the distinctive shadows caused by stadium design, roof girders or other structures.

　　"Our priority of course is the players' health and their well-being in this heat," he told reporters at a daily news briefing.

　　"At the same time we have a responsibility to the billions of fans around the world watching on television and they are not seeing good pictures with the shadow markings on the pitch.

　　"Two of the 12 stadiums have roofs - Frankfurt and Gelsenkirchen -- and those roofs might be closed to improve the TV pictures."

　　Distinctive shadows on the pitch during England's match against Paraguay in Frankfurt on Saturday afternoon were particularly noticeable and were caused by the steel rods holding a huge four-sided electronic TV cube in place high above the pitch.

　　The rods cast shadows of diagonal lines all over the pitch and the cube itself made a huge square shadow by the halfway line.

　　A high clearance from England goalkeeper Paul Robinson struck the cube during the match forcing the referee to re-start the match with a dropped ball.

　　The next afternoon match in Frankfurt is on Tuesday when South Korea play Togo.

　　The bright sunshine and stadium design in Dortmund and girders in the roof construction in Gelsenkirchen are also playing havoc with TV images.

　　FIFA however is also aware that closing the roofs would dramatically increase the temperature and humidity inside the stadiums.

　　During the World Cup in the United States in 1994 the Silverdome in Detroit became the first World Cup venue to stage matches indoors.

　　Siegler remarked: "The temperature in that stadium reached around 50c (122 Fahrenheit) at times and we would not want a repeat of that situation."

　　作者-北京第二外國語大學英語系王帥

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