Pires pleased to avoid loyalty test
22-06-2004
France's Robert Pires admitted he was relieved to be facing Greece in the Euro 2004 quarter-finals and not host nation Portugal. Pires, the son of a Portuguese father and a Spanish mother, admits he is glad he will not yet have to test the loyalty of his dad, who remained a keen fan of the Portuguese team even when he moved to live in the French town of Reims. Pires still remembers his father's disappointment when Portugal lost 3-2 to the French in the Euro '84 semi-final in Marseille when Robert was only 11.
法国将在1/4决赛对阵希腊，能够逼开葡萄牙，皮雷觉得很不错。皮雷的父亲是葡萄牙人，母亲则是西班牙人。尽管早已搬到法国的Reims居住，皮雷的父亲仍然是葡萄牙的忠实球迷。皮雷至今还记得，在他11岁那年，葡萄牙在1984欧洲杯的半决赛里以2-3负于法国，当时他的父亲失望至极。
France's 3-1 victory over Switzerland in Coimbra on Monday ensured they finished top of Group B and earned what looks to be an easier game with the Greeks, who have never before reached this stage in a major tournament. Instead it is England who will face Portugal with a place in the semi-final the reward for the winners.
Pires said: "My father is very happy for me and for himself. Portugal have qualified, France have qualified and we will now not meet in the quarter-finals and from that point of view it's a perfect game. "I am very pleased because now I can realise my dream of playing Portugal in the final," said Pires, who has conducted interviews in fluent Portuguese for local journalists.
皮雷以流利的葡萄牙语接受葡萄牙当地记者采访：
“我的父亲为我感到高兴，当然了，他自己也很高兴。因为葡萄牙小组出线了，法国也出线了，而且两队在1/4决赛不会遇到，这样的安排很完美。我梦想能在决赛对葡萄牙。”
（叹，皮雷怎么就不好好学习英语呢？？）
Source: Sporting Life
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