World Cup champ Spain declines Copa America invite
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MADRID, April 13 (Xinhua) -- World Cup champion Spain has declined an invitation（邀请） to replace Japan at this summer's Copa America.
The Spanish football federation 1 said on its website that a board of directors meeting decided 2 not to send a team at the July 1-24 tournament in Argentina due to "conflicts with the calendar."The federation said a dense 3 schedule of fixtures 4 makes the World Cup and European champion's participation 5 "impossible".
Japan withdrew last week because of the devastating 6 earthquake and tsunami 7 that struck the country on March 11.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)
The Spanish football federation 1 said on its website that a board of directors meeting decided 2 not to send a team at the July 1-24 tournament in Argentina due to "conflicts with the calendar."The federation said a dense 3 schedule of fixtures 4 makes the World Cup and European champion's participation 5 "impossible".
Japan withdrew last week because of the devastating 6 earthquake and tsunami 7 that struck the country on March 11.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)
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（房屋等的）固定装置( fixture的名词复数 )； 如（浴盆、抽水马桶）； 固定在某位置的人或物； （定期定点举行的）体育活动
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