Ronaldo had the capacity to become one of the best players in the history of football from the young age, said Queiroz who was also former Manchester United
assistant.
Portugese Queiroz coached Ronaldo during his time in charge of Portugal team between 2008 and 2010 and also worked with the prolific attacker during his two
spells as assistant manager to Alex Ferguson at Manchester United before his
compatriot left for Real Madrid in 2009.
Iran's national soccer coach likened Ronaldo to Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan, who is widely considered to be the best basketball player in history. He
had no doubt that the forward would establish himself as a modern-day great,
Queiroz stressed.
""Ronaldo is the most complete player I have ever coached in my life. In terms of fitness, ability, technical, tactical,"" Queiroz said, adding that
""One day at United, I don't remember when, I said he would be the Michael
Jordan of football.""
He expects Ronaldo to have a major impact in Brazil, Queiroz added. Portugal will have to deal with Germany, Ghana and USA in Group G of 2014 FIFA World Cup
in Brazil.
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By Xinhua writer Wang Fan
NEW YORK, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- On a wintry morning in New York, traditional lion dancers and a classic Chinese dragon made their way from Manhattan's
Chinatown to the Upper East Side, then down Madison Avenue, before arriving at
East Midtown where families with children were lining up the streets, ready to
embrace the Chinese Lunar New Year -- the Spring Festival.
In the Big Apple known as the "melting pot", a spate of festive activities from the Chinese New Year Concert by famed New York Philharmonic to a
spectacular fireworks display on the Hudson River, to an Empire State Building
light show, were held at iconic venues across the city and saw a broad
participation of local communities.
On Saturday, a flash mob featuring 100 monkey performers broke loose at Times Square, to the cheers and excitement of passers-by, while a video introducing
the Year of Monkey was aired at the "Crossroads of the World."
"The celebration of Chinese Lunar New Year is no longer a purely Chinese event but an occasion that celebrates the diverse cultures that make up our
communities today," said Shirley Young, chair of U.S.-China Cultural Institute.
With so much fun in the air, it might be hard to imagine a time when Lunar New Year celebrations had been forbidden in the city.
Michael Perrone, in his Belleville Times column, wrote: "There was at the time (around 1870) a very strong anti-Chinese sentiment in the country, backed
by state and federal laws restricting the immigration, employment and rights of
the Chinese. For example, it was illegal for the Chinese to gather publicly in
large groups in New York City."
Therefore, many Chinese of the New York area had to travel to the New Jersey town of Belleville, home to the first Chinese immigrants in the east coast, to
celebrate the Lunar New Year.
Thanks to the efforts of the ever growing Chinese communities, the Spring Festival celebrations on the east coast of the U.S., which took shape from a
small scale festivity in the Jersey town of Belleville, are no long confined to
Chinatown, but extended to the main streets of the city, making ever bigger
splashes every year.
In New York City, 2016 is the first year when the Chinese New Year was added to the city's public school calendar, allowing 1.1 million school students to
have one day off celebrating the traditional Chinese holiday.
"I think that by giving recognition to this, it actually shows that we are giving respect to the culture diversity of this country, and also, giving the
recognition to the great contributions the Chinese-American community made to
this society," said Consul General Ambassador Zhang Qiyue.
Meanwhile, at the annual Lunar New Year concert of New York Philharmonic on Tuesday, UN chief Ban Ki-moon took the stage and wished the audience Happy New
Year in Chinese.
"It sets a precedent in the history of New York Philharmonic. No guest was invited before to deliver a speech in their concert," said Zhou Wei, founder of
the New York-based Weiber consulting company and one of the organizers of the
event.
Ban's five-minute speech, not on the official schedule, indicated the growing importance of the Chinese New Year in the world, she added.
Adding to the festivity, Twitter released its first-ever Chinese New Year emoji in a move to become the leading social platform for celebrations.
The hongbao, or red envelope used for gift giving, appeared on tweets containing special hashtags, including #KungHeiFatChoy, #HappyCNY and
#GongXiFaCai.
And on Monday, the first day of the Chinese Year of the Monkey, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said in a written statement that "The Lunar New Year has
long been one of the city's most treasured traditions."
This year, U.S.-China Cultural Institute co-chaired a five-day festival dubbed "Year of the Monkey Celebration" to mark the Lunar New Year holiday in
partnership with the China Central Academy of Fine Arts, the Nature Conservancy,
New York Philharmonic, and other culture entities.
"We are trying to bring both Chinese and people of all ethnic backgrounds together in New York through art, education and the conservation of nature,"
said Chair Young.
To most New Yorkers, the events are a welcome effort to know more about the Chinese culture.
Poring over a large installation made from over 1,000 dance shoes at an exhibition held at Javits Center North Saturday, Havi Rampersaud, a Bronx
resident, said "I think the art piece is super cool. There should be more events
like this."
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