体坛英语新闻：Brazil's Flamengo eager for new talents

RIO DE JANEIRO, March 25 (Xinhua) -- The vice-president of Flamengo, Marcos Braz, expressed on Thursday the importance of acquiring new talent for the soccer team.

The reason behind the sudden urgency of finding reinforcements is due to the fact that the duo of Vagner Love and Adriano, dubbed as the "Love Empire" is believed to be coming an end.

"They are two athletes who are very hard to hold onto. I never hide this from the fans. We will do all we can to keep them at Flamengo, but we are well aware that their time with the team is short," said Braz.

Adriano's contract expires at the end June. He is not expected to return to Flamengo after his participation in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

Vagner Love's contract extends until July, but Flamengo may be able to keep the athlete through the entirety of the Libertadores Cup if his team is able to advance through to the semifinals and finals.