【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 文章说他并没有受过正式的训练(as a boy he had not formal training in the sport)只是跟小伙伴们在海滩上到处踢球玩(He learned to play soccer by kicking a ball around with his friends on the beaches of Rio de Janeiro)，所以应该选[C]。