Argentina Will Not Rush to Give Away Messi's No. 10
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Argentina will not give Lionel Messi's No. 10 shirt to a new player soon. Messi wore this shirt for many years. The number is very special in football. It is for the best player on a team.
Argentina will play a game against Bolivia soon. People want to know who will wear Messi's number next. But the team says this will not happen fast.
The coach of Argentina is Scaloni. He must think about the team's future. People ask if Argentina will look different without Messi. Messi helped make the team's identity. This means how people see the team and its style.
Fans love Messi very much. He is one of the best players ever. His number is important to many people. Argentina wants to choose the next player carefully.
The game against Bolivia will show some of Scaloni's new plans. People want to see the team's new lineup. This means the list of players who will play.
For now, no one will wear number 10. Argentina wants to respect Messi's place in the team's history.
Vocabulary5 words
- shirt
- clothes a player wears with a number
- identity
- how people know or see someone
- lineup
- list of players who will play
- coach
- person who leads a sports team
- future
- time that will come next
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Quiz
Answer key
1. No. 10 2. Scaloni 3. False
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Argentina will not give Lionel Messi's No. 10 _____ to a new player soon.
Messi wore this shirt for many _____.
The number is very special in _____.
Argentina will play a game against _____ soon.
The coach of Argentina is _____.
People ask if Argentina will look _____ without Messi.
Messi helped make the team's _____.
Fans love Messi very _____.
People want to see the team's new _____.
For now, no one will wear number _____.
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