Arsenal's Arteta Says He Has a Clear Conscience Over Man City Charges
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Mikel Arteta is the boss of Arsenal football club. He spoke about Manchester City.
Manchester City had some charges. A charge means a claim that someone did something wrong.
People say Manchester City are guilty. Guilty means a person or team did something wrong.
Arteta said he has a clear conscience. A clear conscience means you feel you did nothing wrong.
Other football managers also talked about Manchester City. Michael Carrick is one of these managers.
Carrick said medals cannot replace special moments. A moment is a short time when something happens.
He meant that giving a medal later is not the same as winning it at the time.
Many managers say this situation is hard. They say uncertainty is not good for football.
Uncertainty means not knowing what will happen next.
Football fans want to know the final result soon.
Vocabulary15 words
- charges
- claims that someone did something wrong
- guilty
- found to have done something wrong
- conscience
- the feeling inside you about right and wrong
- moments
- short times when something happens
- uncertainty
- not knowing what will happen
- boss
- the leader of a team
- verdict
- an official decision
- retrospective
- looking back at the past
- manager
- a person who leads a sports team
- club
- a sports team organisation
- react
- to say or do something after an event
- medals
- prizes given for winning
- replace
- to put something new in place of something else
- situation
- what is happening now
- result
- the final answer or outcome
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1. The boss of Arsenal 2. Feeling you did nothing wrong 3. They cannot replace moments
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Mikel Arteta is the boss of _____ football club.
Manchester City had some _____.
People say Manchester City are _____.
Arteta said he has a clear _____.
Michael Carrick is one of these _____.
Carrick said medals cannot replace special _____.
He meant that giving a medal later is not the same as winning it at the _____.
Many managers say _____ is not good for football.
Uncertainty means not knowing what will _____ next.
Football fans want to know the final _____ soon.
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