Arteta Gives Update on Saka, Saliba and Konsa
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Arsenal is a football team in England. Mikel Arteta is the manager of Arsenal. He gave news about three players. Their names are Saka, Saliba and Konsa. Fans want to know if they can play.
Arsenal will play against Hull City soon. Before the match, managers talk to news people. This is called a press conference. Hull's manager is Sergej Jakirović. He talked about Arsenal's good players.
People also like to guess who will score goals. This is called betting. Two players people are talking about are Kai Havertz and Christos Tzolis. Fans wait to see who scores in the match.
Vocabulary8 words
- manager
- the person who leads a sports team
- update
- new information about something
- press conference
- a meeting where someone talks to news people
- betting
- guessing a result and giving money if you are right
- goalscorer
- a player who scores a goal
- fitness
- being healthy enough to play sport
- match
- a game between two teams
- fans
- people who like and support a team
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Answer key
1. Mikel Arteta 2. Hull City 3. True
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Arsenal is a football _____ in England.
Mikel Arteta is the _____ of Arsenal.
He gave news about three _____.
Their names are Saka, Saliba and _____.
Arsenal will play against Hull City _____.
Before the match, managers talk to news people in a _____.
Hull's manager is Sergej _____.
People also like to guess who will score goals. This is called _____.
Kai Havertz and Christos _____ are two players people talk about.
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