Atlético Madrid Plays Without Julián Álvarez; Simeone Shuts Down Questions
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Atlético Madrid is a football team in Spain.
The team played a match without a player named Julián Álvarez.
Julián Álvarez is a striker. A striker is a player who tries to score goals.
The coach of Atlético is Diego Simeone. A coach is the person who leads a team.
After the match, people asked Simeone why Álvarez did not play.
Simeone did not answer the question. He said "no ha lugar." This means "there is no room for that."
This is called a press conference. It is when a coach talks to reporters after a game.
People do not know why Álvarez did not play.
The club also shared an official photo of Álvarez with Atlético.
Many fans noticed something about the photo.
The news does not say what fans noticed.
Julián Álvarez plays for Atlético Madrid this season.
Fans want to know more news about him.
Vocabulary5 words
- striker
- a player who tries to score goals
- coach
- the person who leads a sports team
- press conference
- a time when someone answers questions from reporters
- reporters
- people who ask questions for the news
- official photo
- a photo made by the team, not by a fan
Quiz
Answer key
1. Striker 2. Diego Simeone 3. No
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Atlético Madrid is a football team in _____.
The team played a match without a player named _____ _____.
Julián Álvarez is a _____. A striker is a player who tries to score _____.
The _____ of Atlético is Diego Simeone.
After the match, people asked Simeone why Álvarez did not _____.
Simeone did not answer the question. He said "_____ _____ _____."
The club also shared an _____ _____ of Álvarez with Atlético.
Many fans noticed something about the _____.