Bahia Striker Criticized for Sharing Anti-Northeast Videos
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Willian José plays football for Bahia. Bahia is a team in Brazil. Willian José shared some videos online. The videos attacked the Northeast of Brazil. This happened after an election in Brazil.
Many fans were angry. Bahia is a club from the Northeast. Fans did not like the player's videos. They started to criticize him online.
People said the videos were bad. The videos made fun of people from the Northeast. Fans felt the player should not share this kind of video.
Willian José has not said much about the problem. Many supporters are still upset with him. The story is getting attention in Brazilian news.
Vocabulary15 words
- striker
- a football player who tries to score goals
- Northeast
- a part of Brazil with many states
- election
- when people vote to choose leaders
- criticize
- to say something is bad
- supporters
- people who like and follow a team
- club
- a sports team organization
- online
- on the internet
- angry
- feeling mad
- news
- information about new events
- attention
- when people notice something
- share
- to post something for others to see
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- region
- a part of a country
- upset
- feeling sad or angry
- video
- moving pictures with sound
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Answer key
1. Bahia 2. The Northeast of Brazil 3. False
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Willian José plays football for _____. Bahia is a team in _____. Willian José shared some _____ online. The videos attacked the _____ of Brazil. This happened after an _____ in Brazil.
Many fans were _____. Bahia is a club from the Northeast. Fans did not like the player's videos. They started to _____ him online.
People said the videos were bad. The videos made fun of people from the Northeast. Fans felt the player should not share this kind of _____.
Willian José has not said much about the problem. Many _____ are still upset with him. The story is getting _____ in Brazilian news.
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