Bayern Munich Shows Interest in Brazil Striker Igor Thiago
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Bayern Munich is a big football club in Germany. Now, the club wants to know more about Igor Thiago.
Igor Thiago is a football player. He is a striker. This means he plays in a position and tries to score goals.
Igor Thiago plays for Brazil. He was part of the Brazil team at the World Cup. The World Cup is a very big football event for countries.
Bayern Munich made a sondagem. In English, we say the club made an inquiry. This means Bayern asked for information about the player.
This news made people talk online. Many fans wrote about Igor Thiago on the internet. Bayern Munich is a very famous club. Many good players want to play for this club.
Right now, we do not know if Bayern will buy Igor Thiago. The club is only asking about him. This is often the first step before a transfer. A transfer happens when a player moves to a new club.
Vocabulary15 words
- striker
- a player whose job is to score goals
- World Cup
- a very big football event between countries
- inquiry
- asking questions to get information
- transfer
- when a player moves from one club to another
- club
- a team that players belong to
- monitors
- watches something closely over time
- national team
- a team that plays for one country
- European
- from Europe
- fans
- people who love and support a team or player
- position
- the place and job a player has on the field
- famous
- known by many people
- goal
- when the ball goes into the net and a team scores
- interest
- wanting to know more about something
- reacted
- gave a quick answer or opinion about news
- buy
- to pay money to get something
Quiz
Answer key
1. Striker 2. Bayern Munich 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Bayern Munich is a big football club in Germany. Now, the club wants to know more about _____.
Igor Thiago is a football player. He is a _____.
Igor Thiago plays for _____. He was part of the Brazil team at the World Cup.
Bayern Munich made a sondagem. In English, we say the club made an _____.
This news made people talk _____. Many fans wrote about Igor Thiago on the internet.
Right now, we do not know if Bayern will _____ Igor Thiago.
This is often the first step before a _____.
A transfer happens when a player moves to a new _____.