Brazilian Football Club Rises to Série C and Plans R$150 Million for Top Flight
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A football club in Brazil has moved up to a higher league.
The club has an SAF. This means a company owns and runs the club.
The club moved from Série D to Série C in one year. This is a fast rise.
Now the club has a big plan. It wants R$150 million.
The money will help the club move up again. The goal is to reach the elite, or top level, of Brazilian football.
This weekend, other clubs are also trying to move up. Four clubs from Série D will get a place in Série C.
Many teams are working hard to move up in Brazilian football this year.
Vocabulary15 words
- SAF
- a company that owns and runs a sports club
- elite
- the best or top group
- Série C
- a football league in Brazil; it is level three
- Série D
- a football league in Brazil; it is level four
- promotion
- moving up to a better league
- division
- a group or level in a sports competition
- invest
- to put money into something to make more money later
- access
- the right to enter a higher league
- scenario
- a possible situation in the future
- corporate
- related to a company or business
- top flight
- the highest level of a sport
- rise
- to go up or move to a better position
- plan
- an idea about what to do in the future
- goal
- something you want to achieve
- league
- a group of sports teams that play against each other
Quiz
Answer key
1. A company that owns and runs a sports club 2. One year 3. R$150 million
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A football club in Brazil has moved up to a _____ league.
The club has an _____. This means a company owns and runs the club.
The club moved from Série D to _____ in one year. This is a fast rise.
Now the club has a big _____. It wants R$150 million.
The money will help the club move up again. The goal is to reach the _____, or top level, of Brazilian football.
This weekend, other clubs are also trying to move up. Four clubs from Série D will get a place in _____.
Many teams are working hard to move up in Brazilian _____ this year.