Carlos Vinícius Says He Is Focused on Grêmio Amid Atlético-MG Interest
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Carlos Vinícius plays football for Grêmio in Brazil.
He is a striker. A striker is a player who tries to score goals.
His contract with Grêmio is almost finished. A contract is a paper that says a player works for a team.
Another team, Atlético-MG, wants to sign him. This is called a sondagem, or an inquiry.
Carlos Vinícius spoke about this. He said he only thinks about Grêmio now.
He did not talk about moving to Atlético-MG.
Grêmio and Atlético-MG both play in the Série A. This is the top football league in Brazil.
Carlos Vinícius is the top scorer for Grêmio this season.
A top scorer is a player who scores the most goals.
Many fans want to know what he will do next.
For now, he says he is focused on his team.
Vocabulary15 words
- striker
- a player who tries to score goals
- contract
- a paper that says a player works for a team
- sondagem
- when a team asks about signing a player
- Série A
- the top football league in Brazil
- focused
- thinking only about one thing
- sign
- to make a new player join a team
- season
- the time when football games happen
- team
- a group of players who play together
- top scorer
- the player with the most goals
- club
- another word for a sports team
- move
- to go to a different team
- goal
- a point scored in football
- league
- a group of teams that play against each other
- interest
- when a team wants a player
- current
- happening now
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1. Striker 2. Atlético-MG 3. True
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Carlos Vinícius plays football for _____ in Brazil.
He is a _____. A striker is a player who tries to score goals.
His _____ with Grêmio is almost finished.
Another team, _____, wants to sign him.
This is called a sondagem, or an _____.
Carlos Vinícius spoke about this. He said he only thinks about _____ now.
He did not talk about moving to Atlético-MG.
Grêmio and Atlético-MG both play in the _____.
Carlos Vinícius is the _____ for Grêmio this season.
For now, he says he is _____ on his team.
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