Cartola FC: Tips for Round 24 of Brazil's Championship
Listen to the story
Brazil's football league is playing round 24. Fans play a fantasy football game called Cartola. In this game, people pick real players for their team.
Before each round, guides help fans choose players. The guides show who is suspended. They also show who is injured. This helps fans not pick bad players.
Guides also show likely lineups. This means which players a team will probably use. Fans use this information to build a good fantasy team.
An influencer named Cami gave her tips. She picked only two players from the team Fluminense. Fluminense will play against Remo.
Another guide is called the 'Mapa da Mitada'. It shows good players to pick. This round, it says Flamengo and Santos have many good midfielders and strikers.
Vocabulary7 words
- Cartola
- a popular fantasy football game in Brazil
- suspended
- not allowed to play for a match or two
- injured
- hurt; the body is not working well
- likely lineups
- the players a team will probably use in a game
- influencer
- a person who many people follow online for advice
- midfielders
- players who play in the middle of the football field
- strikers
- players whose job is to score goals
Quiz
Answer key
1. A fantasy football game 2. Two 3. Flamengo and Santos
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Brazil's football league is playing round _____. Fans play a fantasy football game called _____.
Before each round, guides help fans choose _____. The guides show who is _____.
Guides also show _____ lineups.
An _____ named Cami gave her tips. She picked only two players from _____.
This round, it says Flamengo and Santos have many good _____ and _____.