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Ceuta Coach Criticizes Situation Before Match Against Andorra

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FC Andorra played AD Ceuta today in the LaLiga Hypermotion. LaLiga Hypermotion is Spain's second football division.

Before the game, the Ceuta coach was very angry. His name is José Juan Romero.

He talked about problems in the city of Ceuta. He said, "If it was my choice, the team would not play. We are in a very bad situation."

He also said people do not help Ceuta enough. He said, "I think there is not much solidarity with Ceuta."

Ceuta is a small Spanish city in North Africa. Sometimes it has difficult problems.

The coach's words came before the match started. Fans wanted to know why he was so upset.

The match was shown live for fans to watch.

Vocabulary15 words

LaLiga Hypermotion
the name of Spain's second football league
division
a group of teams playing at one level
solidarity
help and support for other people
live
happening now, shown at the same time it happens
coach
the person who leads a sports team
situation
how things are at one time
angry
feeling strong bad feelings, like being upset
match
a sports game between two teams
city
a big town where many people live
problem
something difficult or bad
team
a group of people who play sport together
played
took part in a sports game
choice
deciding what to do
fans
people who like and watch a team
started
began

Quiz

1. Who is José Juan Romero?
2. What did the coach say about the team playing?
3. True or false: The coach said people help Ceuta a lot.

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