Corinthians Reopens Talks with Memphis Depay Over New Contract
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Corinthians is a football club in Brazil. The club is talking with player Memphis Depay again.
Corinthians wants a new contract with Memphis. But the club wants to pay less money.
The club wants to cut the contract by R$30 million. This is a lot of money.
Corinthians is also looking for partners. Partners can help pay for the contract.
Memphis Depay is a famous striker. He plays football for Corinthians now.
The club's board must agree to the new contract. This is an important step.
Many fans want Memphis to stay. They hope the talks finish soon.
The story about Memphis and Corinthians has continued for a long time. People call it a saga.
Vocabulary15 words
- contract
- a written agreement between a club and a player
- partners
- companies or people who help pay money
- striker
- a player who tries to score goals
- board
- the group of people who make big decisions for a club
- saga
- a long story with many parts
- negotiation
- talking to make a deal
- reduce
- to make something smaller
- renew
- to make an agreement continue
- club
- a sports team organization
- value
- how much something is worth
- agreement
- when two sides say yes to a deal
- million
- 1,000,000; a very big number
- financial
- about money
- fans
- people who support a team
- talks
- conversations to solve a problem
Quiz
Answer key
1. Corinthians 2. R$30 million 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Corinthians is a football club in Brazil. The club is talking with player Memphis Depay again.
Corinthians wants a new _____ with Memphis. But the club wants to pay less money.
The club wants to cut the contract by _____ million. This is a lot of money.
Corinthians is also looking for _____. Partners can help pay for the contract.
Memphis Depay is a famous _____. He plays football for Corinthians now.
The club's _____ must agree to the new contract. This is an important step.
Many _____ want Memphis to stay. They hope the talks finish soon.
The story about Memphis and Corinthians has continued for a long time. People call it a _____.