Fabien Barthez Joins Zidane's Coaching Team for France
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Fabien Barthez is a famous French goalkeeper. He won the World Cup in 1998 with France. Now he has a new job.
Barthez will be the goalkeeper coach for the France national team. He will work with the goalkeepers and help them train.
Barthez will work in the staff of Zinédine Zidane. Zidane is the new coach of the France team. Zidane and Barthez were teammates in 1998. They won the World Cup together.
Farid Tabet is also part of Zidane's staff. Tabet was the coach of a team called Le Cannet before this.
Barthez and Zidane will now work together again. This time, they are not players. They are part of the coaching team for the national team.
Vocabulary5 words
- goalkeeper
- the player who stops the ball from going into the goal
- coach
- a person who teaches and trains players
- staff
- a group of people who work together for one leader
- teammates
- people who play on the same team
- national team
- a sports team that plays for one country
Quiz
Answer key
1. Goalkeeper coach 2. Zinédine Zidane 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Fabien Barthez is a famous French _____. He won the World Cup in 1998 with France. Now he has a new job.
Barthez will be the goalkeeper _____ for the France national team. He will work with the goalkeepers and help them train.
Barthez will work in the _____ of Zinédine Zidane. Zidane is the new coach of the France team. Zidane and Barthez were _____ in 1998. They won the World Cup together.
Farid Tabet is also part of Zidane's staff. Tabet was the coach of a team called Le Cannet before this.
Barthez and Zidane will now work together again. This time, they are not players. They are part of the coaching team for the _____.