FIFA Bans Five Players After World Cup Final Clash
FIFA is the group that runs world football.
FIFA has punished five players. This happened after the World Cup final.
There was a fight after the game. Players from two teams were angry.
FIFA gave a ban to each player. A ban means a player cannot play games.
Leandro Paredes got a ban for ten games. This is the biggest ban.
Nahuel Molina got a ban for seven games.
Nicolás Otamendi got a ban for three games.
Thiago Almada got a ban for one game.
Gavi, a player from Spain, also got a ban for one game.
The fight happened after the World Cup final match.
Some fans sang songs during the game. People are talking about this too.
People ask if the punishment is fair for Argentina's team.
Vocabulary15 words
- FIFA
- the group that controls football around the world
- ban
- a rule that stops someone from doing something
- sanction
- a punishment given by an organisation
- final
- the last and most important game in a competition
- incident
- something bad that happens
- aggression
- angry or violent behaviour
- punishment
- something bad given to someone who did wrong
- match
- a game between two teams
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- team
- a group of players who play together
- fan
- a person who supports a team
- chant
- words that fans shout or sing together
- fair
- right and correct for everyone
- World Cup
- the biggest football competition between countries
- referee
- the person who controls a football game
Quiz
Answer key
1. Leandro Paredes 2. One 3. For fighting after the final
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
FIFA has punished five _____. This happened after the World Cup _____.
There was a _____ after the game. Players from two teams were angry.
FIFA gave a _____ to each player.
Leandro Paredes got a ban for _____ games. This is the biggest ban.
Nahuel Molina got a ban for _____ games.
Nicolás Otamendi got a ban for _____ games.
Thiago Almada got a ban for _____ game.
Gavi, a player from _____, also got a ban for one game.
Some fans sang _____ during the game.
People ask if the punishment is _____ for Argentina's team.