Fiorentina Close to Signing Pellegrino
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Fiorentina is an Italian football team. It plays in Serie A. Serie A is the top football league in Italy.
Fiorentina wants to sign a player called Pellegrino. A transfer is when a player moves to a new team. The transfer for Pellegrino is almost finished.
Bologna is another Italian football team. Bologna wants to sign a different player. His name is Piccoli. This is also a transfer.
The Bologna deal for Piccoli may help the Fiorentina deal for Pellegrino. If Bologna signs Piccoli, Fiorentina can then sign Pellegrino more easily.
News reports say the Bologna deal is very close. People say it is 'a passo,' which means 'one step away.'
Many football teams are busy right now. This is the transfer window. It is a time when teams can buy and sell players.
Fans are excited about these new signings. They want to see new players for the new season.
Vocabulary15 words
- Serie A
- the top football league in Italy
- transfer
- when a player moves from one team to another
- transfer window
- a time when football teams can buy and sell players
- deal
- an agreement between two people or teams
- sign
- to agree that a player will join a team
- close
- almost finished; near to happening
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- team
- a group of people who play sport together
- league
- a group of teams that play against each other
- news reports
- information given by journalists
- season
- the time period when a sport is played
- fans
- people who support a team
- Italian
- from Italy
- move
- to change from one place or team to another
- step
- a small action; a stage in a process
Quiz
Answer key
1. Fiorentina 2. The top football league in Italy 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Fiorentina is an Italian football team. It plays in _____. Serie A is the top football _____ in Italy.
Fiorentina wants to _____ a player called Pellegrino. A _____ is when a player moves to a new team. The transfer for Pellegrino is almost _____.
Bologna is another Italian football team. Bologna wants to sign a different _____. His name is Piccoli. This is also a transfer.
The Bologna deal for Piccoli may help the Fiorentina _____ for Pellegrino. If Bologna signs Piccoli, Fiorentina can then sign Pellegrino more easily.
News reports say the Bologna deal is very close. People say it is 'a passo,' which means 'one _____ away.'
Many football teams are busy right now. This is the transfer _____. It is a time when teams can buy and sell players.
_____ are excited about these new signings. They want to see new players for the new season.