Flamengo Agrees to Let Forward Cebolinha Leave for Free
Listen to the story
Flamengo is a big football club in Brazil.
The club has a forward named Everton, who people call Cebolinha.
Flamengo now says Cebolinha can leave the club.
He can leave for free. This is called a free transfer.
A free transfer means no other club must pay money for the player.
Cebolinha already wants to go to one special club.
The story does not say the name of this club.
In other football news, a player named Carbonero plays for Inter.
A Russian club wants to talk to Carbonero.
People are asking if Inter should sell Carbonero now.
Selling a player means the club lets him join a new team for money.
Many fans are talking about these two football stories.
Football clubs often decide who can stay and who can leave.
This news is about player moves in football.
Fans wait to see what happens next.
Vocabulary5 words
- forward
- a player whose job is to score goals
- free transfer
- when a player moves to a new club and no money is paid
- Russian club
- a football team from Russia
- sell
- to let a player join another club for money
- destination
- the place someone wants to go
Quiz
Answer key
1. Flamengo 2. No club pays money for the player 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Flamengo is a big football club in _____.
The club has a forward named Everton, who people call _____.
Flamengo now says Cebolinha can _____ the club.
He can leave for _____. This is called a free transfer.
A free transfer means no other club must pay _____ for the player.
Cebolinha already wants to go to one special _____.
In other football news, a player named Carbonero plays for _____.
A _____ club wants to talk to Carbonero.
People are asking if Inter should _____ Carbonero now.
Football clubs often decide who can stay and who can _____.