Flamengo in Talks to Broadcast Matches Abroad for Free
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Flamengo is a big football club from Brazil. The club wants to show its games in other countries.
Flamengo is talking with a company called LiveMode. LiveMode is a partner of Cazé TV. Cazé TV is a popular channel that shows football games.
Flamengo and LiveMode want to make a deal. The deal is about broadcasting Flamengo games in other countries. People in those countries could watch the games for free.
This news comes from journalist Rodrigo Mattos. He writes about football news in Brazil.
Flamengo already sells the rights to show its games. Now the club wants to find new ways to reach fans outside Brazil.
Many fans of Flamengo live outside Brazil. A free broadcast could help these fans watch games easily.
The talks are still happening. No final deal has been announced yet.
Vocabulary15 words
- partner
- a person or company that works with another company
- deal
- an agreement between two sides
- broadcasting
- showing something on TV or online
- rights
- legal permission to do something, like show a game on TV
- negotiate
- to talk about a deal before agreeing
- fans
- people who like and support a team
- abroad
- in another country
- channel
- a TV station
- club
- a sports team organization
- journalist
- a person who writes news
- company
- a business
- free
- with no cost
- final
- the last one; the end result
- announced
- told to the public
- popular
- liked by many people
Quiz
Answer key
1. LiveMode 2. A popular TV channel 3. True
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Flamengo is a big football club from Brazil. The club wants to show its games in other countries.
Flamengo is talking with a company called _____. LiveMode is a _____ of Cazé TV. Cazé TV is a popular _____ that shows football games.
Flamengo and LiveMode want to make a _____. The deal is about _____ Flamengo games in other countries. People in those countries could watch the games for _____.
This news comes from _____ Rodrigo Mattos. He writes about football news in Brazil.
Flamengo already sells the _____ to show its games. Now the club wants to find new ways to reach _____ outside Brazil.
Many fans of Flamengo live _____ Brazil. A free broadcast could help these fans watch games easily.
The talks are still happening. No _____ deal has been _____ yet.