Fluminense Fires Coach Zubeldía
Listen to the story
Fluminense is a football club from Brazil. It has fired its coach.
The coach's name is Luís Zubeldía. He is from Argentina.
Fluminense told people about this news. The club made an announcement.
Two days before, Fluminense played a game in the Libertadores. This is a big football competition in South America.
The game ended in a draw. This means both teams got the same score.
After the draw, Fluminense decided to fire Zubeldía. Now he is not the coach anymore.
A coach is a person who leads a sports team. The coach helps players train and play games.
Fluminense will need a new coach soon.
Vocabulary8 words
- club
- a group of people who play sport together
- coach
- a person who leads and trains a sports team
- fire
- to make someone stop working at a job
- announcement
- when you tell people something important
- Libertadores
- a big football competition in South America
- competition
- a contest between teams or players
- draw
- a game where both teams get the same score
- decide
- to choose what to do
Quiz
Answer key
1. They fired him 2. Argentina 3. Fluminense drew a game in the Libertadores
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Fluminense is a football club from Brazil. It has _____ its coach.
The coach's name is Luís _____. He is from Argentina.
Fluminense told people about this news. The club made an _____.
Two days before, Fluminense played a game in the _____. This is a big football competition in South America.
The game ended in a _____. This means both teams got the same score.
After the draw, Fluminense decided to fire _____. Now he is not the coach anymore.
A coach is a person who leads a sports _____. The coach helps players train and play games.
Fluminense will need a new _____ soon.