Japan Goalkeeper Zion Suzuki Joins Aston Villa
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Aston Villa is a football club in England. The club has a new player. His name is Zion Suzuki. He is a goalkeeper from Japan. A goalkeeper is a player who stops goals.
Suzuki plays for the Japan national team. Some people call him a guardian because he stops many goals. Aston Villa won the Europa League. This is a big European football tournament.
Before this, Suzuki almost joined PSG, a big club in France. But that deal did not happen. Now he is going to Aston Villa instead.
News reports say the transfer fee could be about 6.4 billion yen. This might be one of the highest fees ever for a Japanese player. Suzuki may sign for five years.
Aston Villa fans are happy about the new player. They think he is a good choice for the team. One Villa goalkeeper, from Argentina, has a broken hand right now. Some fans want that goalkeeper to leave the club.
Vocabulary5 words
- goalkeeper
- the player who stops the ball from going into the goal
- guardian
- a person who protects something important
- tournament
- a competition with many games
- deal
- an agreement between two sides
- transfer fee
- money paid to move a player to a new club
Quiz
Answer key
1. Goalkeeper 2. PSG 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Aston Villa is a football club in _____. The club has a new player. His name is Zion _____. He is a goalkeeper from Japan.
Suzuki plays for the Japan national _____. Aston Villa won the _____ League, a big European tournament.
Before this, Suzuki almost joined _____, a big club in France. But that deal did not happen.
News reports say the transfer _____ could be about 6.4 billion yen. Suzuki may sign for _____ years.
One Villa goalkeeper, from _____, has a broken hand right now.