Julián Álvarez Trains Alone While Thinking About His Future
Julián Álvarez is a football player. He is training alone right now. He is thinking about his future.
People are talking about a story called the 'Julián case'. It is about problems and disputes in his career. A man named Fernando Hidalgo is part of the story. He is Julián's agent.
Arsenal is a football club in England. Arsenal made an offer to Julián. But Julián does not want to accept it. The reason is not about football. It is a personal reason.
Right now, nobody knows what Julián will do next. Fans are waiting for more news about his future.
Vocabulary9 words
- trains
- practises a sport to get better
- alone
- with no other people
- future
- time that has not happened yet
- disputes
- problems or fights between people
- agent
- a person who helps a player with business
- club
- a sports team and its organization
- offer
- when someone asks you to accept something
- accept
- to say yes to something
- personal
- about your own life, not work
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1. Training alone 2. Julián's agent 3. False
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Julián Álvarez is a football player. He is _____ alone right now. He is thinking about his _____.
People are talking about a story called the 'Julián case'. It is about problems and _____ in his career. A man named Fernando Hidalgo is part of the story. He is Julián's _____.
Arsenal is a football _____ in England. Arsenal made an _____ to Julián. But Julián does not want to _____ it. The reason is not about football. It is a _____ reason.
Right now, nobody knows what Julián will do next. Fans are waiting for more news about his future.
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