Juventus Close to Deal for Goalkeeper Vicario
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Juventus is a big football team in Italy.
The team needs a new goalkeeper.
A goalkeeper is the player who stops the ball at the goal.
Juventus talked to many teams this summer.
Some deals did not work. A deal is an agreement to do business.
Juventus wanted a goalkeeper called Alisson. That deal did not happen.
Juventus also wanted a goalkeeper called Suzuki. That deal did not happen too.
Now Juventus wants a goalkeeper called Vicario.
Vicario plays for Tottenham, a team in England.
Vicario is Italian. People call him 'l'azzurro'. This means he plays for the Italian national team.
Juventus and Vicario have an agreement now. An agreement means both sides say yes.
Juventus and Tottenham are close to a deal too.
Juventus also thought about another goalkeeper. His nickname is 'Dibu'.
But Juventus does not fully trust that goalkeeper.
So Vicario looks like the new goalkeeper for Juventus.
He will come back to Italy to play.
Vocabulary15 words
- goalkeeper
- the player who stops the ball at the goal
- deal
- an agreement to do business
- agreement
- when people say yes to the same thing
- transfer
- when a player moves to a new team
- trust
- to believe someone is good or safe
- summer
- the warm season; also the time for football transfers
- team
- a group of players
- national team
- the team that plays for a country
- option
- a choice
- close
- near; almost done
- return
- to come back
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- Serie A
- the top football league in Italy
- loan
- when a player joins a team for a short time
- signing
- a new player joining a team
Quiz
Answer key
1. Goalkeeper 2. Tottenham (his current club) 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Juventus is a big football team in _____.
The team needs a new _____.
Juventus talked to many teams this _____.
Juventus wanted a goalkeeper called _____. That deal did not happen.
Juventus also wanted a goalkeeper called _____. That deal did not happen too.
Now Juventus wants a goalkeeper called _____.
Vicario plays for _____, a team in England.
Juventus and Vicario have an _____ now.
Juventus also thought about another goalkeeper. His nickname is '_____'.
So Vicario looks like the new goalkeeper for _____.