Juventus Look at Vicario as Suzuki Deal Fades
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Juventus is a big football club in Italy. They need a new goalkeeper.
Juventus wanted a player called Suzuki. Suzuki plays for Parma.
Now Parma did not put Suzuki in their team list. People think Suzuki will go to Psg, a French club.
So Juventus cannot get Suzuki. Now they look at another goalkeeper. His name is Vicario.
Vicario plays for Tottenham, an English club. Juventus want him for a short time only.
This is called a loan. A loan means a player joins a new team for a short time.
People call this a "usa e getta" plan. This means "use and throw away." It means a short, quick fix.
Vicario seems open to this plan. He may agree to join Juventus.
This news comes from calciomercato. This word means "football transfer market" in Italian.
Many clubs buy and sell players in the transfer market every year.
Vocabulary7 words
- goalkeeper
- the player who stops the ball from going in the goal
- loan
- when a player joins a new team for a short time only
- "usa e getta"
- an Italian phrase meaning "use and throw away"; a quick, short-term plan
- calciomercato
- the Italian word for the football transfer market
- transfer market
- the time when clubs buy and sell players
- convoke
- to call a player to join the team list
- close to
- almost happening; very near
Quiz
Answer key
1. A new goalkeeper 2. He is going to Psg 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Juventus is a big football club in Italy. They need a new _____.
Juventus wanted a player called _____. Suzuki plays for Parma.
Now Parma did not put Suzuki in their team list. People think Suzuki will go to _____, a French club.
So Juventus cannot get Suzuki. Now they look at another goalkeeper. His name is _____.
Vicario plays for _____, an English club. Juventus want him for a short time only.
This is called a _____. A loan means a player joins a new team for a short time.
People call this a _____ plan. This means "use and throw away."
Vicario seems _____ to this plan. He may agree to join Juventus.
This news comes from _____. This word means "football transfer market" in Italian.