Klopp Calls Up 44 Players for Germany
Jürgen Klopp is the new coach of the Germany football team. He has called up 44 players. This is a very big number for a national team.
Klopp also talked about politics. He spoke against the far right. The far right is a group with strong, extreme political ideas.
Klopp said something important. He said, "National pride is in the wrong hands." National pride means feeling happy about your country.
People say Klopp is making Germany a laboratory. A laboratory is a place where people try new things. Klopp wants to try new ideas with the team.
Many fans are talking about the 44 players. They want to know why Klopp chose so many people. Football experts are also watching closely.
Vocabulary10 words
- coach
- a person who trains a sports team
- call up
- to choose a player for a team
- far right
- a political group with very strong, extreme ideas
- national pride
- feeling happy and proud about your country
- laboratory
- a place where people try new things or experiments
- national team
- a sports team that plays for a whole country
- politics
- ideas and actions about how a country is run
- extreme
- very strong, far from normal
- expert
- a person who knows a lot about something
- fan
- a person who loves and supports a team
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1. Jürgen Klopp 2. National pride 3. True
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Jürgen Klopp is the new _____ of the Germany football team. He has _____ 44 players. This is a very big number for a _____ team.
Klopp also talked about _____. He spoke against the _____ right. The far right is a group with strong, _____ political ideas.
Klopp said something important. He said, "National _____ is in the wrong hands." National pride means feeling happy about your country.
People say Klopp is making Germany a _____. A laboratory is a place where people try new things. Klopp wants to try new ideas with the _____.
Many _____ are talking about the 44 players. They want to know why Klopp chose so many people. Football _____ are also watching closely.
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