Liverpool to Play Como in Pre-Season Friendly
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Liverpool will play a friendly match against Como.
The game is a pre-season match. This means the season has not started yet.
The match will be on 16 August 2026.
People in Portugal can watch the game live and for free.
Many football fans want to know the time of the match.
They also want to know where to watch it.
This match is not for points. It helps teams get ready.
Liverpool is a big club from England.
Como is a football club from Italy.
Fans are excited to see both teams play.
Vocabulary15 words
- friendly
- a game that is not important for points
- pre-season
- the time before the real games start
- club
- a team that plays sports
- live
- watching something as it happens now
- match
- a game between two teams
- fans
- people who like a team very much
- watch
- to look at something happening
- season
- the time when a sport is played
- England
- a country where Liverpool is from
- Italy
- a country where Como is from
- free
- you do not need to pay
- points
- numbers a team gets for winning
- ready
- prepared to do something
- excited
- feeling very happy about something
- teams
- groups of players
Quiz
Answer key
1. A friendly pre-season match 2. 16 August 2026 3. Yes
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Liverpool will play a _____ match against Como.
The game is a _____ match. This means the season has not started yet.
The match will be on _____ August 2026.
People in Portugal can watch the game _____ and for free.
Many football _____ want to know the time of the match.
This match is not for _____. It helps teams get ready.
Liverpool is a big _____ from England.
Como is a football club from _____.
Fans are _____ to see both teams play.