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Lucas Stassin Set to Join Sevilla FC

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Lucas Stassin plays football for Saint-Etienne in France.

He is a striker. A striker is a player who tries to score goals.

Now, news says Stassin will move to a new club.

The new club is Sevilla FC. Sevilla is a team in Spain.

This kind of move is called a transfer. A transfer is when a player changes clubs.

People say Stassin wanted to leave his old club.

News reports say his move to Sevilla is now close.

This means the transfer will happen very soon.

Saint-Etienne is also called ASSE for short.

Many fans are talking about this news.

The move is not finished yet, but it looks very likely.

Football fans will wait for more news soon.

Vocabulary15 words

striker
a player who tries to score goals
transfer
when a player moves from one team to another
club
a team that players belong to
imminent
going to happen very soon
confirmed
said to be true
news report
a story in the news
France
a country in Europe
Spain
a country in Europe
player
a person who plays a sport
goal
when the ball goes into the net
fan
a person who loves a team or player
team
a group of players
move
to change from one place to another
soon
in a short time
close
near, almost happening

Quiz

1. What is Lucas Stassin's position in football?
2. Which club is Stassin leaving?
3. Is Stassin's move to Sevilla close to happening?

Fill-in-the-blank listening

Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.

Lucas Stassin plays football for _____ in France.

He is a _____. A striker is a player who tries to score goals.

Now, news says Stassin will move to a new _____.

The new club is _____ FC. Sevilla is a team in Spain.

This kind of move is called a _____.

People say Stassin wanted to _____ his old club.

News reports say his move to Sevilla is now _____.

This means the transfer will happen very _____.

Saint-Etienne is also called _____ for short.

The move is not finished yet, but it looks very _____.

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