Maringá FC Plays Ferroviária in Série C Final First Leg
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Maringá FC plays Ferroviária today. It is the first game of the final. The final is for the Série C competition. Série C is a Brazilian football league.
Maringá FC is a new club. It does not have big star players. The team plays together as a group. People call this a collective team.
Both clubs use a new business model. It is called SAF. This means a company owns the football club. Many Brazilian clubs now use this model.
Next year, Maringá FC will play in Série B. Série B is a higher league than Série C. This is a big step for the new club.
Ferroviária also wants to win. Neither club has won this title before. So this final is very special for both teams.
Vocabulary7 words
- final
- the last game that decides who wins
- competition
- a contest where teams try to win
- league
- a group of sports teams that play against each other
- star players
- very famous and skilled players
- collective
- done together by a whole group, not one person
- business model
- the way a company makes money and works
- SAF
- a company that owns and runs a football club
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1. Ferroviária 2. It plays as a collective team without big stars 3. Série B
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Maringá FC plays Ferroviária today. It is the first game of the _____. The final is for the Série C _____. Série C is a Brazilian football _____.
Maringá FC is a new club. It does not have big _____. The team plays together as a group. People call this a _____ team.
Both clubs use a new _____. It is called _____. This means a company owns the football club. Many Brazilian clubs now use this model.
Next year, Maringá FC will play in Série B. Série B is a higher league than Série C. This is a big step for the new club.
Ferroviária also wants to win. Neither club has won this title before. So this final is very special for both teams.
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