Martino: No Way to Stop Messi Before Atlanta vs. Miami
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Inter Miami will play Atlanta United on Saturday.
This is a match in MLS, the football league in the USA.
Tata Martino is the coach of Atlanta United.
He said there is no way to stop Lionel Messi.
Messi plays for Inter Miami.
Martino said teams cannot neutralize Messi.
This means they cannot stop him from playing well.
Messi will start the match.
This is his first MLS game after he stopped playing for his country.
Messi retired from international football.
International football means games between countries.
Fans want to see Messi play for Inter Miami.
The kick-off of the match was delayed.
Kick-off is the start time of a football match.
Many fans want to watch this big game.
Vocabulary6 words
- MLS
- the main football league in the USA
- coach
- the person who leads a sports team
- neutralize
- to stop someone from being dangerous
- start
- to play from the beginning of a game
- international
- between different countries
- kick-off
- the moment a football match begins
Quiz
Answer key
1. Tata Martino 2. Atlanta United and Inter Miami 3. Messi retired from international football
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Inter Miami will play _____ on Saturday.
This is a match in _____, the football league in the USA.
Tata Martino is the _____ of Atlanta United.
He said there is no way to stop Lionel _____.
Martino said teams cannot _____ Messi.
Messi will _____ the match.
This is his first MLS game after he stopped playing for his _____.
Messi retired from _____ football.
The _____ of the match was delayed.