MC Alger Says It Has a Signed Contract With Belaïli
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MC Alger is a football club in Algeria.
The club says it has a contract with player Youcef Belaïli.
A contract is a paper that both sides sign. It says a player will play for a club.
MC Alger says Belaïli signed this paper.
Before this, Belaïli had a suspension. A suspension means a player cannot play.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport lifted his suspension. Now Belaïli can play again.
This court helps solve problems in sports.
Now there is an imbroglio about Belaïli. An imbroglio is a confusing problem.
People do not know which club Belaïli will play for.
MC Alger says it is the right club for him.
More news about this will come soon.
Vocabulary15 words
- contract
- a paper that says what people agree to do
- suspension
- a time when someone cannot do something, like play
- Court of Arbitration for Sport
- a special court for sports problems
- imbroglio
- a difficult and confusing situation
- club
- a team that people play sports for
- sign
- to write your name to show you agree
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- football
- a sport with a ball and two teams
- dispute
- a disagreement between two sides
- case
- a problem that a court looks at
- right
- correct or true
- paper
- a document with writing on it
- team
- a group of players
- news
- information about something that happened
- lift
- to stop or end something
Quiz
Answer key
1. A signed contract with Belaïli 2. Lifted his suspension 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
MC Alger is a football _____ in Algeria.
The club says it has a _____ with player Youcef Belaïli.
A contract is a paper that both sides _____.
MC Alger says Belaïli signed this paper.
Before this, Belaïli had a _____.
A suspension means a player cannot play.
The _____ lifted his suspension.
Now Belaïli can play again.
Now there is an _____ about Belaïli.
People do not know which club Belaïli will play for.
MC Alger says it is the _____ club for him.