Memphis Depay to Take Legal Action Against Corinthians
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Memphis Depay is a football player. He played for the Brazilian club Corinthians. Now he wants to take the club to court.
Memphis will ask for a lot of money. The amount is about R$180 million. This is a Brazilian currency.
The Corinthians squad did not hear the news from the club. They found out on social media. A Corinthians player named Bidu spoke about this. He said the team has other good players. He said, 'We have athletes who will do the job.'
News in Europe also talked about this story. European media said it was embarrassing for Corinthians. They said Memphis leaving the club looked bad.
This story is about money, football, and how the club shared news with its players.
Vocabulary15 words
- court
- a place where judges decide about problems between people
- currency
- the type of money a country uses
- squad
- a group of players on a team
- social media
- websites like Instagram where people share news
- media
- TV, newspapers, and websites that share news
- embarrassing
- making someone feel bad or ashamed
- claim
- to ask for something because you think it is yours
- athlete
- a person who is good at sports
- decide
- to choose what to do
- legal action
- using a court to solve a problem
- amount
- how much of something there is
- club
- a sports team and its organization
- player
- a person who plays in a sport
- news
- information about new things that happen
- football
- a sport played with a ball and two teams
Quiz
Answer key
1. Go to court against Corinthians 2. From social media 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Memphis Depay is a football player. He played for the Brazilian club Corinthians. Now he wants to take the club to _____.
Memphis will ask for a lot of _____. The amount is about R$180 million.
The Corinthians _____ did not hear the news from the club. They found out on _____.
A Corinthians player named Bidu said, 'We have _____ who will do the job.'
European _____ said it was _____ for Corinthians.