Messi Leads Inter Miami Against D.C. United
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Inter Miami will play D.C. United.
This game is part of MLS. MLS is a big football league in America.
The game is Matchday 29. This means it is game number 29 in the season.
Lionel Messi will play for Inter Miami. Messi is a famous football player.
Messi just played his last game for Argentina. Now he is back with Inter Miami.
The two teams have confirmed their line-ups. A line-up is the list of players who will play.
Fans want to see Messi play again for his club team.
Inter Miami and D.C. United are both teams in MLS.
This match is an important game in the season.
Vocabulary9 words
- MLS
- a big football league in America
- Messi
- a very famous football player
- line-up
- the list of players who will play
- Matchday
- one day of games in a season
- confirmed
- said something is true or final
- club
- a sports team people play for
- season
- the months when a sport is played
- league
- a group of teams that play each other
- fans
- people who love a team or player
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Quiz
Answer key
1. Lionel Messi 2. D.C. United 3. A final game with Argentina
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Inter Miami will play _____ United.
This game is part of _____.
The game is _____ 29.
Lionel _____ will play for Inter Miami.
Messi just played his last game for _____.
The two teams have _____ their line-ups.
Fans want to see Messi play again for his _____ team.
Inter Miami and D.C. United are both teams in _____.
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