Messi Scores Goal After Publishing Tribute to His Father
Lionel Messi plays football for Inter Miami in the USA.
He wrote a special message about his father. It was a tribute.
After the message, Messi went to the stadium.
He asked the coach if he could play in the game.
The coach said yes. Messi played in the match.
Messi scored a goal with his left foot. It was very fast.
This was his 13th goal in the MLS this year.
MLS is the big football league in the USA.
People say Messi is a different level from other players.
Messi showed love for his father. He also showed he loves football.
Vocabulary15 words
- tribute
- words that show respect for someone
- stadium
- a big place where people watch sports
- coach
- the person who leads a sports team
- MLS
- the main football league in the USA
- league
- a group of teams that play against each other
- level
- how good someone is at something
- goal
- when a player puts the ball in the net
- match
- a game between two teams
- score
- to get a point in a game
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- message
- words you send or share
- fast
- quick; not slow
- season
- the months when a sport is played
- team
- a group of people who play sport together
- father
- your dad
Quiz
Answer key
1. He wrote a tribute to his father 2. 13 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Lionel Messi plays football for Inter _____ in the USA.
He wrote a special message about his _____. It was a tribute.
After the message, Messi went to the _____.
He asked the _____ if he could play in the game.
The coach said yes. Messi played in the _____.
Messi scored a goal with his left _____. It was very fast.
This was his 13th goal in the _____ this year.
MLS is the big football _____ in the USA.
People say Messi is a different _____ from other players.
Messi showed love for his father. He also showed he loves _____.