Mourinho Comments on Referee and Focuses on Football
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José Mourinho is a football coach. He talked to journalists before a big game.
Mourinho said something strange happened. People knew the referee one week before the match. A referee is the person who controls the game.
He said it is not normal to know the referee so early. He thinks this is a little strange.
Journalists also asked him about a shirt from a place called Ceuta. Mourinho did not want to talk about that. He said, "I talk about football."
Mourinho also talked about big games between two teams from the same city. These games are called derbies. He said nice things about derbies.
Mourinho likes to give strong opinions. People call his comments "darts" because they are sharp and direct.
Vocabulary6 words
- coach
- a person who trains a sports team
- journalists
- people who write news
- referee
- the person who controls a sports game
- shirt
- clothes you wear on your body
- derbies
- games between two teams from the same city
- darts
- sharp, strong comments
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1. Football coach 2. Knowing the referee one week early 3. He said he talks about football
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José Mourinho is a football _____. He talked to _____ before a big game.
Mourinho said something strange happened. People knew the _____ one week before the match.
He said it is not normal to know the referee so early. He thinks this is a little _____.
Journalists also asked him about a _____ from a place called Ceuta.
Mourinho also talked about big games between two teams from the same city. These games are called _____.
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