Mourinho Defends Mbappé After Difficult Break for Real Madrid Star
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José Mourinho is a famous football coach. He has spoken about Kylian Mbappé. Mbappé plays for Real Madrid.
Some Real Madrid fans whistled at Mbappé. This happened during the international break. A break is a time with no club games.
Whistling is a way to show anger. Some fans do it when they are not happy with a player.
Mourinho said something important. He said if fans whistle Mbappé at the Bernabéu, it will be a big win for other people. The Bernabéu is the Real Madrid stadium.
Some Real Madrid supporters are angry about the whistling. They think it looks like a kind of betrayal. Betrayal means being unfair to someone on your own side.
Mbappé is a top French football player. He moved to Real Madrid and became very popular. But not every fan is happy now.
Mourinho has worked with many big football clubs. People listen when he talks about football.
Vocabulary7 words
- coach
- a person who trains a sports team
- fans
- people who love and support a team or player
- international break
- a time when players leave their clubs to play for their country
- Bernabéu
- the name of Real Madrid's home stadium
- stadium
- a big place where sports games happen
- supporters
- people who support a team
- betrayal
- being unfair or disloyal to someone
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1. A football player for Real Madrid 2. They whistled at him 3. True
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José Mourinho is a famous football _____. He has spoken about Kylian Mbappé. Mbappé plays for Real Madrid.
Some Real Madrid _____ whistled at Mbappé. This happened during the _____. A break is a time with no club games.
Whistling is a way to show anger. Some fans do it when they are not happy with a player.
Mourinho said something important. He said if fans whistle Mbappé at the _____, it will be a big win for other people. The Bernabéu is the Real Madrid _____.
Some Real Madrid _____ are angry about the whistling. They think it looks like a kind of _____. Betrayal means being unfair to someone on your own side.
Mbappé is a top French football player. He moved to Real Madrid and became very popular. But not every fan is happy now.
Mourinho has worked with many big football clubs. People listen when he talks about football.
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