Mourinho Says Vinicius Junior Faces "Bullying" in Football
José Mourinho is a famous football coach. He talked about Vinicius Junior. Vinicius plays for Real Madrid. Mourinho said people do bullying to Vinicius. Bullying means people are cruel to someone again and again.
Mourinho said Vinicius is not perfect. He said Vinicius is "not a saint." But Mourinho said the bad treatment of Vinicius is too much. He thinks it is not fair.
A man named Manolo heard about Mourinho's words. People told Manolo what Mourinho said. Manolo gave a funny and clever answer. His answer became very popular online.
This story is now a big debate in football. A debate is when people talk about different opinions. Many people are talking about the 'Vinicius case.' They have different ideas about it.
Vocabulary15 words
- coach
- a person who trains a sports team
- bullying
- being cruel to someone many times
- debate
- when people talk about different ideas
- saint
- a very good and perfect person
- forward
- a football player who tries to score goals
- opinion
- what a person thinks about something
- fair
- right and equal for everyone
- famous
- known by many people
- treatment
- how people act toward someone
- popular
- liked by many people
- online
- on the internet
- case
- a situation people are talking about
- clever
- smart; good at thinking
- perfect
- with no mistakes
- team
- a group of players who play together
Quiz
Answer key
1. Vinicius Junior 2. He is not a saint 3. True