Newcastle Fans Boo Team Again as Manager's Problems Grow
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Newcastle fans are angry with their football team. The team lost another game at home. Fans booed the players after the match.
Matthias Jaissle is the manager of Newcastle. He started his job three months ago. He signed a contract for four years.
The team has problems at home. They keep losing games. Fans are not happy with the results.
Jaissle now has big problems. He must find a way to win games. The pressure on him is growing.
Vocabulary15 words
- boo
- to shout in an angry way to show you are not happy
- manager
- the person who controls a sports team
- contract
- a written agreement for a job
- pressure
- a feeling of stress because people expect something from you
- defeat
- when you lose a game
- pitch
- the field where football is played
- fans
- people who support a team
- problem
- something difficult or bad
- home
- the team's own stadium
- result
- what happens at the end of a game, like win or lose
- boss
- another word for manager
- season
- the period of time when a sport is played
- club
- a sports team and its organization
- win
- to be the best in a game
- lose
- to not win a game
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1. They booed the team 2. Four years 3. False
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Newcastle fans are angry with their football _____. The team lost another game at _____. Fans _____ the players after the match.
Matthias Jaissle is the _____ of Newcastle. He started his job three _____ ago. He signed a _____ for four years.
The team has problems at home. They keep _____ games. Fans are not happy with the _____.
Jaissle now has big _____. He must find a way to win games. The _____ on him is growing.
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