NFL Says Paris Game Is Safe Despite Unrest and PSG Cancellation
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The NFL will play its first game in Paris on Sunday. The Pittsburgh Steelers will play the New Orleans Saints. Player Aaron Rodgers says the game is safe.
There are big protests in Paris right now. The protests have become violent. Because of this, the football team PSG cancelled its game on Sunday.
The United States gave a security warning to American fans. The warning tells fans to be careful in Paris.
But the NFL says its game will still happen. Rodgers believes the game is safe for players and fans. The Steelers and Saints are still going to Paris.
Vocabulary5 words
- protests
- when many people show anger together in public
- violent
- causing hurt or damage
- security warning
- a message that tells people to be careful
- cancelled
- stopped something before it happens
- regular-season game
- a normal game in the main part of the year
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1. Steelers and Saints 2. Violent protests in Paris 3. False
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The NFL will play its first game in Paris on _____. The Pittsburgh Steelers will play the New Orleans _____. Player Aaron Rodgers says the game is _____.
There are big _____ in Paris right now. The protests have become _____. Because of this, the football team PSG _____ its game on Sunday.
The United States gave a security _____ to American fans. The warning tells fans to be _____ in Paris.
But the NFL says its game will still happen. Rodgers believes the game is safe for _____ and fans. The Steelers and Saints are still going to _____.
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