Portugal Honours Ronaldo as Team Faces Denmark
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Cristiano Ronaldo is a famous football player. He has decided to retire from football. This means he will stop playing.
A man who used to play football with Ronaldo talked about this. He gave an interview to a website called Kooora. He talked about Ronaldo's retirement. He also talked about when Ronaldo cried at the Euro final. The man shared things that fans do not know about Ronaldo.
People are now talking a lot about Ronaldo's retirement. This is called a debate. Some people have different opinions about it.
Portugal will play a football match against Denmark. This is important because it is after Ronaldo's retirement. People want to see how the Portugal team plays without him. This could be the start of a new era for the team.
Before the match, Portugal will give Ronaldo a special tribute. This means they will honour him for his career. Many people wonder if Ronaldo's famous number 7 shirt will get a lot of attention during this moment.
Vocabulary15 words
- retire
- to stop working or playing a sport
- interview
- a conversation where someone answers questions
- debate
- a discussion where people have different opinions
- new era
- a new period of time with changes
- tribute
- something done to show respect for someone
- shirt
- clothing worn on the top of the body
- teammate
- a person who plays on the same team as you
- legend
- a very famous and admired person
- final
- the last match in a competition
- fan
- a person who likes and supports someone
- career
- the whole time a person does a job
- opinion
- what a person thinks about something
- match
- a game between two teams
- famous
- known by many people
- honour
- to show respect to someone
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1. Retire from football 2. A former teammate 3. Denmark
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Cristiano Ronaldo is a famous football _____. He has decided to _____ from football.
A man who used to play football with Ronaldo gave an _____ to a website called Kooora.
He talked about Ronaldo's retirement and when Ronaldo _____ at the Euro final.
People are now talking a lot about Ronaldo's _____.
Portugal will play a football _____ against Denmark.
This could be the start of a new _____ for the team.
Before the match, Portugal will give Ronaldo a special _____.
People wonder if Ronaldo's famous number 7 _____ will get attention.
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