Portugal Play Well Without Cristiano Ronaldo
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Portugal played a football match against Denmark. Cristiano Ronaldo was not in the team. But Portugal still played very well.
People say Portugal does not need Ronaldo to play good football. Some people say the subject is closed now.
Denmark had a player called Rasmus Højlund. He is a striker. A striker is a player who tries to score goals.
Højlund scored a goal. After the goal, he did a celebration. A celebration is something a player does to show he is happy.
Højlund copied Ronaldo's famous celebration. Many people think Højlund did this to make fun of Ronaldo. This happened in the Nations League. The Nations League is a big football competition between countries in Europe.
Vocabulary4 words
- subject
- a topic; something people talk about
- striker
- a player whose job is to score goals
- celebration
- something you do to show you are happy
- Nations League
- a big football competition between countries in Europe
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Answer key
1. No, he did not play 2. A Danish striker 3. True
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Portugal played a football match against _____. Cristiano Ronaldo was not in the _____.
People say Portugal does not need Ronaldo to play good _____.
Denmark had a player called Rasmus _____. He is a striker.
Højlund scored a _____. After the goal, he did a celebration.
Højlund copied Ronaldo's famous celebration to make _____ of him.
This happened in the _____ League.
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