Putellas Wins Third Ballon d'Or; Russo Named Among World's Best
Alexia Putellas has won a big football prize again.
The prize is called the Ballon d'Or. It is for the best football player.
Putellas won the women's prize three times. This is a record.
A record means no other player has done this before.
Another player, Alessia Russo, is also in the news.
Russo plays football for England. She also has family from Sicily.
Sicily is a big island in Italy.
Russo was named as one of the best players in the world.
She did not win the main prize. But she is in the elite group.
Elite means the very best people in a group.
Many people are happy for both players.
Football fans all over the world watch this prize every year.
Vocabulary4 words
- Ballon d'Or
- a famous prize for the best football player
- record
- something no one else has done before
- Sicily
- a big island that is part of Italy
- elite
- the very best people in a group
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Alexia Putellas has won a big football _____ again.
The prize is called the _____.
It is for the best football _____.
Putellas won the women's prize three times. This is a _____.
A record means no other player has done this _____.
Another player, Alessia Russo, is also in the _____.
Russo plays football for England. She also has family from _____.
Sicily is a big _____ in Italy.
Russo was named as one of the best players in the _____.
She did not win the main prize. But she is in the _____ group.
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