Rayane Yesli: Algeria's New Goalkeeper
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Algeria's football team has a new goalkeeper. His name is Rayane Yesli. He is joining the national team.
A goalkeeper is the player who stops the ball from going into the goal. Algeria needed a new goalkeeper for a match against Togo.
The old goalkeeper could not play. He had to pull out of the squad. This is called a forfeit.
Because of this, the coach called Rayane Yesli. He will now help the team in this important game.
Another goalkeeper, Luca Zidane, also played for Algeria. People talked about one of his saves. A save is when a goalkeeper stops the ball.
Algeria's team is getting ready for more matches. Fans want to see how the new goalkeeper will play.
Vocabulary8 words
- goalkeeper
- the player who stops the ball from going into the goal
- squad
- a group of players in a team
- forfeit
- to give up a place because you cannot play
- national team
- the team that plays for a whole country
- save
- when a goalkeeper stops the ball from scoring
- match
- a game between two teams
- coach
- the person who leads and trains a team
- call up
- to ask a player to join the team
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1. A new goalkeeper for Algeria 2. Because the old one could not play 3. True
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Algeria's football team has a new _____. His name is Rayane Yesli. He is joining the _____ team.
A goalkeeper is the player who stops the ball from going into the _____. Algeria needed a new goalkeeper for a match against _____.
The old goalkeeper could not play. He had to pull out of the _____. This is called a _____.
Because of this, the _____ called Rayane Yesli. He will now help the team in this important game.
Another goalkeeper, Luca Zidane, also played for Algeria. People talked about one of his _____.
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