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Real Madrid Sells Jacobo Ortega to Strasbourg

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Real Madrid is a big football club in Spain.

The club made an official announcement about a player.

His name is Jacobo Ortega.

Real Madrid sold him to a new club.

The new club is called Strasbourg.

Strasbourg is a football club in France.

Real Madrid got 10 million euros for the player.

This is called a transfer in football.

A transfer happens when a player moves to a new club.

The club pays money for the player.

Jacobo Ortega will now play for Strasbourg.

He will not play for Real Madrid anymore.

This news came from the Real Madrid website.

Fans can read about it there.

Vocabulary15 words

official
true and given by an important group
euros
money used in many parts of Europe
transfer
when a player moves to a new football club
club
a team that people play sports for
announcement
news that a group tells people
sold
gave something for money
million
a very big number: 1,000,000
player
a person who plays a sport
France
a country in Europe
Spain
a country in Europe
website
a place on the internet with information
news
new information about something
team
a group of people who play together
money
what people use to buy things
football
a sport played with a ball and feet

Quiz

1. Which club sold Jacobo Ortega?
2. How much money did Real Madrid get?
3. Strasbourg is a football club in France. True or false?

Fill-in-the-blank listening

Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.

Real Madrid is a big football club in _____.

The club made an official _____ about a player.

His name is Jacobo _____.

Real Madrid sold him to a new club.

The new club is called _____.

Strasbourg is a football club in _____.

Real Madrid got 10 _____ euros for the player.

This is called a _____ in football.

Jacobo Ortega will now play for _____.

This news came from the Real Madrid _____.

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