Referee Committee: Many Errors Favored Atletico in Madrid Derby
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There was a big football match. It was called the derby. Real Madrid played against Atletico Madrid.
After the match, a referee committee looked at the game again. They said many mistakes happened in the match.
The committee said the mistakes were bad for Real Madrid. They said the mistakes helped Atletico Madrid.
The Atletico coach is Jose Mourinho. He said angry words about the referees before this.
But the committee still agreed with Mourinho. They said the referee mistakes were real.
People also talked about Real Madrid players. They said Kylian Mbappe played badly and was not seen much in the game.
They also said Vinicius Junior did not help the team. People called his play useless.
Many fans are now talking about this news. They talk about the referees and the players.
Vocabulary6 words
- derby
- a match between two teams from the same city
- referee
- a person who controls a sports game
- useless
- not helpful; not good
- committee
- a group of people who decide things
- mistake
- something done wrong
- coach
- a person who trains a sports team
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1. Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid 2. Atletico Madrid 3. True
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There was a big football match. It was called the _____. Real Madrid played against Atletico Madrid.
After the match, a _____ committee looked at the game again. They said many mistakes happened in the match.
The committee said the mistakes were bad for Real Madrid. They said the mistakes helped _____ Madrid.
The Atletico _____ is Jose Mourinho. He said angry words about the referees before this.
But the committee still agreed with Mourinho. They said the referee mistakes were _____.
People also talked about Real Madrid players. They said Kylian _____ played badly and was not seen much in the game.
They also said Vinicius Junior did not help the team. People called his play _____.
Many fans are now talking about this news. They talk about the referees and the _____.
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