Roberto Becomes New Star for Espanyol
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Roberto plays for a football team called Espanyol. People now call him the new star of the team.
Espanyol is a team from Spain. They play in the top league called La Liga.
The new season starts soon. Espanyol will play their first game against another team called Levante.
This game will be the first match of the 2026/27 season. Fans want to see Roberto play.
Before Roberto, another player named Osvaldo was important for the team. People say Roberto is like his heir. This means Roberto now has the important role that Osvaldo had before.
Vocabulary5 words
- Espanyol
- the name of a football team from Spain
- league
- a group of teams that play games against each other
- season
- the time when a sport is played every year
- heir
- a person who gets an important role after another person
- match
- a game between two teams
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1. Espanyol 2. Levante UD 3. True
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Roberto plays for a football team called _____. People now call him the new star of the team.
Espanyol is a team from Spain. They play in the top _____ called La Liga.
The new _____ starts soon. Espanyol will play their first game against another team called Levante.
This game will be the first _____ of the 2026/27 season. Fans want to see Roberto play.
Before Roberto, another player named Osvaldo was important for the team. People say Roberto is like his _____.
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