Ronaldo: 'I Thought About Retiring After the World Cup'
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Cristiano Ronaldo is a famous football player from Portugal. He said he thought about retiring after the World Cup. Retiring means stopping his job as a footballer.
Ronaldo also said some people want to make him stop playing. He said, 'There are people who want to push me out.' He said they will not win.
Ronaldo plays for the Portugal national team. Portugal will play a match against Wales soon. Fans can watch the game on TV or online with streaming.
Ronaldo is one of the best players in football history. Many fans still want to see him play. He has not said when he will really stop playing football.
Vocabulary15 words
- retiring
- stopping work; not doing your job anymore
- streaming
- watching video on the internet
- national team
- a sports team for one country
- push out
- make someone leave; force someone away
- captain
- the leader of a sports team
- match
- a game between two teams
- famous
- known by many people
- career
- the time you work in a job
- insisted
- said something strongly
- opponent
- the other team you play against
- channel
- a way to watch TV
- schedule
- the plan of times for things
- line-up
- the players who start a game
- win
- to be the best in a game
- stop
- to not continue
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Answer key
1. Retiring from football 2. Wales 3. True
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Cristiano Ronaldo is a famous football player from _____.
He said he thought about _____ after the World Cup.
Retiring means stopping his job as a _____.
Ronaldo also said some people want to make him _____ playing.
He said, 'There are people who want to _____ me out.'
He said they will not _____.
Ronaldo plays for the Portugal _____ team.
Portugal will play a match against _____ soon.
Fans can watch the game on TV or online with _____.
Many fans still want to see him _____.
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