São Paulo Sends Sidelined Players to Train at Cotia
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São Paulo is a big football club in Brazil. The club has four players who are not playing for the first team now. These players are sidelined.
The club sent these four players to train at Cotia. Cotia is the place where São Paulo has its training center. The players will train there until the end of the week.
One of the players is called Cédric. He is a defender. His situation at the club is not clear. This week, there is new news about him.
In total, five players are away from the first team. Four of them went to train at Cotia. These players are not in the coach's plans right now.
Football clubs sometimes send players away from the main team. This can happen when a player is not playing many games. The club and the player must then find a solution.
Vocabulary5 words
- sidelined
- not playing; kept away from the team
- Cotia
- a place near São Paulo city; the club's training center is there
- training center
- a place where a football team practices
- defender
- a player who stops the other team from scoring
- plans
- the coach's ideas about who will play
Quiz
Answer key
1. Four 2. Defender 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
São Paulo is a big football club in Brazil. The club has four _____ who are not playing for the first team now. These players are _____.
The club sent these four players to train at _____. Cotia is the place where São Paulo has its _____. The players will train there until the end of the week.
One of the players is called Cédric. He is a _____. His situation at the club is not clear. This week, there is new news about him.
In total, five players are away from the first team. Four of them went to train at Cotia. These players are not in the coach's _____ right now.
Football clubs sometimes send players away from the main team. This can happen when a player is not playing many _____. The club and the player must then find a solution.