Saint-Étienne Names Team for French Cup Match
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Saint-Étienne is a football club. People call it the Verts. This means "the Greens" in French.
The club gave its team list for a cup game. The game is in the Coupe de France. This is a big French football competition.
One player is special in this match. His name is Cyril Martin-Pichon. He plays for Rumilly now.
Cyril Martin-Pichon started as a young player at Saint-Étienne. This is his training club. He left six years ago.
Now he comes back to play against his old club. He said it is "only pure joy." This means he is very happy.
The match is against Annecy. Saint-Étienne cannot use one player in this game. This player is not allowed to play against Annecy.
Cup games are different from normal league games. A team can lose and leave the competition. This makes cup games very exciting.
Fans want to see if Saint-Étienne will win. They also want to see Cyril Martin-Pichon play well against his old team.
Vocabulary4 words
- Verts
- a nickname meaning green; used for this football club
- Coupe de France
- a big football competition in France
- competition
- a contest where teams try to win
- training club
- the club where a player first learned football
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1. A French football competition 2. Saint-Étienne 3. True
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Saint-Étienne is a football club. People call it the _____.
The club gave its team list for a cup game. The game is in the _____.
One player is special in this match. His name is Cyril Martin-Pichon. He plays for _____ now.
Cyril Martin-Pichon started as a young player at Saint-Étienne. This is his _____. He left six years ago.
Now he comes back to play against his old club. He said it is "only pure _____."
The match is against _____. Saint-Étienne cannot use one player in this game.
Cup games are different from normal _____ games. A team can lose and leave the competition.
Fans want to see if Saint-Étienne will _____.
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