Santos Fans Meet Club President Marcelo Teixeira
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Santos is a football club in Brazil. Fans of Santos are called the torcida. An organized fan group met the club president, Marcelo Teixeira. They met at Vila Belmiro. Vila Belmiro is the Santos stadium.
The fans wanted to talk about the club. They wanted big changes at Santos. The team has had problems this year.
Players also had a meeting. The meeting was at the CT. CT means training center. Neymar was there too. Neymar plays for Santos. The players talked with fans. They said they have commitment to the fans.
This shows fans are not happy. They want the club to change. It is a difficult moment for Santos.
Vocabulary10 words
- torcida
- fans; people who support a team
- president
- the person who leads a club
- stadium
- a big place where football games happen
- CT
- training center; place where players practice
- commitment
- a strong promise to do something
- organized fan group
- a group of fans who work together
- elenco
- all the players on a team
- meeting
- when people come together to talk
- club
- a sports team organization
- situation
- what is happening now
Quiz
Answer key
1. Vila Belmiro 2. The club president 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Santos is a football club in Brazil. Fans of Santos are called the _____. An organized fan group met the club _____, Marcelo Teixeira. They met at Vila Belmiro. Vila Belmiro is the Santos _____.
The fans wanted to talk about the club. They wanted big _____ at Santos. The team has had problems this year.
Players also had a meeting. The meeting was at the _____. CT means training center. Neymar was there too. Neymar plays for Santos. The players talked with fans. They said they have _____ to the fans.
This shows fans are not happy. They want the club to _____. It is a difficult moment for Santos.