Santos Official Speaks on Payments, Arthur and Neymar's Absence
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Santos is a football club in Brazil. A club official named Mattos talked to reporters. He said Santos paid money it owed to players. This money is called back pay.
Mattos did not want to talk about a player named Arthur. Reporters asked him questions about Arthur. Mattos gave no clear answer.
Mattos also talked about Neymar. Neymar is a famous football player. Neymar did not play in a game against Palmeiras. Mattos explained why.
Neymar also spoke about this. He said the team's coaching staff made the decision. The game was on a synthetic pitch. This is a type of fake grass field.
The game between Palmeiras and Santos was part of the Copa do Brasil. This is a big football tournament in Brazil.
Fans wanted to know where to watch the game. They also wanted to know the lineups. A lineup is the list of players who start the game.
Vocabulary15 words
- official
- a person with an important job in an organization
- back pay
- money that should have been paid before but was not
- coaching staff
- the group of people who train a sports team
- synthetic pitch
- a sports field made of fake grass, not real grass
- Copa do Brasil
- a big football competition between Brazilian teams
- tournament
- a sports event with many games and teams
- lineups
- the lists of players who start a game
- reporters
- people who ask questions for news
- club
- a group or team, like in sports
- decision
- a choice someone makes
- absence
- when someone is not there
- explained
- told the reason for something
- owed
- needed to be paid to someone
- clear
- easy to understand
- famous
- known by many people
Quiz
Answer key
1. Paid it 2. The coaching staff 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 _____. A club official named Mattos talked to reporters.
He said Santos paid money it _____ to players.
Mattos did not want to talk about a player named _____.
Neymar did not play in a game against _____.
Neymar said the team's coaching _____ made the decision.
The game was on a _____ pitch.
The game between Palmeiras and Santos was part of the Copa do _____.
Fans wanted to know the _____ for the game.