Seedorf Begins New Era as Corinthians Coach
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Clarence Seedorf is the new coach of Corinthians. He has started his work with the team. Before him, Fernando Diniz was the coach.
Seedorf cannot work as the official coach yet. He is not registered with the football system. The club needs to finish some paperwork first.
Corinthians will play a match against Vitória soon. But one important player will not play. His name is Memphis Depay.
Depay is out of the game. The summary does not say why. Fans want to know more about this.
Vocabulary15 words
- coach
- a person who trains a sports team
- registered
- officially written on a list to be allowed to do a job
- paperwork
- official papers you must finish before doing something
- era
- a period of time with a special person or event
- match
- a sports game between two teams
- club
- a sports team organization
- official
- allowed and accepted by the rules
- team
- a group of players who play together
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- system
- a set of rules or steps that organizations follow
- news
- new information about recent events
- work
- a job or task someone does
- start
- to begin something
- important
- having great value or meaning
- soon
- in a short time from now
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1. Clarence Seedorf 2. He is not yet officially registered 3. False
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Clarence Seedorf is the new _____ of Corinthians. He has started his work with the team. Before him, Fernando Diniz was the coach.
Seedorf cannot work as the official coach yet. He is not _____ with the football system. The club needs to finish some _____ first.
Corinthians will play a _____ against Vitória soon. But one important player will not play. His name is Memphis Depay.
Depay is out of the game. The summary does not say why. Fans want to know more about this.
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