Sports Court Blocks Tifanny Abreu From Playing Volleyball for Osasco
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A sports court in Brazil has said no to Tifanny Abreu. She cannot play volleyball for Osasco.
All the judges agreed on this decision. This is called a unanimous vote.
Before this, a judge gave Tifanny a special paper. This paper is called an injunction. It let her play for a short time.
Now, the sports court has taken away this injunction. Tifanny cannot play volleyball now.
Tifanny Abreu is an athlete. She plays in the women's Superliga. The Superliga is a big volleyball league in Brazil.
Osasco is Tifanny's team. The team wanted her to play in the league.
The decision from the sports court means Tifanny must stop playing. She cannot play for Osasco in the Superliga now.
Vocabulary7 words
- unanimous
- everyone agrees; all say yes or all say no
- injunction
- a special legal paper that lets someone do something for a short time
- athlete
- a person who plays sports
- Superliga
- a big, important sports league
- league
- a group of teams that play against each other
- team
- a group of people who play a sport together
- sports court
- a special court that decides about sports rules
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Answer key
1. She cannot play for Osasco 2. All judges agreed 3. True
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A sports court in Brazil has said _____ to Tifanny Abreu. She cannot play _____ for Osasco.
All the judges agreed on this decision. This is called a _____ vote.
Before this, a judge gave Tifanny a special paper. This paper is called an _____. It let her play for a short time.
Now, the sports court has taken away this injunction. Tifanny cannot play volleyball now.
Tifanny Abreu is an _____. She plays in the women's _____.
Osasco is Tifanny's _____. The team wanted her to play in the league.
The decision from the sports court means Tifanny must _____ playing.
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