Suzuki's Move to European Champions PSG Collapses at the Last Minute
Ayumu Suzuki is a goalkeeper from Japan.
People thought he would move to Paris Saint-Germain, a big football club in France.
Paris Saint-Germain are the champions of Europe.
A goalkeeper is a football player who stops the ball at the goal.
But the move has now stopped. This is called a transfer.
A famous reporter named Romano wrote about the story.
He asked why things changed so fast, in only 48 hours.
There was also a plan for Suzuki to join Juventus, a big club in Italy.
This plan was a loan. A loan means he plays for a different team for a short time.
But this plan also stopped.
People at Juventus are angry.
They say Paris Saint-Germain waited too long to finish the deal.
The two clubs only talked by phone, not in person.
Now, nobody knows where Suzuki will play next.
Vocabulary15 words
- champion
- the winner; the best team
- goalkeeper
- the player who stops the ball at the goal
- transfer
- when a player moves to a new team
- loan
- when a player joins another team for a short time
- deal
- an agreement between two sides
- reporter
- a person who writes news
- stall
- to stop moving forward
- angry
- feeling very upset
- club
- a sports team, like in football
- delay
- when something is late
- background
- the reason behind something
- collapse
- to suddenly fail or stop
- negotiation
- talking to make a deal
- phone call
- talking on the phone
- join
- to become part of a team
Quiz
Answer key
1. Japan 2. Goalkeeper 3. No, it stopped
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Ayumu Suzuki is a _____ from Japan.
People thought he would move to Paris Saint-Germain, a big football _____ in France.
Paris Saint-Germain are the _____ of Europe.
But the move has now stopped. This is called a _____.
A famous _____ named Romano wrote about the story.
He asked why things changed so fast, in only 48 _____.
There was also a plan for Suzuki to join Juventus, a big club in _____.
This plan was a _____.
People at Juventus are _____.
The two clubs only talked by _____, not in person.