Udinese Signs David Alaba, Former Real Madrid and Bayern Defender
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Udinese is an Italian football club. The team has problems in defense. Many goals go in against them. Now Udinese wants to fix this problem.
Udinese has a new player. His name is David Alaba. He is a defender. Alaba played for Real Madrid before. He also played for Bayern Munich before. These are two very big and famous clubs.
Alaba does not play for any team now. He is a free agent. This means he can join a new club for free. Udinese made a deal with him.
Udinese told people the news on social media. They used a picture of a chair. This was a fun way to show the news.
Fans are happy about this news. Alaba has much experience. He can help Udinese play better defense. People wait for more details about the deal.
Vocabulary15 words
- club
- a sports team and its organization
- defense
- the part of a team that stops the other team from scoring
- defender
- a player who stops the other team from scoring
- free agent
- a player with no team, who can join any team
- social media
- websites and apps where people share news and pictures
- deal
- an agreement between two sides
- experience
- knowledge you get from doing something many times
- goals
- points in football when the ball goes in the net
- announcement
- when you tell people some news
- team
- a group of players who play together
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- famous
- known by many people
- fans
- people who like and support a team
- join
- to become part of a group or team
- news
- information about something that just happened
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1. Their defense 2. Real Madrid and Bayern Munich 3. True
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Udinese is an Italian football _____. The team has problems in _____. Many goals go in against them. Now Udinese wants to fix this problem.
Udinese has a new _____. His name is David Alaba. He is a _____. Alaba played for Real Madrid before. He also played for Bayern Munich before.
Alaba does not play for any team now. He is a _____. This means he can join a new club for free. Udinese made a _____ with him.
Udinese told people the news on _____ _____. They used a picture of a chair. This was a fun way to show the news.
Fans are happy about this news. Alaba has much _____. He can help Udinese play better defense.
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