Valencia CF Tries to Sign Striker Marvin Ducksch on Loan
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Valencia CF is a football club in Spain.
The club wants a new striker.
His name is Marvin Ducksch.
Ducksch plays as a forward.
Valencia wants him on loan.
A loan means a player moves for a short time.
The player is not bought forever.
Valencia needs a new player like Sadiq.
Sadiq was a striker for Valencia before.
Now the club wants Ducksch to play his role.
The club is still working on this transfer.
Fans want to know if the deal will happen soon.
Vocabulary15 words
- striker
- a player who tries to score goals
- loan
- when a player plays for another team for a short time
- transfer
- when a player moves to a new team
- forward
- a player who plays near the other team's goal
- club
- a team that plays sports
- deal
- an agreement between people or teams
- replace
- to put a new thing or person instead of an old one
- sign
- to agree to join a team
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- goal
- when a team scores a point in football
- team
- a group of players who play together
- role
- the job a person has
- season
- the time when football games happen
- coach
- the person who leads the team
- match
- a football game
Quiz
Answer key
1. Striker 2. On loan 3. Sadiq
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Valencia CF is a football club in _____.
The club wants a new _____.
His name is Marvin _____.
Ducksch plays as a _____.
Valencia wants him on _____.
A loan means a player moves for a short _____.
Valencia needs a new player like _____.
Sadiq was a striker for Valencia _____.
The club is still working on this _____.
Fans want to know if the deal will happen _____.