Venezia Appoints Nicola as New Head Coach
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Venezia is a football team in Italy. The team plays in Serie A. Serie A is the top football league in Italy.
Venezia has a new coach. A coach is the person who leads a football team. The new coach is called Nicola.
Before, the coach of Venezia was Giovanni Stroppa. Venezia decided to sack him. To sack someone means to tell them to leave their job.
Nicola was the coach of another team before. That team is called Cremonese. Nicola left Cremonese. This is called a contract rescission. It means both sides agree to stop working together.
Now Nicola is the new coach of Venezia. The club made an official announcement. An official announcement is a public message from a company or club.
This change is important for Fantacalcio. Fantacalcio is a popular fantasy football game in Italy. People choose real football players for their fantasy team.
When a coach changes, some players become more useful. Other players become less useful. This is why fans look at coach changes carefully.
Vocabulary6 words
- Serie A
- the top football league in Italy
- coach
- the person who leads a sports team
- sack
- to tell someone to leave their job
- contract rescission
- when two sides agree to end a work agreement early
- official announcement
- a public message that is true and confirmed
- Fantacalcio
- a popular fantasy football game in Italy
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1. A football team 2. Nicola 3. True
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Venezia is a football team in Italy. The team plays in _____.
Venezia has a new _____. The new coach is called Nicola.
Before, the coach of Venezia was Giovanni Stroppa. Venezia decided to _____ him.
Nicola was the coach of another team before. That team is called _____.
Nicola left Cremonese. This is called a contract _____.
The club made an official _____.
This change is important for _____.
When a coach changes, some players become more _____.
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