Arsenal's Arteta Says He Has a Clear Conscience Over Man City Charges
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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has said he has a clear conscience about the charges against Manchester City.
A clear conscience means a person feels they have done nothing wrong, even if others question them.
Manchester City have faced charges in football, and a guilty verdict has now been reported regarding the club.
A guilty verdict means an official body has decided that someone, or in this case a club, broke the rules.
Other football managers have also reacted to the news about Manchester City.
Michael Carrick, another manager, spoke about the idea of giving medals after the fact.
He said that retrospective medals cannot replace the real moments of winning a trophy at the time.
Retrospective means looking back and changing something from the past, such as giving an award later.
Carrick's point was that the excitement of winning live cannot be copied by a later decision.
Several managers have said that the current situation creates uncertainty for everyone in football.
Uncertainty means people do not know what will happen, and this can be stressful for clubs, players and fans.
One manager was quoted saying that uncertainty is not good for anyone involved in the sport.
Arsenal's Arteta is one of several top managers who have commented on how the Manchester City case could affect the wider football world.
Fans and clubs are now waiting to see what the final outcome will mean for competitions and results going forward.
Vocabulary10 words
- conscience
- the feeling inside you about right and wrong
- charges
- official claims that someone broke a rule
- guilty
- found to have done something wrong
- reacted
- said or did something after an event
- retrospective
- changing or looking at something from the past
- moments
- short, important times when something happens
- situation
- the state of things happening now
- uncertainty
- not knowing what will happen next
- verdict
- an official decision about guilt
- results
- the final outcomes of games or decisions
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1. He has a clear conscience 2. They cannot replace real moments 3. It is not good for anyone in football
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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has said he has a clear _____ about the charges against Manchester City.
A clear conscience means a person feels they have done nothing _____, even if others question them.
Manchester City have faced charges in football, and a _____ verdict has now been reported.
A guilty verdict means an official body has decided that a club broke the _____.
Other football managers have also _____ to the news about Manchester City.
He said that retrospective medals cannot replace the real _____ of winning a trophy at the time.
Retrospective means looking back and changing something from the _____.
Several managers have said that the current situation creates _____ for everyone in football.
Uncertainty means people do not know what will _____ next.
Fans and clubs are now waiting to see what the final outcome will mean for competitions and _____ going forward.
Discussion questions
- Do you think a 'clear conscience' is enough if rules were broken? Why or why not?
- Why might retrospective medals feel different from winning in the moment, as Carrick suggests?
- How might uncertainty in football affect fans, players, or other clubs?
- What responsibility, if any, do other managers have to comment on this situation?
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