Goalkeeper Robin Risser Withdraws from France Squad, Jean Butez Called Up
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French goalkeeper Robin Risser has withdrawn from the France national team because of a physical problem.
The French football federation announced that Risser is unfit to play with the squad at this time.
This situation is called a forfait, which means a player must leave the squad before a match because of illness or injury.
To replace him, the France coach has called up goalkeeper Jean Butez.
This is Butez's first ever call-up to the senior France national team, an important moment in his career.
Being called up means a player is officially chosen to join the national squad for upcoming matches.
Butez will now join the other players who have been selected for the current international matches.
The France team has already made another change to its squad before these games.
Fans and football experts are watching closely to see how Butez performs in his new role.
Goalkeepers are important players because they must stop the other team from scoring goals.
The French federation has not given more details about Risser's exact injury.
It is common for national teams to make last-minute changes when a player becomes unfit before a match.
Vocabulary10 words
- physical
- connected to the body
- unfit
- not in good enough health to play
- forfait
- when a player leaves a team because of injury or illness
- call-up
- being chosen to join a national team
- senior
- the main, adult team, not a youth team
- selected
- chosen for something
- squad
- the group of players picked for a team
- career
- the jobs or work a person does over time
- goalkeeper
- the player who stops the ball from entering the goal
- federation
- an official organization that controls a sport in a country
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1. Because of a physical problem 2. A player leaves the squad due to injury or illness 3. True
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French goalkeeper Robin Risser has withdrawn from the France national team because of a _____ problem.
The French football federation announced that Risser is _____ to play with the squad at this time.
This situation is called a _____, which means a player must leave the squad before a match.
To replace him, the France coach has called up goalkeeper Jean _____.
This is Butez's first ever _____ to the senior France national team.
Being called up means a player is officially _____ to join the national squad.
Butez will now join the other players who have been selected for the current international _____.
The France team has already made another change to its _____ before these games.
Goalkeepers are important because they must stop the other team from scoring _____.
It is common for national teams to make last-minute changes when a player becomes _____ before a match.
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