Real Madrid Sells Jacobo Ortega to Strasbourg
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Real Madrid has published an official statement confirming the sale of one of its players.
The player is Jacobo Ortega, who has now left the Spanish club.
According to the announcement, Ortega has signed for Strasbourg, a football club based in France.
Real Madrid received 10 million euros for the transfer.
A transfer fee is the amount of money one club pays another for a player.
The statement was released on the official Real Madrid website.
It did not include extra details, such as the player's age or position.
Deals like this are common in football during the summer transfer window.
The transfer window is a period when clubs can buy and sell players.
Strasbourg competes in French football, while Real Madrid plays in Spain's top league.
A league is a group of teams that play against each other during a season.
Real Madrid is one of the most successful clubs in the world.
It regularly buys and sells players to build its squad.
A squad is the full group of players that a club has.
Fans of both clubs reacted quickly to the news online.
More information may be shared by either club in the coming days.
For now, the confirmed facts are simple: Ortega has moved to Strasbourg for 10 million euros.
Vocabulary10 words
- official statement
- words given by a group that are true and public
- transfer
- when a player moves from one club to another for money
- transfer window
- a time when clubs are allowed to buy and sell players
- league
- a group of teams that play matches against each other
- squad
- all the players that belong to one club
- fee
- money paid for something, like a player
- confirmed
- said clearly that something is true
- based
- located in a certain place
- position
- the role a player has on the field, like defender or forward
- successful
- having a lot of wins or good results
Quiz
Answer key
1. The sale of Jacobo Ortega to Strasbourg 2. Money paid by one club to another for a player 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Real Madrid has published an official _____ confirming the sale of one of its players.
The player is Jacobo _____, who has now left the Spanish club.
According to the announcement, Ortega has signed for _____, a football club based in France.
Real Madrid received 10 million _____ for the transfer.
A transfer fee is the amount of money one club pays another for a _____.
The statement was released on the official Real Madrid _____.
Deals like this are common in football during the summer transfer _____.
Strasbourg competes in French football, while Real Madrid plays in Spain's top _____.
Real Madrid is one of the most _____ clubs in the world.
For now, the confirmed facts are simple: Ortega has moved to Strasbourg for 10 million _____.
Discussion questions
- Why do football clubs buy and sell players?
- What information would you like to know about this transfer that wasn't included?
- Do you think 10 million euros is a lot of money for a player? Why or why not?
- How do transfer announcements usually spread among fans today?