New Coaches and Players in European Football

歐洲足球的新教練與球員


Introduction

Football teams in Scotland, Germany, and France have new coaches and players.

蘇格蘭、德國與法國的足球隊有了新教練與球員。

Main Body

Hearts in Scotland have a new coach. His name is Wouter Vrancken. The team wants to sell player Claudio Braga for 8 to 10 million pounds. They want to buy Koen Kostons for 1.3 million pounds.

蘇格蘭的 Hearts 隊有一位新教練,他的名字是 Wouter Vrancken。球隊希望以 800 萬至 1000 萬英鎊出售球員 Claudio Braga。他們想以 130 萬英鎊購買 Koen Kostons。

In Germany, VfL Bochum bought Michael Steinwender from Hearts. He has a contract until 2029. Hearts made money from this sale.

在德國,VfL Bochum 從 Hearts 買入了 Michael Steinwender。他的合約直到 2029 年。Hearts 從這次出售中獲利。

Fortuna Düsseldorf gave Matthias Zimmermann a new one-year contract. Later, he will teach young players. VfB Stuttgart also wants to sign Dan-Axel Zagadou until 2027.

Fortuna Düsseldorf 給了 Matthias Zimmermann 一份為期一年的新合約。之後,他將會指導年輕球員。VfB Stuttgart 也希望簽下 Dan-Axel Zagadou 直至 2027 年。

Conclusion

Teams are signing new contracts and moving players.

各球隊正持續簽署新合約並調動球員。

Vocabulary Learning

💸 The Money Words

In this story, we see how teams use money for players. Notice these three basic actions:

  • Sell \rightarrow Give a player to another team for money.
  • Buy \rightarrow Pay money to get a player.
  • Make money \rightarrow Receive a profit.

🕒 Time & The Future

Look at how the text talks about the future using 'will' and 'until':

  1. Will (Something that happens later): "He will teach young players."
  2. Until (A finish date): "until 2029" or "until 2027".

Quick Tip: Use Until + [Year/Date] to show when a contract ends.

Vocabulary Learning

coach (n.)
A person who trains a sports team
Example:The football coach tells the players where to run.
sell (v.)
To give something to someone for money
Example:I want to sell my old car.
buy (v.)
To get something by paying money
Example:She wants to buy a new football.
contract (n.)
A legal agreement between two people or groups
Example:The player signed a contract for three years.
sale (n.)
The act of selling something
Example:The team made a lot of money from the sale of the player.
sign (v.)
To write your name on a document to agree to it
Example:Please sign the paper here.
Practice A2 words in a crossword