Big Changes in European Football Teams

歐洲足球隊大變動


Introduction

Many top football clubs in Europe are changing their players. They are buying new players and selling old ones.

許多歐洲頂級足球俱樂部正在更換球員。他們正在購入新球員並出售舊球員。

Main Body

Real Madrid has a new coach, Jose Mourinho. He bought four new players. The club sold Nico Paz to Como for 60 million euros. Dani Ceballos also left the team.

皇家馬德里有一位新總教練 Jose Mourinho。他購入了四名新球員。球團以 6,000 萬歐元將 Nico Paz 賣給了 Como。Dani Ceballos 也離開了球隊。

FC Barcelona is changing its young players. Five players left the team. However, Barcelona wants to keep Marc Bernal. Other teams cannot buy him because he is too expensive.

FC Barcelona 正在調整其年輕球員。五名球員離開了球隊。然而,Barcelona 想要留住 Marc Bernal,其他球隊因為他太貴而無法購入。

AC Milan bought Goncalo Ramos for a lot of money. AS Roma wants new players for the middle of the field. They might sell Manu Koné to Arsenal for 50 million euros.

AC Milan 花了大筆資金購入 Goncalo Ramos。AS Roma 想要新的中場球員,他們可能會以 5,000 萬歐元將 Manu Koné 賣給 Arsenal。

Some teams are fighting for the same players. Napoli and Newcastle both want Abde Ezzalzouli. Arsenal and Tottenham want Sandro Tonali. Julian Alvarez wants to move to Barcelona, but he must wait.

有些球隊在競爭相同的球員。Napoli 和 Newcastle 都想要 Abde Ezzalzouli。Arsenal 和 Tottenham 都想要 Sandro Tonali。Julian Alvarez 想要轉會到 Barcelona,但他必須等待。

Conclusion

Clubs are spending a lot of money to get better players for the next season.

俱樂部正投入大量資金,為下個賽季招募更好的球員。

Vocabulary Learning

⚽ Money & Movement

In this text, we see how clubs move players. To reach A2, you need to know how to describe things that are changing now.

The "ING" Action When something is happening currently, we add -ing to the action word:

  • Changing → "Clubs are changing their players"
  • Spending → "Clubs are spending a lot of money"
  • Fighting → "Teams are fighting for the same players"

Simple Logic for A2: AM / IS / ARE + ACTION-ING = happening right now.


Useful 'Buying & Selling' Words Instead of just saying "get," use these:

  1. Buy → Give money to get a player.
  2. Sell → Get money to let a player leave.
  3. Keep → Do not sell; stay in the team.
  4. Leave → Go away from the team.

Quick Examples from the text:

  • Buy → "AC Milan bought Goncalo Ramos"
  • Sell → "They might sell Manu Koné"
  • Keep → "Barcelona wants to keep Marc Bernal"
  • Leave → "Dani Ceballos also left the team"

Vocabulary Learning

club (n.)
A sports team or organization
Example:Real Madrid is a very famous football club.
coach (n.)
The person who trains the players and decides the game plan
Example:The coach tells the players where to stand on the field.
expensive (adj.)
Costing a lot of money
Example:That new car is too expensive for me to buy.
fighting (v.)
Trying hard to get something that others also want
Example:Two teams are fighting to win the trophy.
spending (v.)
Using money to buy things
Example:The family is spending their money on a new house.
Practice A2 words in a crossword