News About European Football Clubs

Introduction

This report talks about football teams in Europe. It looks at new coaches and new players.

Main Body

FC Bayern Munich wants to keep its old rules. They do not want a Super League. Konrad Laimer wants more money, so he might leave the club. Real Madrid has problems. They want a new coach like Jose Mourinho or Unai Emery. FC Barcelona wants to buy a new defender from Inter Milan. Inter Milan won the league in Italy. AC Milan is worried about the Champions League. Napoli wants to buy Rasmus Hojlund from Manchester United. Manchester United wants to spend 150 million pounds on new players. Tottenham and Aston Villa want to buy defenders from Italy.

Conclusion

Football clubs are changing their players and spending money for the next seasons.

Learning

The 'Want' Pattern

In this text, we see a very common way to say what a person or a team desires.

The Rule: Subject + want(s) + to + action

Examples from the news:

  • FC Bayern Munich wants to keep...
  • Konrad Laimer wants to leave...
  • FC Barcelona wants to buy...

Watch out for the 'S'!

  • One team/person \rightarrow wants (Real Madrid wants)
  • Many people \rightarrow want (They want)

Quick Summary: extDesirewant toverb ext{Desire} \rightarrow \text{want to} \rightarrow \text{verb}

Vocabulary Learning

report (n.)
a written or spoken account of something
Example:The teacher gave a report on the class progress.
talks (v.)
to speak about something
Example:The coach talks about training.
football (n.)
a sport played with a ball using feet
Example:I love playing football.
teams (n.)
groups of people who play together
Example:The teams practice every day.
Europe (n.)
the continent that includes many countries
Example:Many football clubs are in Europe.
new (adj.)
not old, just made or started
Example:She bought a new book.
coaches (n.)
people who train teams
Example:The coaches help us improve.
players (n.)
people who play a sport
Example:The players scored goals.
keep (v.)
to continue having
Example:She wants to keep her job.
rules (n.)
guidelines that must be followed
Example:The rules say no fouls.