My stand out player to date in my view has been James Rodriguez of Everton FC. He has taken to the Premier League "like a duck to water". The 29-year-old Columbia attacking midfielder was signed in the offseason from Spanish giants Real Madrid for a fee believed to be around 20 million pounds. He signed on a two-year contract for the Toffees. In the opening four games of the season James has scored three goals and assisted two and in general, has been at the hub of everything that Everton have done well in the attacking third of the pitch. A huge factor getting James to the Premier League was the fact that his old manager who he played under at Real Madrid is the current Everton gaffer. Italian Carlo Ancelotti is the man in question that attracted the flamboyant winger to the Premier League. They had a very good relationship at Real Madrid and they wanted to rekindle that at Everton. James has formed a frightening partnership with Everton duo Richarlison and Dominic
After months of uncertainty, football all over the world is slowly returning to some sense of normality.
The K League in South Korea was one of the first major leagues to start on May 8th. Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and Suwon Samsung Bluewings kicked things off and the game was screened all over the world in over twenty countries worldwide. It was the first time in the league's history a professional game was shown on the British Broadcasting Co-operation (BBC) with English commentary. It was viewed by over 3.5 million people on a live twitter feed. With millions more watching through other media outlets. The game itself didn't live up to the hype with the home side Jeonbuk winning 1-0 with 41-year-old Lee Dong-gook with the only goal with just five minutes remaining.
The measures took by the K League to make sure the game was safely carried out were very strict. No spectators were allowed in the stadium with every member of playing staff, coaching staff and media had their temperature taken on entry to the stadium. Every K League player had to take a mandatory COVID-19 test before playing. Once inside the stadium every coach and media that where present must wear a mask. Every media outlets worldwide have been commentating on how the clubs have been pumping crowd noises through speakers to make it more realistic as a player and as a spectator. Thus far, no other league that is currently back playing football has followed suit.
Football in the UK recently announced that the Premier League will be returning on June 17th. The decision has been met with great criticism in the country as COVID-19 cases are still in the hundreds daily with hundreds still losing their lives to this day. Journalists and experts are strongly claiming the only reason why the Premier League is getting back underway is for money reasons. A recent schedule was published on how they would play the games in such a short period of time. It seems it will work like this. There will be four games a day on Saturday and Sunday. 12:30pm, 3pm, 5:30pm and 8pm. (Subject to change) All games will be screened live for fans.
The Bundesliga in Germany re-started their season a few weeks ago and they followed the same protocol as South Korea when it came to safety when entering the stadium. Numerous other leagues world-wide have resumed their respective campaigns over the previous few weeks.
Key Words
uncertainty- Not 100% sure of something.
screened- Shown live on TV or over the internet.
media outlets- Different TV/Internet/Radio companies that show the games.
hype- To be really excited by something or someone. It provides a strong emotion to someone.
strict- To be extremely tough on an issue.
mandatory- An action you must do and is demanded by law.
followed suit- To do the exact same thing.
criticism- To not be liked and be disapproved by people.
published- To be made generally know for the public to see.
protocol- a system of rules of which we must abide by.
Fill in the blanks with the correct words
My friend Rachael has the new I Phone. It looks amazing, I might _____________ and get one myself.
When is the your book going to be ________________? I think in early February.
Before every student enters the school they must have their temperature taken. It's _____________ all over Korea.
Why is he drinking so quickly tonight? He doesn't like to hear any _______________ about himself. He is quite sad I think.
We have a new substitute teacher for a few weeks and I'm really happy. My normal teacher is too _____________, she is always shouting at us.
I am so happy the Premier League is coming back. I can go to my friends house and watch four games live a day. All remaining nine games are being _____________ for free for the public to watch.
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