Question

Read carefully the following biography and then match the following item

Lionel Andrés Messi was born on June 24,1987 in the city of Rosario, Argentina. Everyone knows him now as the best football player in the world. In fact, a lot of people say he might become the greatest player ever. We´ll see about that at the World Cup. Messi is FIFA World Player of the Year. He also helped his club team Barcelona win the European Champios League and the World Club Championship.
Messi grew up playing football. He joined his first club when he was five. At the age or eight, he signed up for the famous Newell´s Old Boys youth team. His career nearly ended when doctors found out he suffered from a growth hormone deficiency. Luckily, agents from Barcelona saw his talent and in 2000, he moved to Spain. The Catalan club paid for his medical treatment and coached him until he made his Barcelona debut.
Lionel started breaking records as soon as he played his first game for Barcelona in the 2004-05 season. He became the youngest footballer ever to play a La Liga game and the youngest to score a goal. He helped his team win the league in his first season, and the league and Champions League double in the following season. In the 2008-09 season he scored an impressive 38 goals as Barcelona won the treble.
Messi has an amazing career ahead of him. He is set to shine in South Africa. Many football experts compare him to the
legendary Pele and Maradona. This World Cup could be the stage for him to show people he really is the best. His skills on the ballm ability to get past defenders and his goal-scoring are breathtaking. Top soccer coach Arsene Wenger said Messi is ´´like a PlayStation. He takes advantage or every mistake teams make´´.

PHRASE MATCH: Match the following phrases from the article.

1.Everyone knows him now as
2. Messi is FIFA World
3. Messi grew
4. he suffered from a growth
5. coached him until he made
6. Lionel started breaking
7. win the league in
8. Messi has an amazing career
9. experts compare him
10. He takes advantage

a. hormone deficiency
b. of every mistake
c. the best football
d. records
e. his first season
f. Player of the Year
g. to the legendary Pele
h. up playing football
i. his Barcelona debut
j. ahead of him

Answer 1

1 - c

2 - f

3 - h

4 - a

5 - i

6 - d

7 - e

8 - j

9 - g

10 - b

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