World News for Students of English

05-01-2022 07:00

Cristiano Ronaldo is a Portuguese soccer star. He plays for Manchester United now. He is born on the island of Madeira in 1985.

Many statues of Ronaldo are in different countries. A new statue of him is in Goa, India. Officials think that it will make young people more interested in soccer. Soccer is a very popular sport in India. Many people love Portuguese soccer.

Sadly, Goa is a Portuguese colony in the past. It is 60 years after Goa becomes free. Many people celebrate.

They are not happy about Ronaldo’s statue. They say there are many good soccer players in Goa, too. They say it is not a good idea to have a statue of a Portuguese player.

Ronaldo is so popular that Madeira names its airport after him. There are also several Ronaldo waxworks in London, Madrid, and other places.

Difficult words: colony (a country or area which another country controls), airport (a place where planes fly and land), waxwork (a model of a famous person made from wax, which is a material usually for candles).

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