Harvey, you've got a story that's caught your attention from AC Milan Yes, it's a former AC Milan general director Adriano Galliani. Now he is proposing that a European super league is set up. Yes another European super league, but this time without English clubs. He's saying it's time we had Brexit in football. He's complaining about the fact that English clubs are dominating European football because they make too much money. At the moment he's the general director of Monza who've just been promoted to Serie A. And he is making the point that next season broadcast revenues that Monza will receive are only about 28 million pounds. That is all they're going to get from tv rights, and he's making the point that a club like Nottingham Forest who've only just been promoted to the premier league, Forest are probably going to get around 135 million pounds. And he's saying look this is unsustainable going forward we can't compete with these English clubs anymore he says there should be a Brexit in football too, we need a real European championship without the English.
“that's where the money is”
What chance? Zero, zero because anybody who would be interested in backing a European super league would want the big so-called big English clubs involved because that's where the money is. People worldwide want to watch English clubs. Of course, they want to watch Italian Clubs and Spanish clubs and German clubs and Portuguese clubs as well but if you are a banker or investor or a venture capitalist the real, real money one of the sources of the real, real big money is from the big English clubs.
Questions:
Part 1: Comprehension
Watch and summarize the video thinking of who, what, when, where & why.
Part 2: True or False Questions
a) True or false – Adriano Galliani is the A.C. Milan Director. T/F
b) True or False – There is a current European super league with British teams. T/F
c) True or False – A.C. Monza gets 28 million pounds a year in TV rights money. T/F
d) True or False – The reporter thinks there is no chance that this league will go ahead. T/F
Part 3: Guess the meaning of unknown vocabulary
a) "Set up" (0:15 min)
b) "TV rights" (0:47 min)
c) "Brexit in football" (1:06 min)
d) "So-called" (1:26 min)
Part 4: Dictation
a) Fill in the blanks (0:21 - 0:28 minutes) He's ____________________________________________________________ football.
b) Fill in the blanks (0:57 - 1:14 minutes) And he's saying look this is _____________________________________ championship without the English.
c) Fill in the blanks (1:30 - 1:35 minutes) People ___________________________________________________________clubs.
Part 5: Talking Points
Part 6: Role play Scenarios
Scenario 1: Two sports journalists
Journalist 1: Advocates for Galliani's idea of a European Super League excluding English clubs, citing the financial disparities.Journalist 2: Opposes the idea, arguing the importance of including English clubs for the league's success and global appeal.
Scenario 2: Fan Perspectives
AC Milan Fan: Expresses frustration about the dominance of English clubs and supports Galliani’s proposal.Nottingham Forest Fan: Defends the English clubs' participation in European football and questions the viability of a league without them.
Scenario 3: Investor's Dilemma
Venture Capitalist: Interested in investing in a European Super League but concerned about the exclusion of English clubs.Football Analyst: Provides insights on the financial and global appeal aspects of including vs. excluding English clubs.
Part 7: Writing Activity
Write a short paragraph about your favorite sports team or a local sports team in your city.
Part 8: Critical Thinking - Too much money in football.
Objective: Debate the following statement: Football players are paid too much and there should be a salary cap on their salaries.
Team A supports this statement and team B opposes it.
In groups talk about the pros and cons of this statement, then come back as a class and reach a consensus on whether you think football players get paid too much money.
Answers:
Part 1: Comprehension
This is a Sky Sports News football report. The report looks at the latest football news, and the report talks about the A.C. Monza director’s proposal for a new European super league without British teams. The Director is proposing a new super league made up of all the top teams in Europe without British teams because he believes that they have too much money. The report compares the difference in TV revenue between Nottingham Forrest a small team in the Premier League with A.C. Monza and it shows how wide the gap is between them 135 million to 28 million respectively. However, the reporter plays down any chance of the super league happening as he believes that any super league would need to have the best teams in the world in it and that includes the big British teams.
Part 2: True or False
A: False B: False C: True D: True
Part 3: Guess the meaning of unknown vocabulary or phrases
a) "Set up" Answer: I think set up means to establish a business or organization because in the video the reporter is talking about the proposal of establishing a new European Super League.
b) "TV rights" Answer: I think this means the right to televise something like a sporting event because in the video the reporter talks about how much money the 2 different clubs make from TV rights. This is the money that broadcasting companies pay to each club so that they can televise their games.
c) "Brexit in football" Answer: I think this means that all European teams should set up a league without British teams because in the video they talk about leaving the British teams out of the league in a Brexit-type scenario where Britain left the European Union.
d) "So-called" Answer: I think so-called indicates that some English teams are often referred to as ‘big’ clubs but that it is not necessarily a fact because in the video the speaker uses so-called to describe some of the more well-known clubs in England.
Part 4: Dictation
a) Fill in the blanks (0:21 - 0:28 minutes) He's saying it's time we had Brexit in football.
b) Fill in the blanks (0:57 - 1:14 minutes) And he's saying look this is unsustainable going forward we can't compete with these English clubs anymore he says there should be a Brexit in football too, we need a real European championship without the English.
c) Fill in the blanks (1:30 - 1:35 minutes) People worldwide want to watch English clubs.
Part 7: Writing (example)
My favorite sports team is FC Barcelona. They are located in Barcelona, Spain and are one of the most successful soccer teams in the world. The team plays at Camp Nou, which is one of the largest stadiums in Europe. FC Barcelona has won numerous domestic and international titles, including 26 La Liga championships and 5 UEFA Champions League titles. They have a star-studded roster of world-class players, such as Lionel Messi and Gerard Piqué, who are known for their skill and technique on the field. FC Barcelona plays an attractive style of possession-based soccer, and they are known for their strong attacking prowess. I love watching their games and witnessing their beautiful style of play.
