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You Can Pick a Soccer Team
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Fans of the Ebbsfleet United soccer club can choose which players they want to play on their team.
The English club was recently purchased by a Web site called MyFootballClub.
According to the site, any member who pays $72 will get “an equal say in team selection, player transfers and the running of the club.”
Krisztina Fodor
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To those who have not played, golf may look like an easy game.
After all, the ball is not moving.
However, for the game’s devotees, golf is one of the most difficult sports there is.
The best players usually start as children or teenagers, and then spend the rest of their lives practicing.
This is what makes the story of Krisztina Fodor remarkable.
Krisztina had her first golf lesson in September 2003 at the age of 29. Nowadays, she plays at a professional level.
devotee: a big fan, supporter, enthusiast.
remarkable: uncommon, extraordinary.
The Green Jacket
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You might not consider a green jacket to be among the most desirable fashion items.
Nevertheless, the world’s best golfers will be trying to win a green jacket this weekend at the Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia.
In addition to receiving a couple hundred thousand dollars in prize money, the winner becomes an honorary member of the Augusta National Golf Club and receives a green jacket.
The winner gets to keep the green jacket for a year, then he returns it to the club to wear whenever he visits.
It is traditional for the winner of the previous year’s tournament to present the jacket to the present winner.
desirable: worth having or wanting (Random House Unabridged Dictionary).
