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Hello, everybody. How are you today?

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I am so excited.

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I have a ticket to the
Football Association Cup final!

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The FA Cup is a football tournament

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played between teams
in the English league system.

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It's a very old tournament.

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It first took place in 1871,

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more than 150 years ago.
-"Wow!"

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There are two teams playing
in the final today.

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One of them is Chelsea,
a club from London.

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And the other one is
Nottingham Forest,

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my team!

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Hurray!

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Nottingham is a small city.

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You may have heard about it
because of Robin Hood.

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Robin Hood was a hero, an outlaw
who helped the poorest people

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in Sherwood,
a forest near Nottingham.

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Robin Hood was a great archer.

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I'm a big fan of Nottingham Forest,
the footbal team,

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and this year we have qualified
for the FA Cup final!

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The final always takes place
in Wembley Stadium.

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Wembley Stadium is the largest
stadium in the United Kingdom.

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Do you like football?

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Do you want to learn
about English football?

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That's what we call the ball.

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Footballs used to be made
of leather from cows,

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but now they're made
from synthetic materials.

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In every team,
you have a goalkeeper.

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They are the only player
who can use their hands in the area.

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That's my favourite position.

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Then, you have the defenders.

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The central defenders
and the fullbacks.

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The central defenders
play in the middle,

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and the fullbacks play at the sides.

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The midfielders are very important
and they play

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in the middle of the field.

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One or two are wingers and they play
on the side of the attack,

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and try and dribble the ball
past their opponents.

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Dribbling means getting the ball
past opponents to pass it or shoot.

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Finally, we have the strikers.

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The strikers try and score
as many goals as possible.

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If a striker scores
three goals or more,

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it's called a hat-trick.

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It's called a hat-trick
because, long ago,

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the first player
to score three goals

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was presented with a hat.

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Now, you get to keep the ball
and take it home.

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(Phone ringing)

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And what's the most important thing
to do when you play football?

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Is it run fast,
jump high or score goals?

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Of course!

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In football, it's really important
to score goals.

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Do you like it
when your team scores a goal?

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I'm sure you do.

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And, did you know?
When you shout "gol!",

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That word comes from
the English word "goal".

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Anyway, I have to go now.

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The football match of the
FA Cup final is about to start!

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And I'm going to support my team
with my friends and family.

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We're going to shout and sing a lot.

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We did it! Look, I can't believe it!

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Nottingham Forest
beat Chelsea two-one

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in the FA Cup final!

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It was so exciting!

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So we learnt
a lot about football today.

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About the football players:
the strikers, the defenders,

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the goalkeepers;
we learnt what a hat-trick was

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and what a football is made of.

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And now I have to go:

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i'm going to celebrate
with my friends and family.

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Good-bye, everybody!