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Valitse sulkeissa olevalle fraasille oikea paikka lauseessa (a) tai (b).
1. Lionel Messi was born (a) in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina (b). (on June 24, 1987)
2. His father Jorge, a steel factory worker, had (a) been (b) interested in football and acted as a coach for a local team called Grandoli. (always)
3. Lionel's mother was a part-time cleaner when her four children were small, but she (a) lives (b) in a penthouse apartment in an exclusive residential building, thanks to Lionel's success. (now)
4. Messi's father has (a) spent (b) his time in Spain with his son ever since FC Barcelona's sporting director Carles Rexach offered the boy wonder a contract. (mostly)
5. Rexach must have liked (a) Lionel (b) because he wanted to hire him immediately. With no other paper at hand, the contract was written on a paper napkin. (very much)
6. Why (a) the 11-year-old boy and his father (b) come to Spain in the first place? (had)
7. Back in Argentina (a) Lionel (b) diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency, and they couldn't afford to pay for the treatment. FC Barcelona's youth club promised to take care of the boy's medical bills. (was)
8. "Never in my entire life (a) I (b) seen a player of such quality and personality at such a young age," said Fabio Capello, former Juventus manager, of young Messi. (have)
9. "Once he's on a run with the ball, (a) he (b) unstoppable," said Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger. (is)
10. Fans sent (a) Messi (b) when he scored in his 19th consecutive La Liga game, the first footballer in history to net in consecutive matches against every team in a professional football league. (a lot of congratulatory messages)
11. (a) He (b) extended his scoring record to 21 consecutive matches until he sustained a serious injury and couldn't play for a while. (even)
12. By 2013, Messi had done 24 hat tricks for Barcelona. In 2012 he became the first player to score five goals in an UEFA Champions League match, (a) helping (b) Barcelona win 7-1 against Bayer Leverkusen. (thereby)
13. Lionel Messi (a) speaks Spanish (b) with the distinct accent of Rosario, even though he has now lived in Spain longer than he has in Argentina. (still)
14. With regards to his dribbling ability (dribbling = moving with the ball), (a) Maradona (b) said of Messi: "The ball stays glued to his foot!" (has)
15. Messi(a) undertakes (b) individual dribbling runs towards the goal, in particular during counterattacks, and points to the sky after he's scored a goal. (often)
16. He has been described as a versatile team player, with good vision, and known for his passing and creative combinations. Seldom (a)Messi (b) missed a penalty kick, either. (has)
17. Since Cristiano Ronaldo (186 cm) towers over much smaller Messi (169 cm), (a) it (b) no surprise that Ronaldo's heading is more effective than Messi's. (is)
18. Very rarely (a) Messi (b) accused of holding onto the ball longer than he should have. (is)
19. In contrast to Messi, (a) Ronaldo (b) often been the subject of frustration for both fans and team-mates, trying to do too much on his own. (has)
20. Messi (a) has (b) won the Ballon d'Or award four years running, but always attributes the award to his team-mates Xavi and Iniesta. (also)
20p : 2 = 10p
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