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Football Star Bradley Barcola Joins Liverpool

French forward Bradley Barcola is moving from Paris to play for Liverpool.

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Footballer Bradley Barcola running with the ball during a match
Footballer Bradley Barcola running with the ball during a match (file photo). Photo: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Liverpool have agreed a deal for a new football player.

His name is Bradley Barcola and he is 23.

He plays for Paris St-Germain in France.

Barcola is a forward, so his job is scoring goals.

He likes to play on the left wing best.

He has won three Ligue 1 titles in France.

He also scored three goals for France at the World Cup.

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forward
A player whose job is to score goals
wing
The side of the football pitch
deal
An agreement between two clubs about a player
title
A prize you win for being the best

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