Shadowing Practice: I Met Messi - Learn English Speaking with Video
Les maken...
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Today I'm in the USA and I will try to beat Messi.
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He's there.
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Frank.
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Lionel Messi.
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This man doesn't need any introduction.
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He has won 8 Ballon d'Ors, 4 Champions League, has basically won everything as a football player and he even lifted the World Cup.
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I travelled all the way to LA for the first game of the new MLS season.
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And my goal is to meet Messi.
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But as you might know, this will be hard.
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Behind me is the bus of Inter Miami.
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Which is crazy, so many fans.
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It's Messi.
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He thinks you are Messi.
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Hi.
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Thank you, thank you.
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I found mini Messi.
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Hi. Are you Messi?
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No. There is no chance we will meet Messi here.
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No, that's true.
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So maybe we go to the stadium, right?
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Yeah, before the bus and then we have the bus arrival at the stadium.
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Okay, so hurry, hurry.
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Let's go.
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And as soon as we stepped into the car, I found something.
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Yeah.
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But now the real one.
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Someone is with him.
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Sonny?
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Yep.
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Sonny against Messi.
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That's the game today.
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Yeah, our first MLS game.
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That's true.
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All jokes aside, it wasn't looking good for us.
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Traffic on our way to the stadium was insane.
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And just before we arrived, this happened.
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There are the buses, so we missed them twice.
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Good start.
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And normally the game would be in this stadium, but because there are so many people coming to the first game, it's in the stadium next to this one.
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Finally, we arrived and we need to hurry inside, okay?
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Yeah, let's go.
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Let's go.
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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
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But we need to move on.
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The first time I will see Messi in real life today.
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My second time.
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True.
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I saw him at the World Cup in 2018 against Nigeria.
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I think he scored.
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I think so, yeah.
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You forgot?
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Wow, look at this with the music.
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That is beautiful.
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Real USA.
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But we need to go down all these stairs because we are going as close to the pitch as possible.
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Let's go!
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I never saw a stadium with so many stairs, but to be honest, it looks amazing.
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We are coming from there and we arrived.
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Let's go Messi!
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Where are you?
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Oh, copyright, copyright.
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You have VIP seats.
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You have exclusive seats.
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Then you have this This is insane Show us around This is crazy,
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okay Welcome to my crib This is never seen before right?
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No, no They don't have this in the Premier League,
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in La Liga Never Nowhere Ooooooh This looks great 4 Oh Follow me So here is full of celebrities
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People who try to be still in depth Even golden seeds You can sit here if you want.
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You know how people make thumbnails with fake golden seats?
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We have real golden seats!
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Yeah?
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This is the best seat in the world.
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To watch, mess.
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Enjoy the show.
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You can have food here!
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Let's see.
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There she is!
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She's armed!
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That's crazy.
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But Serena is grabbing herself food.
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There she is.
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You were on the big screen!
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Yeah, I saw it!
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I heard my voice.
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I was like, that's me.
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Yeah, this is typical USA food.
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Yeah, I had to do it, right?
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So while we were waiting for the game to start, we moved a bit closer to the other side.
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I thought that I'm watching YouTube game on my footage.
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With the sky!
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Thank you!
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With the sky!
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Yeah!
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Yeah!
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Yeah!
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With the sky!
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Yeah!
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Yeah!
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We will miss the Aspens again!
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Yeah, sorry!
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Yeah, no!
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Bad first!
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Thank you so much!
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See you, see you!
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Black on black!
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Oh yeah, it's okay.
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It was so nice to meet some of you in the stands.
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But Messi could enter the pitch every time.
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So after taking some more pictures, some signings, we made our way to the spot where Messi walks out.
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Ohhhh
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And suddenly the players of LAFC came out and I met the boss of the MLS which is crazy How are you?
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Excited, thanks for supporting us Of course This is gonna be...
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Salud!
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The worst!
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This is insane!
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Hey, I love Fabulous!
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That cam is dead, but you already met him, right?
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Yeah, that's right.
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It was nice!
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R-29.
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Messi!
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Oh, thank you!
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You're welcome.
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This is insane.
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Loris was having fun already.
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But the big moment was there.
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The first time you will see Messi from this close ever.
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Messi is dead.
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This is the first time I see him.
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This is crazy!
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Ohhhh!
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This is insane!
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Woah!
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We were so close!
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Inter Miami!
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This is insane!
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I feel the aura!
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The aura of Bessie is insane!
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Yeah, me too!
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Goosebumps!
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But it's real!
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Yeah, of course it's real!
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I thought you always picked it!
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Of course it's real!
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Of course it's real!
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Sometimes! That was cool!
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Let's go to the other side, let's get closer to the other side!
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We follow you!
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I'm recording!
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I'm recording!
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Look at all the people!
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It's gonna take forever!
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Let's go!
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I couldn't leave the fans alone, but I really needed to see the warming up of Messi and try to get as close as possible possible.
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Messi is there having a warm up and there is so much security.
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It's insane.
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We simo already, but our goal is to lose.
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Yeah, indeed.
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But we are so close, that's actually crazy.
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This felt unreal.
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I've never been this close to Messi in my life.
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Even though Ronaldo is my favorite player, this felt so special.
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Messi!
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Messi!
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Messi!
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There's nothing to lose.
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Yes!
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Look at this.
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He's so close.
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This is insane.
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Are we getting closer today?
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This might be the closest we've come today.
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He's just here.
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He's looking at you.
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He was staring at you.
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He's not normal!
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I truly think Missy made eye contact already.
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That could help for a possible meeting.
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We've come!
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Shooting!
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Let's go!
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Messi will shut!
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Oh!
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Colossal!
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The eye of Messi is at stake!
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Yeah, that's right!
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This is crazy!
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This is scary!
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Now they're going in, right?
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That was.. next level!
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Yeah, I have no words.
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This is crazy.
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We were so close.
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Yes.
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If I did this...
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So what's the closest now?
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Like 3 meters?
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Yeah.
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We need to try to get closer.
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Wow!
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No, no!
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Are you serious?
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There she goes!
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This is cool!
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Oh, this is for the referee!
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That's for you!
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Yeah, for me!
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Go!
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Okay!
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What is happening here?
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Even the bird has a helmet?
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The bird has a helmet.
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Football in the USA is crazy.
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They even had a bird with a mask.
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Also, the fans were looking great, the vibes were there.
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Everything was ready for the big moment.
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Hello.
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Now it's coming close.
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What is this?
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This is the craziest experience we ever had.
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90,000 people.
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Let's go!
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I need a shot of you here.
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Michiel was having the time of his life, even our Dutch friend was hyped.
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And then it was time.
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This is insane!
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Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow!
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This is insane, IEA!
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This is going to be insane!
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We were closer than we were!
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This is not normal!
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That was one meter!
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Let's go to our seats!
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It feels illegal to be here but it's not!
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That was unbelievable!
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We saw Messi and Son from about one meter away.
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That's way closer than I could have imagined.
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Also, there was a beautiful pre-match show.
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We were standing right in front of the national anthem.
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And when in the USA, we know there will be loads of fireworks.
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Who's going to win today?
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Enter Miami.
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Enter Miami.
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Okay, let's see.
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Oh, the game is all now.
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You need to check.
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Enjoy!
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Let's go.
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Yes!
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Yes!
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Yes!
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Oh, oh!
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There are some fans in the stands, not this person in the game, but just waving at us.
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Look, look, look.
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Legends!
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Oh, oh, come on!
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Come on!
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Oh, look at this!
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Oh, this is insane.
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This is insane.
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We are here.
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There is Messi taking a corner.
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Oh, good one.
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But then this happened.
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LAFC scored the first goal and the stadium went crazy.
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I missed the goal, but it's 1-0.
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Messi needs to stand up now.
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Messi Messi That was close.
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That was very close.
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And so was I, because I was waiting for a handshake with Messi at half time.
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Okay, okay, no meeting for now.
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All the players were super focused and no one actually looked at me.
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Then it was time for a short interview with a Dapp of course.
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That was good!
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And before we realized LAFC already started to make their way out again.
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He always wins, he always wins.
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Who's going to win today?
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Who's going to win today?
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Elie, Elie, Elie, Elie, Elie!
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Hey, you're better than for us, Arthur.
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Thank you very much, thank you very much.
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And here they are again, with Messi always leading the way.
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He's actually the boss of this team.
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No room for a handshake here, so let's focus on the second half.
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Oh!
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Oh!
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What a tackle!
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Oi, Messi.
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Oi.
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Oi.
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Messi, ooooh!
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Messi.
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Actually, for anyone thinking these are VIP seats, we are sitting on our knees the whole game.
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Yeah.
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And it hurts.
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And it hurts.
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And then this happened.
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Messi stayed down after a tackle.
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The worst thing that could happen is an injury and him leaving the pitch.
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But luckily, he stayed on.
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Massey, can I get a picture?
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Yes!
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Oh, that's nice.
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Now look at my zoom. That was cool.
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And then, LAFC scored again.
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He will!
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He will!
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With 15 minutes left on the clock, we had to go to the tunnel to be the first ones if we want a last chance to meet Messi.
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But with Inter-Miami losing, it will only get harder.
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Maybe he just ran inside.
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Yeah.
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I will try, I will do like this.
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Yeah, you need to, you need to.
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Oh, big!
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Ohhhh Oh, it's so hard to try for a picture of Messi
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So I was not the only one trying to get a meeting with Messi.
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A young fan was carried away by the security But trust me, I will not run onto the pitch The game is done!
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Oh, so many people running on the pitch While everyone was running onto the pitch, I was the only one staying
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and waiting for Messi to pass by I don't think I ever felt this nervous in my life.
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What will the security do?
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Will Messi look at me?
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Will I get pushed away?
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I didn't have time for questions.
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I tried to meet Messi at the bus.
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I missed the arrival of the bus.
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I was here at the beginning of the game.
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Messi looked at me at the warming up.
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He even looked at me during the game.
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And now we're here again.
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For one final chance of meeting one of the greatest footballers ever.
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He's so close.
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This is the closest we come to him.
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We were so close.
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It might be this.
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We were so close.
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It might be this.
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And while Missy was looking down in pain, he must have seen me in the corner of his eyes.
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He looked up, smiled at me, and then this happened.
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Yes.
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Lionel Messi reached out to give me a handshake.
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As a long life football fan, this is one of the best experiences in my life.
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This hand!
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I was like, Leo!
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And then he...
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Oh!
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I was like... And then?
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Yeah, then he was like, okay, you get it.
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Thank you, Leo, thank you!
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And if that wasn't enough, sun was arriving.
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Of course I want to meet him too, but if you're a true subscriber, you know I've met him before.
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That's the good one.
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How are you?
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How are you?
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Are you good?
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Good game.
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Where's your LFC?
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How do you have an internet?
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Thank you.
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No, no, no, I have one.
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Oh yeah, I have two.
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So, what are you doing?
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Good to see you.
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Yeah, congrats.
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Thank you, thank you.
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Great win, man.
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Good atmosphere.
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Good game.
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Good game.
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Nice celebration.
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Yeah, yeah.
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Good to see you.
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Good to see you.
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Yeah, yeah, you too.
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We're the only FC jersey at.
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Yeah, we have 100.
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Thank you very much.
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See you soon, Nancy.
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You're a nice little fan.
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Thank you very much.
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So, after all the work we did to meet Messi, it paid off at the end.
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We even received this amazing picture from a subscriber.
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And of course, we had this footage on our phone.
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Thank you all again for making my dreams come true.
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I work really hard to achieve all of this, But without your support, nothing like this is possible.
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Solis, it's for you.
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This is for you.
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You say hilarious.
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Here it comes.
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It's a friend.
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Yes.
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Okay, this is for me.
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Yeah, it's for you.
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Okay, I'm sure.
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Thank you, Solis.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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You're good.
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Mission completed.
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No, it was the other hand, right?
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Yeah, this one.
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This one.
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Ooh, you touched Messi.
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Not many people can say they touched Messi, you know?
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No, that's true.
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That's actually crazy.
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That's crazy.
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And now I will end the video with this magic hand. Can I?
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Yeah.
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Subscribe!
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Ha!
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What a shot!
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What a shot!
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What a shot!
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: Messi, insane, crazy. Deze video bevat 417 zinnen en 2247 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 18:18. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 123 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. 86% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| handshake zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈhæn(d)ˌʃeɪk/ | handdruk |
| metre zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈmiːtəɹ/ | meter |
| helmet zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈhɛlmɪt/ | helm |
| stairs zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈstɛɹz/ | trap |
| tackle werkwoord | /ˈtækəl/ | aanpakken |
| copyright zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈkɑpiˌɹaɪt/ | auteursrecht, copyright |
| footage zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈfʊtɪd͡ʒ/ | filmmateriaal |
| colossal bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /kəˈlɑsəl/ | kolossaal |
| firework zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈfaɪɚˌwɚk/ | vuurwerk |
| thumbnail zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈθʌm.neɪl/ | duimnagel |
| unreal bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ʌnˈɹi.əl/ | onwerkelijk, irreëel |
| footballer zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈfʊtbɔːlə/ | voetballer, voetbalster |
| zoom werkwoord | /zuːm/ | zoeven |
| referee zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˌɹɛf.əˈɹi/ | scheidsrechter |
| stare werkwoord | /stɛɚ/ | staren |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| come out werkwoord | /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ | uitkomen |
| go down werkwoord | afdalen | |
| look up werkwoord | /ˌlʊk ˈʌp/ | opkijken |
| stand up werkwoord | opstaan |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- All jokes aside, it wasn't looking good for us.
- Are we getting closer today?
- Massey, can I get a picture?
- Will I get pushed away?
- How do you have an internet?
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt | has won · I've never been · we've come |
| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | is never seen · was hyped · was carried |
| Betrekkelijke bijzinnen who / which + zin — extra informatie over een persoon of ding | People who try · MLS which is |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — iets dat op een moment in het verleden bezig was | wasn't looking · were waiting · was having |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 26 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, you're, don't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De “th”-klanken: thumbnail /ˈθʌm.neɪl/, anthem /ˈæn.θəm/ [ˈæn̪.θəm]
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: handshake /ˈhæn(d)ˌʃeɪk/, celebration /ˌsɛl.ɪˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: anthem /ˈæn.θəm/ [ˈæn̪.θəm], unbelievable /ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbl̩/, hilarious /hɪˈlɛə.ɹi.əs/, celebrity /səˈlɛb.ɹɪ.ɾi/, celebration /ˌsɛl.ɪˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: stairs /ˈstɛɹz/, footage /ˈfʊtɪd͡ʒ/, vibe /vaɪb/, subscribe /səbˈskɹaɪb/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: handshake /ˈhæn(d)ˌʃeɪk/, tackle /ˈtækəl/, anthem /ˈæn.θəm/ [ˈæn̪.θəm], mask /mæsk/
- /w/ — met ronde lippen: firework /ˈfaɪɚˌwɚk/, whoa /woʊ/
Zo oefen je met deze video
- Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
- Spreek zin voor zin na op normale snelheid en herhaal elke zin tot je ritme gelijk is aan dat van de spreker.
- Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als handshake, metre, helmet.
Wat is de Shadowing-techniek?
Shadowing is een wetenschappelijk onderbouwde taalleermethode die oorspronkelijk is ontwikkeld voor professionele tolkentraining en gepopulariseerd door polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. De methode is eenvoudig maar krachtig: je luistert naar native Engelse audio en herhaalt het onmiddellijk hardop — als een schaduw die de spreker volgt met slechts 1–2 seconden vertraging. In tegenstelling tot passief luisteren of grammaticadrills, dwingt shadowing je hersenen en mondspieren om echte spraakpatronen tegelijkertijd te verwerken en te reproduceren. Onderzoek toont aan dat het de uitspraaknauwkeurigheid, intonatie, ritme, verbonden spraak, luisterbegrip en spreekvaardigheid aanzienlijk verbetert — waardoor het een van de meest effectieve methoden is voor IELTS Speaking-voorbereiding en echte Engelse communicatie.