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# Player

## Common expressions

* players beat / defeat other players
* player earn (lots of) money
* players warm up
* **players sign autographs**
* football players score goals
* clubs sign / buy new players

## Adjective + player

* a competitive player
* an experienced player
* an exciting player
* a great player

## Exercise

### Common expressions

1. Players from both teams were ***signing*** autographs outside the stadium before the game.
2. Our best player was easily ***beaten*** by the Russian, Sharapova.
3. He might be our star player, but he hasn't ***scored*** a goal for nearly ten matches!
4. FC Roma have ***signed*** two new players this year.
5. We arrived early to watch the players ***warming*** up before the match.
6. Many football players ***earn*** a lot of money. Some are paid as much as £60,000 a week!

### Adjective + player

1. I think Pelé was the ***greatest*** football player of all time.
2. McEnroe was a highly ***competitive*** tennis player who hated losing.
3. The team has some young players, but it also has a number of more ***experienced*** ones.
4. Ronaldo is a really ***exciting*** player: He is absolutely wonderful to watch.