Read the text and fill in the gaps with the right phrases. There are TWO EXTRA phrases you don’t need to use.
Wonder Girl
There’s a story about a new Maradona in the world of football. ... and her name is Kumi Yokoyama. ... , she plays for the national Japanese women’s football team. Like Maradona when he started playing, ... . She’s also small, strong and very skillful, so in Japan people call her the ‘female Maradona’.
The FiFA under-17s Women’s World Cup made Kumi famous. It was during the 2010 tournament that she scored six goals and ... . Even though Japan lost the final to South Korea, Kumi won the Adidas Silver Ball as second best player.
Judges nominated Kumi for the best goal of the year because ... in the World Cup semi-final against North Korea. The video of this goal quickly became a YouTube hit. Along with goals from other stars such as Lionel Messi, Kumi’s goal was a contender for the FIFA Puskas Award for the best goal of the year.
In fact, fame has not changed Kumi’s lifestyle yet. ... , Kumi has continued her studies at a high school in Tokyo. Journalists predict that she could be football’s first female superstar – no doubt that will change her life!