This resource contains 9 comprehension activities all about the world’s top football players. They are suitable for using with year 1 or lower ability year 2.

There are nine different footballers included:

• Lionel Messi
• Cristiano Ronaldo
• Kevin de Bruyne
• Kylian Mbappé
• Harry Kane
• Vinícius Júnior
• Caroline Graham Hansen
• Naomi Girma
• Aitana Bonmatí

Each comprehension contains a short piece of text with words that can be predominantly sounded out. There are three trickier words which have pictures to help the children work out what they say. The text is followed by 5 simple questions. Each comprehension can be used individually or you can print them out together to create a booklet.

You can choose to use the colour or black & white versions of the comprehensions. I have also included answers.

There is also a PowerPoint included in the pack containing a slide for each text so that you can go through the comprehensions before the children complete them. Each slide also contains 3 words that are trickier to sound out, with sound buttons underneath them. (The PowerPoint is not editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open.)

PDF file format. The comprehensions, answers and PowerPoint are in the zip file.

No further preparation needed.

I updated the comprehensions in June 2026.

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