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FOOTBALL'S RED CARD
THE WORLD'S MOST VALUABLE SPORTS TEAM
IS drowning in debt. English football powerhouse
Manchester United (Forbes estimates its worth at
$1.8 billion) had to raise some $800 million in a
bond issue last month, which is still $340 million shy
of its total debts. Man U needed the bond to pay off
the millions that American businessman Malcolm Glazer borrowed to purchase the team in
2005. But in the first three weeks since the bond
was issued it lost nearly 10 percent of its value, a
sign that, even though Man U's revenues reached a
record $444 million last year, the market is growing
wary of debt, particularly the European varietyMan U isn't alone. Debt levels have also skyrocketed
among rivals like liverpool, calling into question the
business model of English Premier League football.
Each year the three worst teams are banished to
a lower league, where vital broadcasting revenues
are dramatically reduced. This puts huge pressure
on clubs to compete for the best players, who now
regularly fetch more than $50 million a year. Unlike
in the U.S., there's no system of collective bargaining to restrain wages. As a result, the total salary
bill for the Premier League has risen more than 20
percent since 2008. This has created a vicious cycle
of rising debt among clubs that must spend extravagantly on players to ensure increased revenue. Any
team attempting to be frugal becomes more likely
to end up with lower revenue. It's become a game
of who can spend the most, and it probably won't
end well.
(BY WILLIAM UNDERHILL - Newsweek)
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Resposta correta: Alternativa B
Tema central: trata-se do grau de comparação dos adjetivos — conceito fundamental para reconhecer formas comparativas (bigger, more important, better) e superlativas (biggest, most important, best).
Resumo teórico breve e útil: - Grau positivo: forma básica (cold, expensive, good). - Grau comparativo: compara dois elementos (colder, more expensive, better). - Grau superlativo: indica o extremo dentro de um grupo (coldest, most expensive, best). Observação: há formas irregulares (good → better → best; bad → worse → worst). Fontes: Cambridge Dictionary / Oxford Learner’s.
Justificativa da alternativa B: “the three worst teams” contém worst, que é o superlativo irregular de bad. A expressão identifica os piores dentro de um conjunto, portanto é claramente um exemplo de grau de comparação (superlativo).
Análise das demais alternativas (por que estão erradas):
A) “lost nearly ten percent of its value” — trata-se de expressão numérica/quantitativa, não há adjetivo em grau comparativo ou superlativo.
C) “English football powerhouse Manchester United had to raise some...” — “English” é adjetivo no grau positivo (caracteriza nacionalidade), “powerhouse” é substantivo; não há comparação.
D) “Man U isn’t alone.” — “alone” é adjetivo no grau positivo (estado de isolamento); não estabelece comparação entre elementos.
E) “This has created a vicious cycle of rising debt among clubs…” — “rising” é particípio/gerúndio usado como adjetivo verbal (processo de aumento), não é forma comparativa/superlativa.
Dica de prova: ao buscar grau de comparação, procure por finais -er / -est, por locuções com more/most e por irregulares (better/best, worse/worst). Palavras numéricas ou gerundivas frequentemente são armadilhas — descartá‑las se não indicarem comparação.
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