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We’ve heard B arcelona are considerin g making their players shave off all their hair... LOL!
YOUNG WAZZA!
Wayne Rooney had MATCH in stitches when he uploaded this throwback snap from his school days!
BUNDESLIGA BULLIES!
Schalke really weren’t happy when a Twitter account merged their club crest with Swiss side Young Boys’!
NEWCASTLE NUMPTIES!
Magpies fans were well confused when they saw a snap of their side selling Man. United shorts on their official online club shop. What ’s that about?!
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FUT FUNNIES!
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Non-league Corby massively burned Man. United’s Jesse Lingard on Twitter recently!
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Danny Ings
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Jamie Vardy
HARD WORK
We were gutted when Vards stopped playing for England after the 2018 World Cup – he could still do a job for The Three Lions now! But he wanted to focus on The Foxes, and it’s massively paying off! He’s used the extra time to work on different parts of his game, and you should start the year by pinpointing what aspects of your game you want to improve in 2020!
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VARDY! FINE FINISHING
It might look like Vardy’s just a natural finisher, but he’s spent hours and hours on the training field practising his precise shooting! Training drills against real goalkeepers are the best way to improve, but you can also build accuracy by putting targets up in an open goal and aiming for the corners. Make sure you work on both feet!
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Rapid PACE
Not everyone’s blessed with Vardy’s electric pace, but we can all work on our short bursts of speed – and they’re even more important than longerdistance sprinting! Once you’ve warmed up your muscles, short sprints are a great way to improve acceleration, and help you burn past opponents like Vards!
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He holdss the Prem m record for scoring in 11 gamess in a row in 2015. Wow!
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Leicester signed him from non-league Fleetwood for under £2 million!
MEGA MOVEMENT
One of the reasons Vardy’s so hard to defend against is that he’s always making different runs – whether it’s down the channels or to support a team-mate on the ball! Make sure you mix up your runs, so the defender can’t guess where you’re going next – you’ll be a nightmare for them!
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He has his own football academy for non-league footballers, called V9!
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He was released by Sheffield Wednesday for being too small as a teenager!
DRAG PUSH
One of Vardy’s signature moves is the Drag Push! He moves the ball one way, before quickly taking another touch into the opposite direction – creating space to bust out an epic finish! Try practising the drill slowly, then build up your speed to make it as deadly and effective as possible!
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His epic October Player h Of The Month FUT card has 92 for sprint speed. Sick!
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ARGH! IT REALLY BURNS!
Did PSG’s stars put Deep Heat down Neymar’s footy shorts? GOA O LIES CAN BE COOL, TOO!
SHOW OFF!
Is Jose Mourinho bowing down to Jurgen Klopp?
SUCH GREAT TACTICS!
Martin Dubravka’s been inspired by Firmino’s no-look finishes!
IT’S CALLED ‘THE COA O T HANGER’!
Can anyone figure out Pereyra’s celebration?
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Fred is definitely trying to be a Red ‘Devil’!
Cristiano’s attempt at a man bun has nothing on Gareth Bale’s so far... WHAT’S THAT, MATCH?
STOP! I CAN’T BREATHE, LADS!
Jack Stephens was wondering why he couldn’t hear anything!
HAHA, YOU’RE A SUB!
Oli McBurnie’s defo the most ticklish player at Bramall Lane!
David Luiz is proper bored of Auba and Laca’s celebration!
GOD… NOT AGA G IN, GUYS!
Chelsea’s Sam Kerr didn’t realise she was wearing the same hat...
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HARRY KANE Tottenham & England Kane’s had a wicked season on FIFA 20, with three TOTW selections, a TOTY nomination and a place in the CL Team Of The Tournament! This is his best card though, with a devastating 98 finishing!
France Icon Henry has two other Icon cards as a left winger, but his highest rating is as a striker. He can burn past defenders with his epic pace and close control, and bury chances when he gets them – just like he used to do for Arsenal!
3 RONALDO NAZARIO Brazil Icon The Brazil legend is the mostwanted player on FUT – he costs more than 12 million coins! He’s got five-star skills and weak foot, plus 97 dribbling and 98 finishing, so he can tear defenders apart and bury chances from anywhere!
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CR7 didn’t make it into the TOTY, but he picked up this 12th man card instead – and it’s incredible! In total, he has 99 for ten attributes including finishing and shot power, plus 98 for dribbling and sprint speed! What more do you want?
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So far, she’s top of both the goal and assist charts in the WSL, scoring 14 times and setting up another eight!
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Her best ye ear in a e er an s was in 201 1 17, when she busted four nets on the e way to winning the Euros!
In total, she’s scored 69 goals in just 87 caps – more than any other player in the h r Netherlands’ history!
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These two teams are getting to know each other’s tactics really well – this is the third time in less than a month they’ve played each other! United just came out on top in their FA Cup replay at Old Trafford, but that was the first time in six head-to-heads that they’ve managed to beat Wolves since the Midlands club got promoted two years ago!
When these sides met earlier in the season, it was Frank Lampard’s first-ever game in charge of Chelsea at Stamford Bridge – but he’s well and truly settled in now! He’ll be thinking that a win against The Foxes could turn the tide in the top-four race, and that his team could actually end up overtaking Brendan Rodgers’ side in the Prem table!
Rodgers has faced Chelsea 13 times as manager, but never beaten The Blues! Over the last few seasons, there have been two very different outcomes when these teams meet – a tactical 1-0 win for either side, or a high-scoring thriller with tons of drama! We’ve got our fingers tightly crossed for the latter, and we’d be happy if it was anywhere near as exciting as their Champo League cracker at the Etihad last season!
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There’s everything still to play for in this EFL Cup semi-final after the sides drew 1-1 in the first leg in Leicester!
City have the upper hand after beating United 3-1 in their EFL Cup semi-final first leg – plus they’re playing at home!
Wayne Rooney has wicked memories of playing Stoke – he became Man. United’s record goalscorer v The Potters in 2017!
This is a tough away trip for Brentford, but they need to keep picking up wins to make sure they defo make the play-offs!
These two German teams have been massively overperforming, so this is a huge game in the Bundesliga title race!
This is a proper title showdown as well – both teams are still within touching distance of the 2019-20 WSL trophy!
The Gunners’ men are in action too – and they’ve won their last 11 head-toheads against The Clarets. Wowzers!
Levante shocked Barcelona in November – they came back from a goal down to beat the reigning La Liga champs 3-1!
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We reckon these two are gonna notch their third PL draw in a row!
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The Blades have drawn loads of PL games on the road this campaign!
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There have been a huge 28 goals in their last five meetings. Wow!
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West Ham have a poor home record and Brighton are bad on the road!
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This relegation scrap could swing either way, but we think home win!
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The Reds have won their last five head-to-heads against The Saints!
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Everton have beaten Watford in the EFL Cup and PL this season!
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United are gonna get the better of Wolves again at Old Trafford!
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Burnley’s shocking record against The Gunners is gonna continue...
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Home advantage can help Villa, but The Foxes want to reach that final!
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Both teams find themselves at the wrong end of the Champo table!
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We can’t see Barcelona slipping up again v Levante – not at home!
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Spurs will try to play on the break, but City’s attack will be too strong!
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With three first-leg goals, City are gonna keep it tighter at the Etihad!
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The Bees are the favourites, but we think Hull could surprise them!
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Jutkiewicz must’ve been gutted when Che Adams joined Southampton last summer – the duo had formed a really deadly partnership! The target man’s still had a good campaign without his mate, though – he’s won more aerial duels than anyone else in the league, and scored seven of his first nine Championship goals with his head!
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Taylor fired The Addicks to promotion last season as their top goalscorer, and has been just as lethal in 2019-20! Even though he’s suffered loads of injuries, he’s grabbed seven goals in 13 league games, but now his side are worrying that he could leave – his contract runs out in the summer!
FAMARA DIEDHIOU BRISTOL CITY
Andreas Weimann might have busted more Championship nets for The Robins, but Senegal star Diedhiou has been more of an all-round threat for the play-off chasers! He’s their only player to have won over 100 aerial duels, and looks like he could form an awesome understanding with returning hero Jamie Paterson!
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PATRICK BAMFORD LEEDS
The ex-Chelsea forward joined Leeds at the start of 2018-19, but suffered an injury-plagued season, only managing nine league goals. He’s got back to full fitness this campaign and, after 27 league matches, he’d scored double the number of goals of any team-mate – and broken last season’s tally!
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The veteran goal grabb ber h s ms, ut played for over ten team als a p r he’s averaged more goa game for Forest than any e’ss a of his previous sides! He proper penalty-box predat r who sniffs out chances an normally puts them away – and he’s on the verge of beating his goal tally from last season! Can he fire his side into the play-offs?
4 STEVEN FLETCHER
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY Fletch has had a few ankle niggles this campaign, but the Scotland striker’s been working hard in the gym to get himself fit – and it’s paying off! This is his best-ever scoring season in England and, by busting so many nets, he’s playing his way into his country’s set-up ahead of the Euro 2020 play-offs!
NAHKI WELLS QPR
Wells has made just ten substitute appearances for Burnley since signing for The Clarets in 2017, but he’s loving playing regular football at Loftus Road this year! The Bermuda international’s been directly involved in 15+ goals this campaign, and has formed a sick partnership with Jordan Hugill!
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KARLAN GRANT HUDDERSFIELD
Back in December, there was loads of gossip linking Grant with a move to the Premier League, with Wolves one club apparently well interested! Terriers gaffer Danny Cowley thinks he’s good enough to be playing in the Prem, and he’s probably gonna receive tons of offers in the summer – the striker’s scored bags of goals this season, and assisted some too!
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OLLIE WATKINS BRENTFORD
We’ve been massively impressed with Watkins this year – and there’s no surprise loads of Prem clubs are sniffing around him! The Bees have slapped a £25-million price tag on his head, but that could still go up before the season ends if he wins the Golden Boot and gets them promoted. The way he links up with Said Benrahma is great to watch!
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ALEKSANDAR MITROVIC FULHAM
Fulham did really well to convince the Serbia hitman to sign a new deal in the summer, because he hasn’t stopped busting nets! He went on a five-game scoring streak at the start of the campaign, and hit a matchwinning treble v Luton in October. The Cottagers need him to recover quickly from his ankle injury, so he can fire them to Prem promotion!
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adidas used to design and make Argentine side Boca Juniors’ strips, from 1979 to 1993, but they were replaced by Nike… until now! The Three Stripes and Boca have renewed their partnership for 2020-21, and the results are banging! The home shirt is similar to the ones they wore in the early '80s, while the white away jersey is based on a design from the '90s. Sick! Price: £69.95 each adidas.co.uk
To celebrate the 110th anniversary of Old Trafford, LEGO are releasing a 3,898-piece set model of it in February, meaning United fans can build their very own Theatre Of Dreams – including the Players’ Tunnel and a statue of legendary ex-manager Sir Alex Ferguson! Price: £249 lego.com
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FW ★ Man. City
FW ★ Southampton
The City striker has been back on the goal trail recently! Away to Spurs won’t be easy, but Kun’s got a good scoring record against them!
Ings has a point to prove against his old club at Anfield, but we’re expecting The Reds to keep another clean sheet against The Saints!
£11.9 million
DF ★ Tottenham
£6.9 million
FW ★ Chelsea
Away to Leicester will be mega tough for Chelsea! Jimenez, Pukki or CalvertLewin are probably better options up front this weekend!
This is probably one player to keep on your bench, but still sign him up! At just £4m, he could be the next Rico, Kelly and Lundstram!
PIERRE-EMERICK AUBAMEYANG FW ★ Arsenal £10.7 million
Auba’s back from his three-match suspension this weekend, and The Gunners’ record v Burnley is wicked!
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MF ★ Tottenham £9.9 million
Son has previous v Man. City, but we think Grealish, Maddison and Traore are cheaper and safer options this gameweek!
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Flashback: Ciro Immobile. FIFA 20 Challenge: Anthony Martial. Country Sharers: France. Transfer Tracker: 2017-18 – Everton; 2018-19 – DC United. Mega Mash-Up: Jamie Vardy. Brain Buster: 1. Norway;
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2. Jay Rodriguez; 3. Oli McBurnie; 4. Mason Greenwood. Soccer Scrabble: Romelu Lukaku. Spot The Ball: H14.
Who Am I?: Dominic Calvert-Lewin. Roberto Firmino Quiz: 1. No.11; 2. 28 years old; 3. Hoffenheim; 4. World Cup; 5. Sadio Mane. Close-Up: 1. Gabriel Jesus;
Name The Country: 1. Ghana; 2. Brazil; 3. Belgium; 4. Nigeria. MATCH Winner: Tammy Abraham. Footy At The Films: Aaron Connolly.
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