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ENGLAND’S EURO STRIKER Vardy’s boosted his chances in the recent friendlies, but Kane’s still ahead right now! PREM GOLDEN BOOT The Spurs man is top of the goals charts, and has been in better form in 2016! PREM TITLE We just can’t see The Foxes dropping enough points to let Spurs back in! PFA PLAYER OF THE YEAR Nobody saw Vardy’s crazy record-breaking goalscoring run coming! TALE OF THE TAPE The Hurricane Nickname The Cannon 22 Age 29 6ft 2ins Height 5ft 10ins 65kg Weight 76kg 22 Prem goals 19 Lethal finishing Top skill Rapid pace…

Two moves in one! This will make you tough to defend against, because the mechanics of the first part of both moves looks the same! The High Wave is the dummy where you fake to do the Step-On, but you actually continue in the same direction! Keep the defender guessing! This move helps PSG’s Angel di Maria beat defenders that are to the side of him. He uses the stop-start Step-On move to turn and change direction, and the High Wave to change speed but continue straight on. It totally confuses defenders! Make space to shoot or cross! Both the Step-On and High Wave 1 v 1 moves will slow the defender down and let you burn away! Di Maria does it when he’s out wide looking to create space…

BLACK CATS’ LIVES RUN OUT? Sam Allardyce has never been relegated from the Prem and Sunderland have survived the drop year after year, but The Canaries have found a bit of form recently! A home win here and The Black Cats’ nine-year spell in the top flight could end! RED-HOT REDMOND! Nathan Redmond has been Norwich’s top scorer for most of this season, and his pace and dribbling make him a threat to any team! After a recent ankle injury, he’s back in the team owning defences! CANARIES ARE FLYING! Most people had written Norwich off a few weeks ago, but wins against West Brom and Newcastle have boosted their survival chances! This will be their third game in a row against a relegation rival, and another win could be…

15 Barça were on a 15-match unbeaten run at home in the CL before last week’s game against rivals Atletico. Wow! A football team in Denmark is called Middelfart and they play at Middelfart Stadium. Stop farting around, lads! 17 Cristiano Ronaldo holds the record for most goals in a Champo League season with 17 in 2013-14 – he’s already got 13 this season! 50% Tottenham were the only Prem team to have a shot accuracy of over 50% after 32 games this season! 100 Jamie Vardy’s awesome net-buster against Holland last month was England’s 100th goal with Roy Hodgson as gaffer! 2 Wilfried Zaha was the first Prem player to be booked for diving twice this season! Serie A team Chievo’s nickname is the Flying Donkeys. You what? 10%…

CHELSEA This time last year, Chelsea were seven points clear at the top of the Prem – now they’re stuck in mid-table with nothing to play for! Italy boss Antonio Conte has been named as their gaffer for next season, and he’s got to fire them back up the league! CONTE’S TO DO LIST! Motivate Chelsea’s megastar players – too many of them have underperformed this season! Help develop some of The Blues’ young stars into quality players, as he did at Juventus with Paul Pogba and Leonardo Bonucci! Decide whether or not to keep John Terry – the club captain is out of contract this summer! MAN. CITY City have already lost more games in 2015-16 than in the whole of last season, even though they spent over £100…

One lucky MATCH reader will win a framed picture of his kit, badge and mascot designed by MATCH, plus a new England, Wales, Republic Of Ireland, Northern Ireland or Scotland home shirt of your choice! Just send us all your designs and picks from these pages, or on a separate piece of paper, and include your contact details! Post them to: MATCH Build Your Own Club, MATCH Magazine, Media House, Lynch Wood, Peterborough, PE2 6EA. Then we’ll pick our favourite club and send the winner the prize! Closing date: May 31, 2016.…

Ball Mastery – Sole Heel Roll Place the sole of your right foot on the ball and roll your foot backwards and forwards from your sole to your heel. At the same time, hop continuously on your standing leg with your left foot. Continue with the above actions for 30 seconds, then repeat using your left foot. Mirror Move 1 – The High Wave As you run forward, slow down a bit and wave your furthest foot over the ball – like you’re going to stop it with your sole. Instead, bring your foot back behind the ball – as if you’re dummying the opponent on the pitch. Then, push it forward with the laced part of your boot and put the burners on! Mirror Move 2 – The Step-On…

Use these clues to name the mystery Prem player! I play as a CM for West Ham! I don’t have any caps for my national side England! I’ve been at Upton Park my entire career! TRANSFER TRACKER! Can you fill the gaps in the crazy career of Leicester goal machine Jamie Vardy? SPORT SWITCH! Which Prem speed demon has swapped footy for boxing? THE NICKNAME GAME! Match these clubs with their bonkers bird nicknames! GROUNDED!  Which Prem club used to play their home games at The Dell? WORDFIT Fit these Premier League winners into this grid!…

THE STORY... • Last season, CAM Gotze returned from scoring the winner in the World Cup final to star for Bayern in their epic title-winning season! • This season he’s slipped down the pecking order though, due to injury and the form of new signings Douglas Costa and Kingsley Coman! • Bayern want £30 million for him, but his deal ends next summer so he could be available for just £15 million! LIVERPOOL LINK! The Reds are chasing a new attacker after missing out on Alex Teixeira in January, and Gotze could be the perfect fit! The 23-year-old was one of Jurgen Klopp’s key players at Dortmund, and gossips reckon the pair want to link-up again! IS GOTZE GOING TO LIVERPOOL? YES! After warming Bayern Munich’s bench all season, the…

1 SHELVEY TO SHOCK SWANSEA? Newcastle v Swansea Saturday, 3pm When these two met in August, Jonjo Shelvey bossed it for The Swans and set up the first goal! Can he do the same for Newcastle against his old club and end Swansea’s seven-match unbeaten run against The Magpies? 2 LEICESTER’S BIG TEST! Leicester v West Ham Sunday, 1.30pm A string of 1-0 wins has kept The Foxes top of the table, but this game is their toughest since losing to Arsenal back in February. West Ham have never won at The King Power in the Prem, but they’ve been on fire in 2016 and should be on a high after beating Spurs last month! 3 CITY TO GET REVENGE? Chelsea v Man. City Saturday, 5.30pm On City’s last visit…

CRAZY KIT! Which Champions League club used to wear this mad kit? 5 QUESTIONS ON... KOKE 1 How old is the ace midfielder – 24, 25, 26 or 27 years old? 2 True or False? The awesome pass master made his Atletico debut aged just 15 years old! 3 Koke plays international football for which wicked nation – Spain, Portugal, Brazil, Czech Republic or Holland? 4 How many La Liga goals did the attacking midfielder bag for Atletico Madrid last season – two, four or six? 5 Which trophy did he win first – La Liga or the Europa League? BAGUS BADGE! SOCCER SCRABBLE  Rearrange these letters to find the name of a Champo League star! Champions League BRAIN-BUSTER How good is your Champions League knowledge? 1. Which club play…