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MOHAMED SALAH LIVERPOOL CLUB LEGEND CREDENTIALS Mo’s only just arrived at Liverpool, but he’s got the potential to be a real Reds hero. He’s already scored more goals than Luis Suarez managed in his best season at Anfield! TO-DO LIST... It takes more than just one good season to become a legend – Salah will need to stick around for years to match Reds heroes like Steven Gerrard and Robbie Fowler! Liverpool have waited almost 30 years for a league title, so if Salah can help them lift the Prem, he’ll be king of the Kop! HARRY KANE TOTTENHAM CLUB LEGEND CREDENTIALS As well as being a homegrown hero, Kane is already Tottenham’s top scorer in Prem history, and has his sights set on their European goal record too. Awesome!…

181 No Prem player’s ever taken as many touches as Ilkay Gundogan managed! 167 The Germany midfielder completed 167 passes – another Prem record! 902 City are the first team ever to complete over 900 passes in one Prem game! SESS IN DEMAND! Ryan Sessegnon is tearing it up at the moment! The Fulham wonderkid’s been so good, some people are even tipping him to go to the World Cup – and we’ve heard Tottenham and both Manchester clubs are preparing £35 million bids for him! NEXT BLUES BOSS? CHELSEA are hoping to get one over Barça in the Champo League this week, and they might take an ex-Barcelona manager soon too! Gossips reckon Luis Enrique could take over from Antonio Conte this summer!…

Neymar & Mbappe Mercurial Shirts Nike have dropped these two special-edition PSG home shirts, with the Mercurial ‘M’ taken from the heel of the stars’ epic boots! Neymar and Mbappe can’t wear these on matchdays, but they still rule! Price: £6 4.95 store. nike.com Umbro UX Accuro II Pro The next-gen lava pink and eclipse Accuro Pro is built for control and comfort, with a mesh collar and streamlined touch and control pads! Price: £145 umbro.co.uk Medusae II Elite The Medusae’s all about touch and speed! You’ll see Besiktas’ Pepe wearing them in their CL match against Bayern this week! Price: £18 0 umbro.co.uk Velocita III Pro Speed kings will love the new Velocita! The fresh white, eclipse and lava pink colourway will be donned by West Ham’s Michail Antonio!…

SWANSEA v TOTTENHAM Tottenham are battling to get into their second FA Cup semi-final in a row, and this could be their best chance to lift the famous trophy, while The Swans have got bigger issues battling relegation! Spurs and ex-Swansea striker Fernando Llorente fired his side into this round with a hat-trick in the last match against Rochdale, and he could return to haunt his old club! ONES TO WATCH! Tammy Abraham – Swansea Fernando Llorente – Tottenham WATCH IT… Saturday March 17 12.15pm MAN. UNITED V BRIGHTON United have cruised through the FA Cup so far, and haven’t even conceded a goal! They stole a 1-0 win against Brighton in the Prem at Old Trafford, but only through a Lewis Dunk own goal, so The Seagulls have the…

10 GIANLUIGI BUFFON ITALY Buffon won’t get the chance to add to his 2006 World Cup winners’ medal after Italy failed to qualify for the 2018 tournament, but he’s still an Azzurri legend! The GK’s won 175 international caps – more than any European player ever! 9 GEOFF HURST ENGLAND “Some people are on the pitch, they think it’s all over – it is now!” That legendary bit of footy commentary described Hurst’s awesome third goal against Germany in 1966, when he became the only player ever to score a hat-trick in a WC final. What a legend! 8 GERD MULLER GERMANY Muller’s international goal record is absolutely epic! He busted 68 nets in just 62 matches, and hit ten at the 1970 WC in Mexico! Only Miroslav Klose has…

Legends Special Flashback: Michael Owen. Luis Figo Quiz: 1. Portugal; 2. Inter Milan; 3. 2000; 4. Barcelona: 5. More than 100. Camera Shy: John Terry, David Beckham & Dennis Bergkamp. Beardy Weirdy: 1. Peter Schmeichel; 2. David Seaman; 3. Andrea Pirlo; 4. Xabi Alonso. Footy Mis-Match: See above. Ligue 1 Special Club Sharers: PSG. FIFA 18 Challenge: Nabil Fekir & Florian Thauvin. Mystery Mascot: Rennes. Spot The Ball: A11. Ligue 1 Brain-Buster: 1. Monaco; 2. Marseille; 3. Caen; 4. False; 5. Edinson Cavani; 6. Six; 7. Mario Balotelli; 8. Tottenham; 9. Marseille; 10. Keita Balde. HOW WELL DID YOU DO? 33-38 League Title Winner! 26-32 Automatic Promotion! 16-25 Play-Off Place! 8-15 Mid-Table Finish! 0 -7 Relegation Spot!…

BARCELONA V CHELSEA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Chelsea almost got their first-leg plan spot on until Lionel Messi’s late goal – and now they have to score at the Nou Camp! The last player to bag there for The Blues was Fernando Torres, and another Madrid-born striker could lead the line in Alvaro Morata. Barça will be favourites, though – they haven’t lost a CL home match since they were beaten by Bayern in 2013! ONES TO WATCH! Lionel Messi – Barcelona Alvaro Morata – Chelsea WATCH IT…  Wednesday March 14 7.45pm MAN. UNITED V SEVILLA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE The first leg in Spain was a snooze-fest, but United won’t mind that if they make it through at Old Trafford! Jose Mourinho banked on The Red Devils’ epic home record by settling for…

FUT DIARY Check out our latest squad on Ultimate Team – we managed to land awesome ex-Napoli Icon Diego Maradona on loan using the Squad Building Challenge, and played him behind his old club’s current front three of Insigne, Mertens and Callejon! We filled the rest of the line-up with players from the Serie A team, and Diego’s fellow Argentina stars! Have you built a better squad? Send it into us if you think you have! FIFA-LUTION Lazio superstar Sergej Milinkovic-Savic might be the most improved player on FIFA after his recent ratings refresh! FIFA 18 – INCREDIBLE ICONS XI Every Icon on FIFA 18 has three different FUT cards, so MATCH gives you the lowdown on the best superstars you can get on the game! YASHIN 1963 The Russian…

FLASHBACK!  Name the legendary striker from this pic way back in 2001! 5 QUESTIONS ON... LUIS FIGO 1 Which country did the epic dribbler tear it up for – Uruguay, Portugal, Argentina or Costa Rica 2 After becoming a mega legend at Real Madrid, which Italian giants did he finish his career at 3 He beat Zinedine Zidane to lift the Ballon d’Or, but in what year – 1998, 2000, 2001 or 2002 4 The wicked winger played for both massive La Liga rivals Barcelona and Real Madrid, but which side did he make most appearances for 5 Figo held the record for most La Liga assists in history before Leo Messi overtook him, but did he bag more than 100 or less than 100 CAMERA SHY! Name the Prem…

0 Philipp Lahm played 15 seasons at Bayern Munich without ever receiving a red card! Transfer spies say Leicester tried to sign ex-Brazil and Barcelona trickster Ronaldinho window, but he turned them down! Legendary Brazil striker Ronaldo played for giant Spanish rivals Real Madrid and Barcelona, and both Milan clubs! 162 Ex-Man. United winger and current Wales boss Ryan Giggs bagged 162 Premier League assists – it’s still a record high! 70.5% In his four seasons in the Premier League with Chelsea, Germany midfield machine Michael Ballack had a 70.5% win rate! 21 Ex-Arsenal goal king Ian Wright was playing Sunday League footy until he was 21 years old! 7 Liverpool ledge Jamie Carragher netted seven Prem own goals – only Richard Dunne has more! After retiring from football, former…