Inhoudsopgave van 16-Jan-2018 - MATCH!

£142M The total fee is just over £140 million, with Barça paying around £107 million up front and the rest in instalments! £17M Liverpool will receive £17 million after Coutinho plays 100 games for the Spanish giants. Wowzers! £355M To avoid another Neymar situation, Barcelona have put a £355 million buy-out clause in Coutinho’s contract! £12.1M Phil will be paid just over £12 million a year – that’s around £240,000 a week! £4.4M The Reds will get £4.4 million if Barça qualify for the Champions League in the next two seasons, and the same again if they win it! £11.5M Coutinho was so desperate to join, he paid £11.5 million of his own money to make the deal happen! £177M Gossips in Spain reckon Real Madrid tried to tempt Coutinho…

WHO AM I?  Use these clues to work out the mystery star! I spent my entire youth career with Man. United! I joined my club last summer for £25 million! I play alongside Sigurdsson, Rooney, Baines and Pickford! TRANSFER TRACKER!  Can you fill in the gaps in the career of Premier League legend Gareth Barry? SPORT SAWITH! Which Premier League midfielder is giving golf a go? THE NICKNAME GAME! Match these ace clubs with their wicked nicknames! GROUNDED!  Which club play their home games at this mind-blowing stadium? WORDSEARCH Can you find the flying Prem full-backs in this massive grid?…

Greedy Morata! The Chelsea star needs to cut out all that pizza! Super Zeegelaar! The Watford ace must be a big Batman fan! Scarecut alert! Has Zaha just seen his barnet in the mirror? On flames! Pogba’s hair now matches his red-hot form! What’s ‘hat’ all about? This celebration ‘capped’ it all off for Vards! I’m ‘Gunner’ guff ! That’s a pant-ripper, Alexis! Gimme my ball back! Don’t mess with Big Sam! Chilly Alli! Dele hates the freezing weather! Shorts shocker! That’s gotta hurt, Koke!…

DAVID DE GEA The wicked Man. United keeper is a world-class shot-stopper with 90 for Reflexes and Diving, but Gianluigi Donnarumma isn’t far behind with 88 for both! If you need a Prem GK, try Liverpool’s Loris Karius instead! PAUL POGBA Pogba is pretty much irreplaceable on FIFA 18, but one player that gets close to him is another France midfield master – Corentin Tolisso from Bayern Munich. He can pass, shoot and dribble with power and pace! DAVID ALABA Alaba is one of the best LBs on FIFA because he’s a quick, solid defender that attacks well – just like Benfica and Spain hero Alex Grimaldo! If you need a Bundesliga left-back, go for Bayer Leverkusen’s Wendell! LIONEL MESSI Nobody cheap comes close to Messi, but there are still…

1 Ragnar Klavan’s header against Burnley made him the first Estonian player to score in the Premier League. Total legend! Man. City wowed fans with an 18-game winning run recently, but Benfica hold the European record – they won 29 league games in a row between 1971 and 1973! 56 Harry Kane scored more goals than anyone in 2017 – including Lionel Messi, Robert Lewandowski and Cristiano Ronaldo. Wow! 1,320 Southampton’s Shane Long ripped his first Prem net in 1,320 minutes when he bagged for The Saints against Crystal Palace. Mad! 30 Barcelona goal machine Luis Suarez was the first player to be caught offside 30 times in Europe’s top five leagues this season! £75m Virgil van Dijk’s transfer from Southampton to Liverpool more than doubled The Reds’ previous transfer…

PURPLE PATCHES AND DRY SPELLS! HARRY SAYS: “That’s the life of a striker! You’ll go through spells where the ball just won’t go in, then you’ll have spells when deflections go in and everything you touch turns to gold – and goals! My first job is to always work hard for the team, then the goals come.” MY FUTURE DREAMS! HARRY SAYS: “I want to win a World Cup in my career, so hopefully it can be this year – but it doesn’t always happen like that. I don’t think, ‘Hmm… by the time I’m 26 I want to have won two Premier Leagues, one FA Cup, blah, blah, blah’, I just take it all as it comes.” WINNING THINGS! HARRY SAYS: “I want to start winning trophies, but there’s…

Man. City have been terrorising teams this season, but they only just sneaked past Newcastle back in December! Pep Guardiola’s side totally bossed possession in that game, so they’ll be looking to turn dominance into more goals this time around! Keep your eye on Sergio Aguero – the Argentina hitman bagged five goals when these two last met at this ground! WATCH IT… Saturday January 20 5.30pm LIKELY LINE-UPS ONE TO WATCH… KEVIN DE BRUYNE KDB has been one of City’s brightest stars all season, and it was a massive relief when his recent injury was just a minor one! Expect him to pull the strings here, with an assist almost guaranteed from the Belgium baller! LOOK OUT FOR… MIKEL MERINO Merino’s getting better every game for Rafa Benitez’s side,…

Arsenal Star Man: Mesut Ozil Must Do Better: Petr Cech Verdict: Different season, same old Arsenal! They’ve shown flashes of brilliance but haven’t been consistent! Grade:C- Bournemouth Star Man: Andrew Surman Must Do Better: Jermain Defoe Verdict: The Cherries’ style of play leaves gaps in their defence – and they haven’t been able to shut them! Grade: D Brighton  Star Man: Pascal Gross Must Do Better: Jose Izquierdo Verdict: The Seagulls have made themselves hard to beat, but they need more goals or could go down! Grade: C Burnley Star Man: James Tarkowski Must Do Better: Jon Walters Verdict: The Clarets have rocked! Their away form has improved massively, and they might even get into Europe! Grade:A Chelsea Star Man: Cesar Azpilicueta Must Do Better: Tiemoue Bakayoko Verdict: The Champs…

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