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1 SWIVEL & JUMP Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the deadliest forwards on the planet, so we see this celebration a LOT! He runs at top speed, leaps into the air and shouts ‘Siiii’ before holding his CR7 superstar pose! 2 TAKE THE L Just like Lingard, France’s Antoine Griezmann loves busting out new celebrations! His ‘Hotline Bling’ was rampant at Euro 2016, and now he has the ‘Take The L’ dance, which involves a loser sign and jumping around. LOLs! 3 JLINGZ All of the previous celebrations can be pulled off by anyone, but Jesse Lingard has come up with one that only works for him – or at least anyone with JL initials! 4 LEWA ‘X’ This is trademark Robert Lewandowski. It’s also an easy one to…

Hosts’ red-hot form continues! LINE- UPS MATCH HIGHLIGHTS Tuesday, June 19 » Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg » 7pm » Att: 64,468 47 MINS: The hosts are up and running yet again! Zobnin has a shot, and it’s unluckily diverted into his own net by skipper Fathy! 59 MINS: Mario Fernandes bombs down the right wing, gets into the area and cuts it back for Cheryshev who side foots home! 62 MINS: What a goal! Giant striker Artem Dzyuba chests down a hopeful long ball, touches it past Ali Gabr and buries it into the bottom corner! 3-0 to the hosts! 73 MINS: Mohamed Salah finally has a World Cup moment to remember! He gets fouled on the edge of the box and, after VAR awards a penalty, he smashes it…

Argies crumble to classy Croatia! LINE- UPS MATCH HIGHLIGHTS Thursday, June 21 » Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod » 7pm » Att: 43,319 21 MINS: Acuna bursts down the left wing and whips in a cross that clips the crossbar! 53 MINS: Disaster for Caballero! He fluffs a pass straight to Ante Rebic, who shows sick technique to volley Croatia in front! 80 MINS: Game over! Luka Modric receives the ball 30 yards out, does a few shimmies and curls a beauty into the bottom corner! 86 MINS: Ivan Rakitic rattles the crossbar with an awesome bending free-kick... 90+1 MINS: ...but he gets his goal now, and this is embarrassing for Argentina! No-one gets near Kovacic and the Barça star, as he coolly slots past Caballero! MATCH STATS STAR MAN…

Chances galore in end-to-end clash! LINE- UPS MATCH HIGHLIGHTS Sunday, June 24 » Ekaterinburg Arena, Ekaterinburg » 4pm » Att: 32,572 11 MINS: Sadio Mane gets his first-ever WC goal, but he has the GK to thank for it! Eiji Kawashima punches the ball onto Mane’s legs – and the ball rebounds in! 34 MINS: Takashi Inui equalises with a superb goal! He takes over the ball on the right and curls a low shot into the corner! 71 MINS: Senegal re-take the lead, and it’s full-back Moussa Wague with the goal. He meets the ball in the box, rifles home from a tight angle and wheels off to celebrate! 78 MINS: Drama! Senegal keeper Khadim N’Diaye flaps at a cross, the ball falls to Keisuke Honda in the box,…

Portugal cling on as CR7 misses pen! LINE- UPS MATCH HIGHLIGHTS Monday, June 25 » Mordovia Arena, Saransk » 7pm » Att: 41,685 45 MINS: Ricardo Quaresma pulls out his trademark goal – The Trivela! Using the outside of his right boot, he swoops the ball into the net from distance. Top class! 53 MINS: Portugal have a great chance to double their lead from the spot. Cristiano Ronaldo steps up... but it’s saved. Wow! 90+3 MINS: Late drama! The ref awards a pen after watching VAR – it looks harsh – and Karim Ansarifard smashes the ball into the top corner! Can they get another? 90+4 MINS: They almost do! Iran launch a long ball up the field, it’s knocked down to Mehdi Taremi, but he fires just wide!…

PRICE TAG? Martial was the most expensive teenager in the world when Man. United signed him for £36 million in 2015, and they want more than double that now! The Red Devils have slapped a £75 million price tag on the speedsterr – only one player has left Old d Trafford for a larger fee... Cristiano Ronaldo! WHAT’S GOING ON? He only started 18 Premier League games in 2017-18, but Martial still bagged nine goals and five assists – only Romelu Lukaku scored more for United! He got even less minutes after Alexis Sanchez signed, and didn’t start the FA Cup final either. He’s desperate for first-team footy! DID YOU KNOW? United could save themselves more than £16 million by selling Martial this summer! They agreed to pay Monaco £8.4…

Ronaldo ends Morocco’s WC! LINE- UPS MATCH HIGHLIGHTS Wednesday, June 20 » Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow » 1pm » Att: 78,011 4 MINS: Bernardo Silva plays a short corner to Joao Moutinho, and his wicked cross is headed in by Cristiano Ronaldo from close range. What a start! 39 MINS: Ronaldo chips a pass over the top of the Morocco defence for Goncalo Guedes, but his shot is saved by Munir! 57 MINS: Save of the tournament so far! Hakim Ziyech’s cross lands on the head of Younes Belhanda, but Rui Patricio pulls off an unbelievable save to tip it wide! 90 MINS: Ziyech gets on the ball again and beats a couple of players in the penalty box, but his shot is blocked heroically by Pepe! MATCH STATS STAR MAN…

Samba superstars leave it late! LINE- UPS MATCH HIGHLIGHTS Friday, June 22 » Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg » 1pm » Att: 64,468 13 MINS: Cristian Gamboa sets up the first big chance of the match when he crosses for Celso Borges, but his shot goes wide! 78 MINS: The referee gives Brazil a penalty for a foul on Neymar, but after checking VAR, decides to reverse the decision! 90+1 MINS: Marcelo’s cross is headed down by Roberto Firmino, and Philippe Coutinho rushes to the ball first to poke home his second goal of the tournament. Scenes! 90+7 MINS: Casemiro breaks forward from midfield and slips Douglas Costa through on the right. His cross is turned in by Nemar to seal the three points! MATCH STATS STAR MAN Philippe Coutinho Brazil…

Five-star Red Devils batter Tunisia! LINE- UPS MATCH HIGHLIGHTS Saturday, June 23 » Otkrytie Arena, Moscow » 1pm » Att: 44,190 6 MINS: Early goal! Eden Hazard’s fouled on the edge of the box and slots away the pen! 16 MINS: Hazard plays in Romelu Lukaku who smashes home with his left foot! 18 MINS: Game on! Wahbi Khazri’s free-kick is headed in by Dylan Bronn! 45+3 MINS: Or not... Lukaku scores again with a delicate chip over the keeper! 51 MINS: Hazard bags his second after keeping his cool to round the keeper! 90 MINS: Substitute Michy Batshuayi gets in on the action too, making it five! 90+3 MINS: Khazri hits a late consolation! MATCH STATS STAR MAN Eden Hazard Belgium Hazard was an absolute star for The Red…

JAMES MADDISON Norwich to Leicester £20 million LUKASZ FABIANSKI Swansea to West Ham £7 million MARC NAVARRO Espanyol to Watford Undisclosed BERND LENO Bayer Leverkusen to Arsenal £19.3 million RAUL JIMENEZ Benfica to Wolves Loan VICENTE GUAITA Getafe to Crystal Palace Free GREG CUNNINGHAM Preston to Cardiff £4 million ISSA DIOP Toulouse to West Ham £22 million RAMADAN SOBHI Stoke to Huddersfield £5.7 million JUNINHO BACUNA Groningen to Hudder sf ield £2.6 million HAZARD’S WORLD CUP HERO! Chelsea and Belgium star EDEN HAZARD tells MATCH about his fave WC star! “I was very young during the 1998 World Cup, but Zinedine Zidane was my hero and he was so special at that tournament!”…

Super potion! England stars Eric Dier, Harry Kane and Dele Alli are fans of a special tea called ‘Mate’ – it’s well popular in South America! 'Simba' Embolo! Switzerland fans have a LOL song for Breel Embolo, which they sing to the tune of The Lion King’s ‘In The Jungle’. It rocks! Top tipper! Croatia defender Vedran Corluka once tipped a waiter by giving him his £36,000 diamond Hublot watch. Madness! Scaredy-cat! Olivier Giroud used to be terrified of TV character Alf as a kid! To be fair, he is pretty creepy looking! Tattoo truths! Neymar has got loads of tattoos, but the one on his neck says ‘Everything passes’! We reckon that ‘Everything dribbles’ suits the Brazil forward better! Barking mad! Morocco’s Faycal Fa j r almost didn't make…

Red card costs Colombia big-time! LINE- UPS MATCH HIGHLIGHTS Tuesday, June 19 » Mordovia Arena, Saransk » 1pm » Att: 40,842 6 MINS: Carlos Sanchez uses his arm to block Shinji Kagawa’s goal-bound shot, and is sent off! The Japan man steps up and tucks it away. What a crazy start! 39 MINS: Quintero hits a clever free-kick underneath Japan’s jumping wall, and Eiji Kawashima can’t stop it crossing the line! 73 MINS: Japan sub Keisuke Honda whips in a dangerous corner that lands right in the six-yard box, and Yuya Osako heads it in! 79 MINS: Wilmar Barrios sets up a great chance for James Rodriguez with a brilliant backheel, but Japan hero Osako throws in an unbelievable block to keep the ball out! MATCH STATS STAR MAN Yuya…

VAR strikes again in stalemate! LINE- UPS MATCH HIGHLIGHTS Thursday, June 21 » Samara Arena, Samara » 1pm » Att: 40,727 7 MINS: Nicolai Jorgensen sets up Christian Eriksen with a classy flick, and the Spurs star smashes in a half-volley. Top tekkers! 25 MINS: Jorgensen should double the Danes’ lead but heads wide of the target! 38 MINS: Australia are awarded a penalty after VAR spots a handball in the box, and Mile Jedinak coolly slots it in. All square! 71 MINS: Aaron Mooy almost scores an absolute worldy! He lets fly from 25 yards out, but it flies inches over the bar! 89 MINS: An awesome double save from Denmark keeper Kasper Schmeichel stops The Socceroos from nicking a late winner! MATCH STATS STAR MAN Christian Eriksen Denmark…

Magical Mexico cruise to victory! LINE- UPS MATCH HIGHLIGHTS Saturday, June 23 » Rostov Arena, Rostov » 4pm » Att: 43,472 26 MINS: There’s a handball in the South Korea box – and it’s a penalty! Carlos Vela steps up and slots it into the right corner! 28 MINS: Just minutes after scoring, Mexico almost double their lead. Miguel Layun’s fierce effort is tipped over the bar acrobatically by Hyun-woo Cho! 66 MINS: Hirving Lozano leads a Mexico counter and plays in Javier Hernandez. The striker takes one touch past his defender and then fires into the net! 90+3 MINS: Heung-min Son’s been a threat all game, and he curls in a stunner from long-range. Too late for a comeback! MATCH STATS STAR MAN Hirving Lozano Mexico All of Mexico’s…

Saudi Arabia seal late comeback! LINE- UPS MATCH HIGHLIGHTS Monday, June 25 » Volgograd Arena, Volgograd » 3pm » Att: 36,823 22 MINS: Mohamed Salah shows what he’s all about! He expertly controls a long ball over the top, and lobs the keeper! 41 MINS: Saudi Arabia have a lifeline. VAR confirms a handball in the box, Fahad Al-Muwallad steps up… but GK Essam El-Hadary pulls off a great save! 45+6 MINS: Saudi Arabia have another pen! Salman Al-Faraj gets the nod this time and sends El-Hadary the wrong way! 90+5 MINS: And there’s another late goal! Salem Al-Dawsari volleys home from a real tight angle to seal the men in green’s first World Cup victory since 1994! MATCH STATS STAR MAN Essam El-Hadary Egypt El Hadary became the oldest…