Innehållsförteckning för 3-Dec-2019 från MATCH!

CONTRACT FOR KANE! Harry Kane’s tied down to Spurs until 2024, but Mourinho will want to get his future sorted. The manager has got the best out of top centre-forwards like Didier Drogba, Diego Costa and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, so he’ll want to hear no more rumours linking Kane with a mega move away! BID FOR BALE! Gareth Bale has fallen out with his bosses at Real Madrid after suggesting that he prefers playing for Wales than his club, and spies say Tottenham are favourites to sign him! The winger scored 42 PL goals for Spurs, and Mourinho tried to sign him for Man. United, so this could definitely be on the cards! SWOOP FOR ZLATAN! Speaking of Ibrahimovic, the Sweden legend is getting ready to return to Europe after his…

Beardy Weirdy! Spot the Prem stars rocking the Santa look! SECRET SANTA! Which European midfielder is ready to get on his sleigh for Christmas Eve? MERRY MASCOT Which Prem club’s mascots are hanging out with Santa? FROSTY BADGES! Can you name the club badges that are totally frozen? FOOTY AT THE FILMS! Which Prem midfielder is starring in festive film The Christmas Chronicles? NAME THE TEAM! Can you remember the Chelsea starting XI that drew 4-4 with Ajax in last month’s thriller? BOXING DAY BRUISER! Which Tottenham superstar looks ready to have a mega scrap on Boxing Day? FESTIVE FOOTY HEROES! These Prem stars scored net-busters on Boxing Day 2018, but against who?…

HUDDERSFIELD V LEEDS Championship Saturday, Dec. 7 12.30pm Sky Sports Football The struggling Terriers would love to stop their West Yorkshire rivals’ promotion run! CHELSEA W. V MAN. UNITED W. Women’s Super League Sunday, Dec. 8 12pm BT Sport 1 The Blues are looking strong this campaign, but United have the players to hurt them! RANGERS V CELTIC Scottish League Cup Final Sunday, Dec. 8 3pm BT Sport  1 The Old Firm is always a game to watch, and even more so if there’s a trophy on the line! CHELSEA V LILLE Champions League Tuesday, Dec. 10 8pm BT Sport 2 A win could help seal qualification to the knockout rounds for Frank Lampard’s side! BAYERN MUNICH V TOTTENHAM Champions League Wednesday, Dec. 11 8pm BT Sport 2 Can Tottenham…

1888 Back in 1888, Everton played two matches on Xmas Day – and then another on Boxing Day! The last English league match played on Christmas Day was Blackpool against Blackburn in 1965 – Blackpool won 4-2! 25  Mega skilful Norwich playmaker Emiliano Buendia was born on Christmas Day! 8 In eight of the last 11 seasons, the team top of the Prem table on Xmas Day has gone on to lift the trophy… 3  …But the three seasons that it didn’t happen, it was Liverpool who lost their lead every time! 2.38 Of the current Prem bosses to have played at least five festive fixtures – between Dec. 26 and Jan. 4 – Jurgen Klopp averages the most points! 24 Serge birthday Aurier is on ’s Christmas – just…

REAL MADRID ✔ Real always want the world’s best players, so we reckon they’re keen on Haaland. They already have one Norwegian star in Martin Odegaard, so he’ll be telling his international team-mate to join him! ✘ We’ve heard that Real don’t fancy paying the £85 million asking price, especially with Karim Benzema already banging in the goals and Luka Jovic only arriving last summer! CHANCES: 6/10 MAN. UNITED ✔ Haaland was born in England while his dad played for Leeds, and he’d love to play in the Prem! United still need a replacement for Romelu Lukaku, so they’re ready to get their wallet out! ✘ Haaland’s totally torn up the Champo League this season, so he won’t want to play for aclub that’s not in it! Liverpool or Man.…

KING KANE! We put a poll on our website asking who your favourite England player is – captain Harry Kane came out on top, with Raheem Sterling second and Jadon Sancho third! PREDS LEAKED? Boot spy Gunt reckons adidas’ first limited-edition release of 2020 is gonna be a re-make of these cool ‘Japan Blue’ Predator Manias from way back in 2002! TAT’S BONKERS! A footy fan won a prize to spend some quality time with the Sweden national team, and the first thing he did was ask Victor Lindelof to give him a tattoo!…

Mission impossible! Ellen White was sent to spy on The Lionesses’ opponents! Water fight! Mbappe and Neymar took their goal rivalry to another level! Giroud gaffe! Quick tip... always undo the buttons before taking your shirt off, Olivier! Thunder-guff! That massive parp blew Aubameyang off his feet! Harry’s hug! Harry Wilson had a massive bear hug to give to Sead Kolasinac! Salah shutout! Napoli’s Koulibaly took drastic action to stop Mohamed Salah! Funny fans! Have these Southampton supporters been eating too many mince pies? Horror hair! Bale could have a mean Mohawk if he wanted... Toffees trickster! Tom Davies loves a bit of hide-and-seek before kick-off! Fashion fail! Philippe Coutinho is getting a bit too into his new German life...…

ZIZOU’S CHRISTMAS CRUSH! Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane is hoping for a Kylian Mbappe-shaped present under his tree this Xmas! He said he’s ‘in love’ with the PSG wonderkid! VAN DIJK’S FUT FANTASY! We’ve caught a glimpse of Virgil van Dijk’s FIFA 20 Ultimate Team – and we’re terrified! He’s got Icons Pele, Ronaldo and Ronaldinho, plus Messi, in attack! CANARY CELEBRATIONS! Norwich got into the festive spirit by dressing up and visiting London’s Winter Wonderland! Kenny McLean dressed as a dinosaur was our favourite!…

100 Carlos Vela Los Angeles FC Position: Forward ★ Age: 30 2019 was a record-breaking year for Vela. No player in MLS history has ever scored as many goals in one year as he did last season, with 34! 99 Fabio Quagliarella Sampdoria Position: Striker ★ Age: 36 Quagliarella stunned Serie A last season by scoring his best ever tally of 26 goals to beat Cristiano Ronaldo to the Golden Boot! 98 James Maddison Leicester Position: Att. midfielder ★ Age: 23 We reckon Maddison will be much higher up this list in 2020! After just one full season, he's already one of the best CAMs in the PL! 97 Santi Cazorla Villarreal Position: Midfielder ★ Age: 34 Santi's career looked over after missing two years with injury, but he's bounced…

MOU’S BACK! Man. United v Tottenham Wednesday, December 4 7.30pm Amazon Prime Video As soon as Jose Mourinho was announced Spurs boss, we scribbled a big ring around this fixture! The ex-United gaffer didn’t have a great spell in Manchester and, the last time Spurs visited Old Trafford, Jose saw his Red Devils side lose 3-0 with a brace from Lucas Moura! He’d take that scoreline this time, though! RELEGATION RUMBLE! Southampton v Norwich Wednesday, December 4 7.30pm Amazon Prime Video MATCH already knows what the weather forecast is for Southampton on Wednesday night… it’s gonna be raining – goals, that is! The strugglers have two of the leakiest backlines in the Premier League – every time they’re under attack, it looks like they could concede, so we’re not expecting…

RONALDO Cristiano bagged this TOTW 10 card after reaching 99 international goals in November! He’s got the stats to totally dominate the area with strength, speed, jumping and heading, plus his deadly finishing and dribbling! MESSI If you’ve mastered the new free-kick style, you’ll love this Messi card – he’s got the best FK accuracy on the game! His dribbling stats are scary, and he’ll hardly ever misplace a shot or a pass either – basically the perfect forward! VERDICT! Cristiano may be the better finisher with superior shot power, positioning and heading, but Messi’s all-round play wins!…