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DID YOU KNOW? 24 The wicked wideman played 24 times in the Champions League for Lyon. Top experience! 52 He featured 52 times for France’s youth teams before changing to represent the Ivory Coast! 15 He joined The Clarets on a five-year deal for a joint club-record £15 million fee! FACT PACK Country: Ivory Coast Caps: 22 Age: 24 Height: 5ft 10ins Previous clubs: Metz, Lyon Boots: adidas X PLAYS LIKE RYAN SESSEGNON The Clarets have landed a really rapid left-winger, who can also play as a left-back–just like Tottenham’s Ryan Sessegnon! The former Lyon baller is re ally athletic and skilful, and loves getting into advanced areas before setting up a team-mate. He could grab loads of assists for Burnley in 2021-22!…

CHELSEA v MAN. CITY Saturday 25 September, 12.30pm City take on Chelsea in a repeat of last season’s Champo League final – except this time they meet at Stamford Bridge! Since Thomas Tuchel took charge of The Blues at the end of January, these two sides have met three times – in the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League – and Tuchel’s side have won all three and kept two clean sheets. Can Pep finally get one over the German? THE VILLAIN KAI HAVERTZ Hakim Ziyech scored the winner in their FA Cup clash last season, as well as busting net in the league against City, but Havertz is the real villain – he ruined the Manchester club’s hopes of winning their first-ever Champions League! DID YOU KNOW? Guardiola…

MAN. UNITED W v CHELSEA W Sunday 26 September, 12.30pm This WSL game is huge! Watch out for Chelsea’s Lauren James, who returns to the club she left over the summer! CRYSTAL PALACE v BRIGHTON Monday 27 September, 8pm Talking about rivalries, Palace and Brighton is another biggie! Seagulls’ Lewis Dunk got sent off last season! WEST HAM v RAPID VIENNA Thursday 30 September, 8pm The first-ever Europa League match at West Ham’s London Stadium promises to have a proper electric atmosphere! TORINO v JUVENTUS Saturday 2 October, 5pm These are big local rivals, but Juventus have totally dominated Torino in recent seasons! We’re expecting an away win! LAZIO v ROMA Sunday 26 September, 5pm These Rome-based clubs are two of the biggest rivals on the planet! Jose Mourinho always…

EFL CLUB FOCUS THIS WEEK: SUNDERLAND FACTFILE Nickname: The Black Cats Date founded: 1879 Stadium: Stadium of Light Capacity: 49,000 Did You Know? The Stadium of Light is the biggest ground in the EFL! PLAYING STYLE Lee Johnson used a 4-2-2-2 formation in his first few months in charge, but has preferred 4-2-3-1 so far this season! He loves playing with a dynamic midfield, including a holding DM, a box-to-box engine and a creative No.10! LEE JOHNSON Johnson played 472 games as a footballer, but he never featured in the Prem! He’s managed Oldham, Barnsley and Bristol City, before taking the job at Sunderland in December 2020. He’s had a positive start, winning last season’s EFL Trophy! AIDEN McGEADY The tricky winger isn’t getting any younger! He turns 36 towards…

NAME THE CLUB! Can you name the clubs that Chelsea snapped up these six top-class superstars from? BACK OF THE SHIRT Name the players who these shirts belong to! FACE TO FACE Can you name these two mixed up Barcelona megastars? WHO’S MISSING? Name three missing players from Tottenham’s 1-0 win v Man. City! ACE ACTIVITY FOOTY MISMATCH Spot the ten differences between these two Prem pics! MY SCORE /25 ANSWERS Name The Club: 1. Rennes; 2. Roma; 3. Leicester; 4. Real Madrid; 5. Borussia Dortmund; 6. Bayer Leverkusen. Back Of The Shirt: 1. Aaron Cresswell; 2. Youri Tielemans; 3. Raphinha; 4. Dwight McNeil. Face To Face: Martin Braithwaite & Memphis Depay. Who’s Missing: Sanchez, Skipp & Bergwijn. Footy Mis-Match: Seeright.…

DID YOU KNOW? 13 He joined the PSG youth academy when he was 13 years old but never played for their senior side! 57 He scored a whopping 57 league goals in 94 matches for Celtic. What a record! 8 He joined The Bhoys permanently in 2018 for a club record deal of around £8 million! FACT PACK Country: France Caps: 0 Age: 23 Height: 6ft2ins Previous clubs: PSG, Toulouse (loan),Celtic Boots: Nike Mercurial PLAYS LIKE ALEXANDRE LACAZETTE Laca is in his 30s now and isn’t as explosive as he was back in the day, but Edouard is like a younger version of the Arsenal goal machine! He combines electric pace with a rocket shot, and MATCH reckons he’s just what The Eagles have been missing in recent seasons. He’s…

DID YOU KNOW? 9 When he was nine, he actually played as a right-winger or a striker before changing to CB! 2013 He won the U20 World Cup for France in 2013, alongside his new Hammers mate Alphonse Areola! 5 He won five trophies at Chelsea, including last season’s Champions League success. Hero! FACT PACK Country: France Caps: 10 Age: 26 Height: 6ft 3ins Previous clubs: Saint-Etienne, Chelsea, Stoke (Loan), Everton (Loan) Boots: adidas Predator PLAYS LIKE NIKLAS SULE Zouma’s middle name is ‘Happy’, but we think Hammers fans are more likely to be ‘Over-The-Moon’ with their new defender! The ex-Chelsea centre-back is strong in the challenge, a beast in the air and really difficult to beat in one-v-ones–just like Bayern and Germany defender Sule!…

WHO’LL MAKE THE CL FINAL? JAKE SAYS: “We’re both going all English! I’m going to call a Man. City v Liverpool final and City will win!” SEEMA SAY S: “I think Chelsea will be in the final! I know they did it last season, but I’ve been really impressed with what I’ve seen so far. I think it will be them, plus Liverpool or Man. City in the final!” WHO’LL BAG MORE–MESSI OR CR7? JAKE SAYS: “Ronaldo! There’s this belief that he’s not the player he once was. The last two seasons he’s scored over 70 goals combined! He’s at the perfect club with the perfect players around him!” SEEMA SAYS: “I think Ronaldo, by far! People think he’s quite old for a striker, but he’s in his own world…

MAN. UNITED v EVERTON These two played out a thrilling 3-3 in February. We’d take that! MATCH SAYS 2-1 YOU SAY CHELSEA v SOUTHAMPTON Watch out for a Tino Livramento masterclass as he returns home! MATCH SAYS 3-1 YOU SAY WOLVES v NEWCASTLE This is the match that it finally all clicks for the Wolves front line! MATCH SAYS 4-1 YOU SAY C. PALACE v LEICESTER The Foxes are faves, even away, but we think these two will draw! MATCH SAYS 1-1 YOU SAY BURNLEY v NORWICH Two of the Prem’s lowest scorers means we could get a boring 0-0! MATCH SAYS 0-0 YOU SAY LEEDS v WATFORD The Hornets will keep it tight and try to hit Leeds on the counter! MATCH SAYS 1-0 YOU SAY BRIGHTON v ARSENAL…

EARLY BIRD OR LIE-INS? DANIQUE SAYS: I love a lie in!” SCHOOL DAYS! DANIQUE SAYS: I wasn’t really a good student… my favourite part of school were the breaks!” DREAM STADIUM! DANIQUE SAYS: “I have played in a lot of stadiums so far, but I have never played at Wembley, so that would be my answer to this question! It looks amazing and I hope one day I get to play there!” FAVE FOOD! DANIQUE SAYS: “Any Italian food! I love Italy so much and the food is unreal!” FAVE SOCIAL MEDIA! DANIQUE SAYS: “Instagram. I don’t know why, but that’s what I spend the most time on!” ACE ADVICE! DANIQUE SAYS: “Enjoy every day! Enjoy everything you do, work hard and believe. If you do that you can achieve everything!” DO…

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4 Aston Villa scored with their first four shots on target this season! 5+ Leeds’ Mateusz Klich is the top Polish scorer in Prem history! 274 Ayoze Perez received his first-ever red card in English football on his 274th appearance! 300+ Keeper Hugo Lloris is now Tottenham’s all-time top PL appearance maker. Epic!…

DID YOU KNOW? 49 The Londoner started his career at Charlton, where he played 49 times! 34 He featured 34 times in the Prem on loan at Fulham in 2020-21 and was involved in eight goals! 31 He played 31 times for England’s youth teams but could now play for Nigeria instead! FACT PACK Country: TBC Caps: 0 Age: 23 Height: 5ft 9ins Previous clubs: Charlton, Everton, RB Leipzig, Fulham (Loan) Boots: Nike Mercurial PLAYS LIKE HARVEY BARNES Barnes and Lookman could be competing for the same spot in the Foxes line-up this season! They re both right-footed wingers who prefer playing on the left wing and cutting in on their stronger foot. The ex-Toffee just needs to add more goals to his game to be even deadlier!…

DID YOU KNOW? 50 CR7 is the only player to score 50 or more goals in the PL, La Liga and Serie A! 7 He could only wear his No.7 shirt because Edinson Cavani took the No.21. Great gesture! 32 United earned £32.5m in shirt sales across the first 12 hours of his squad number being revealed. Woah! FACT PACK Country: Portugal Caps: 180 Age: 36 Height: 6ft 2ins Previous clubs: Sporting, Real Madrid, Juventus Boots: Nike Mercurial PLAYS LIKE MEMPHIS DEPAY You can’t really compare Cristiano to anyone else, because he’s one of a kind! We’re shouting out to Memphis because – like Cristiano – he’s transformed from a winger to a centre-forward, has unreal flair and a lethal eye for goal. Ronaldo can definitely boast being more of…

DID YOU KNOW? 2 He spent two years at Real Madrid’s youth set-up, before joining their massive rivals Atletico! 9 Back in 2017, he signed a massive nine-year contract with the Spanish side. That’s bonkers! 5 He only missed five games for Atleti in their epic title-winning campaign in 2020-21, scoring two goals! FACT PACK Country: Spain Caps: 19 Age: 26 Height: 6ft Previous clubs: Atletico Madrid, Rayo Vallecano (Loan) Boots: Nike Mercurial PLAYS LIKE MANUEL LOCATELLI Saul is a tireless box-to-box midfielder, who isn’t afraid to shoot from distance – a bit like Juventus new boy Locatelli! The Spanish star actually used to play as a centre-back, so he knows how to make a challenge and likes to get stuck in to tackles, but his forward runs are also really intelligent. He’s…

JUVENTUS v CHELSEA Wednesday 29 September, 8pm He only left in the summer, but Romelu Lukaku is already jumping back on a plane to Italy! The lethal striker scored 64 goals in an Inter shirt, but managed just one in five games v Juventus – a penalty in May. With support from Kai Havertz, Christian Pulisic and Mason Mount, he’ll fancy his chances of getting his first from open play! MAN. UNITED v VILLARREAL Wednesday 29 September, 8pm The Red Devils face Villarreal in a repeat of their Europa League final, although this time United have home advantage! This match also marks Cristiano Ronaldo’s first Champo League match back at Old Trafford as a United player. The comp’s all-time top scorer would love to mark the occasion with a net-buster…

1 Her full name is Khadija Monifa Shaw, but her nickname is “Bunny” because she loves carrots! 2 She signed a three-year deal at City in June, joining from French club Bordeaux! 3 She finished last season as the French league’s top scorer with 22 goals in 20 matches – plus seven assists! 4 She is Jamaica’s all-time top scorer with 42 goals in 30 games. She’s well deadly! 5 She was part of the Jamaica squad that became the first-ever Caribbean nation to qualify for the Women’s World Cup in 2019! 6 She once scored six goals in a game for her nation – against Guadeloupe in May 2018! 7 Shaw grew up alongside seven brothers and five sisters! 8 Prolific, tall and physical, she models her game on…

DID YOU KNOW? 14 He joined Barcelona’s world-famous youth academy La Masia when he was just 14 years old! 5 He grabbed five assists in La Liga in 2019-20 when on loan at Getafe and scored once! 4 He started four games for Spain at the 2020 Olympics as they won the Silver medal in Tokyo! FACT PACK Country: Spain Caps: 1 Age: 23 Height: 5ft 8ins Previous clubs: Barcelona, Eibar, Getafe Boots: Puma Ultra PLAYS LIKE RAPHAEL GUERREIRO Just like the Borussia Dortmund defender, Cucurella is experienced at playing as a left midfielder as well as at left-back! Like Guerreiro, he’s got great energy to get up and down the flank, but is better with the ball at his feet than Dortmund’s LB – he used to play futsal!…