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VINICIUS’ RISE! The Brazil-born star played tons of futsal as a child and joined Flamengo when he was ten years old! He made his senior debut for the club when he was just 16 and hit his first-ever professional goal at 17! He signed for Real Madrid in 2018 for£38.7 million–the highest-ever transfer fee paid for a player under 19! Vini scored his first La Liga goal in November 2018,then bagged his first Champo League goal a year later! He started 22 league matches in 2020-21, finally establishing him self as a regular for Los Blancos! JAW-DROPPING SEASON! Not many players can say they’ve out performed Vini this season–he got 24 goals and assists combined from his first 32 appearances in all competitions! He combined with Karim Benzema for five…

1 REAL MADRID TRIAL! He’s already played for one of Europe’s top clubs – Real Madrid! He had a trial in Spain when he was 11 and scored twice in five games to help them win a tournament, but he couldn’t sign because of an age issue… 2 SWEET SUCCESS! He joined Argentinian giants River Plate in 2016 and lifted six trophies during his time there! His goal in the 2019 Copa Argentina final sealed the silverware for his side! 3 THE SPIDER! He was nicknamed ‘Spider’ as a child because he controlled the ball as if he had eight legs instead of two! He even wore a Spider-Man mask during River’s title celebrations last year. Love it! 4 COPA CHAMPION! He made his debut for the senior Argentina team in…

AMAD DIALLO Club: Man. United Age: 19 Position: Winger JAMAL MUSIALA Club: Bayern Munich Age: 18 Position: Att. midfielder RAYAN CHERKI Club: Lyon Age: 18 Position: Winger GAVI Club: Barcelona Age: 17 Position: Midfielder FABIO SILVA Club: Wolves Age: 19 Position: Striker LOUIE BARRY Club: Aston Villa Age: 18 Position: Forward HARVEY ELLIOTT Club: Liverpool Age: 18 Position: Midfielder EDUARDO CAMAVINGA Club: Real Madrid Age: 19 Position: Midfielder ILAIX MORIBA Club: RB Leipzig Age: 19 Position: Midfielder…

What’s the proudest moment of your club career so far? PHIL SAYS: “It’s hard to choose one particular moment! Making my debut for Man. City was an incredible moment as someone who had grown up as a fan of the club. Scoring my first goal and being able to celebrate in front of our travelling fans was really special, and then obviously we’ve won trophies and I’ve played for England, which are things I’m really proud of at this age. I’m very lucky to say that there are too many moments to choose from already, but equally I’m looking forward to the ones that are still to come!” Was there a particular moment in your youth career when you thought: “I might actually make it?” PHIL SAYS: “I don’t think…

6 QUESTIONS ON… ERLING HAALAND 1 In which UK city was he born – Glasgow, Leeds or Nottingham? 2 Who did he join Dortmund from – RB Leipzig or RB Salzburg? 3 True or False? His middle name is Groot, like the Marvel character! 4 How many caps has he won for Norway – four, seven, 15 or 25? 5 True or False? His dad played in the Premier League for Man. City! 6 How many league goals did he score in 28 games in 2020-21 – nine, 20, 27 or 35? BACK OF THE SHIRT Can you name the wonderkids who these shir ts belong to? FIVE-A-SIDE! Can you work out which players are in this wonderkids 5-a-side? GK A Premier League regular from France! DF Joined Barca from…

MATCH takes a look at some wicked wonderkids to appear on Ultimate Team! JUDE BELLINGHAM The England midfielder was among the TOTW 17 squad after scoring a goal in Dortmund’s dramatic 3-2 comeback v Frankfurt last month! It’s his second TOTW card of the season after he picked up an 82-rated boost in TOTW 5! AURELIEN TCHOUAMENI Like Bellingham, Tchouameni was among the TOTW 17 squad, which also happened to be his second TOTW card of the 2021-22 campaign! The 84-rated card is his best yet, with his position changing from a CM to a CDM as a nod to his new defensive destroyer role! FLORIAN WIRTZ What a season Wirtz is having! This 84-rated card is already his third special card of the season after he was named in…

1 BOURNEMOUTH V BOREHAM WOOD Boreham Wood are one of just two non-league sides left in the tournament after they beat AFC Wimbledon 2-0 in the third round! They were rewarded with a trip to Championship title-chasers Bournemouth, who were FA Cup quarter-finalists last season! 2 CAMBRIDGE V LUTON League One side Cambridge’s 1-0 victory over Newcastle was the biggest shock of the third round! They have home support for their next clash against Championship club Luton, and know that a win would see them through to the fifth round of the cup for the first time in over 20 years. Pumped! 3 NOTT’M FOREST V LEICESTER There was only one word to describe Forest’s late win over Arsenal in the third round: limbs! There was a mini pitch invasion,…

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RECEIVING PRAISE! EMILESAYS: “It’s always difficult when everyone’s talking about you, but it’s good that it’s in a positive way! I try not to look at it as much as I can. I try to stay as focused as I can, but it’s good that I’m getting positive comments!” HUDDERSFIELD LOAN! EMILESAYS: “My loan at Huddersfield was definitely a learning curve! It was very difficult, very physical. I learnt so much there, but the Premier League is even harder. I probably would have laughed at you if you said I would be getting an England call-up 18 months ago. Everything has happened so quickly, but I just try to keep working hard!” SICK STYLE! EMILESAYS: “Growing up in the Arsenal academy, I’ve always had good coaches around me! We were…

FACTFILE Country: Spain Position: Forward Clubs: Barcelona, Roma, Stoke, Montreal Impact, Vissel Kobe There were high hopes for Bojan – a distant cousin of Lionel Messi–after he came through Barcelona’s world famous La Masia academy! H e made his La Liga debut when he was just 17 years old, breaking Messi’s record to become the club’s youngest-ever player. But, seven years later, he joined Stoke and got relegated to the Championship in 2018. Ouch! FACTFILE Country: Jamaica Position: Attacking midfielder Clubs: Man. United, West Ham, Lazio, Ostersund, Sheffield United, ADO Den Haag, Derby Ravel Morrison was regarded as the “most talented” player to emerge from Man. United’s academy by legendary boss Sir Alex Ferguson! Wayne Rooney said he was “miles better” than Paul Pogba when they were growing up, but he never hit the same heights…

MATCH’s TOP 20! Here’s our league table after every club played once in Game week 23! TRANSFER IN… Here are our biggest signing tips ahead of this fortnight’s action! EDERSON GK ⋆ MAN. CITY £6.1 MILLION The one player free from Pep Roulette is his goalkeeper Ederson, ahead of games v newly promoted Norwich and Brentford! LUCAS MOURA MF ⋆ TOTTENHAM £6.6 MILLION Lucas loves playing at home, so the rapid points-grabber could be a good shout again this fortnight against Saints and Wolves! DANNY INGS FW ⋆ ASTON VILLA £7.7 MILLION It’s a great time to own Aston Villa assets, especially attacking players, so get Ings in your XI or wonderkid MF Jacob Ramsey! TRANSFER OUT… We reckon you should consider dropping these heroes! MARCOS ALONSO DF ⋆ CHELSEA…