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PREMIER LEAGUE Just like last season, the Premier League title could be decided on the very final gameweek! After coming to blows last month, it’s now up to City and Arsenal to fully concentrate on themselves – though City’s victory in that game could prove decisive! KEY MAN KEVIN DE BRUYNE Everyone’s been too busy talking about Erling Haaland’s goals to realise that KDB is only a handful of assists away from breaking the all-time PL record for the most in a single season. He currently shares there cord (20) with Thierry Henry! PREM WINNERS? MATCH SAYS Yes YOU SAY CITY’S PL RUN-IN May 14 Everton (A) May 21 Chelsea (H) May 24 Brighton (A) Ma y 28 Brentford (A) CHAMPIONS LEAGUE The draw couldn’t have been worse for Man.…

WATCH IT! 1ST LEG ★ WEDNESDAY, MAY 10 ★ 8PM WATCH IT! 2ND LEG ★ TUESDAY, MAY 16 ★ 8PM STAR MEN! RAFAEL LEAO No player has completed more dribbles in the knockout stages of this season’s Champo League than the on-flames Milan winger! He also got the assist for Olivier Giroud in their draw with Napoli in their quarter-final second leg – his third of this CL campaign! LAUTARO MARTINEZ Lautaro got 25 goals and assists combined in his first 33 league and Champo League starts in 2022-23 – way more than any other Inter team-mate! A fifth of those involvements came in the CL, including a goal and assist v Benfica in the quarter-finals! TEAM NEWS Even if he had been fully fit, Milan couldn’t have called on…

1 CHUBA AKPOM MIDDLESBROUGH The Arsenal academy product became the first Middlesbrough player to score 20 league goals in a season since 1990! Transfer spies reckon Everton, Leeds and Crystal Palace are all keeping tabs on the lethal striker ahead of the summer transfer window, although Boro fans are begging him to stay on at The Riverside! 2 VIKTOR GYOKERES COVENTRY The Sweden international had the best season of his career in 2021-22 in terms of goals and assists, but he set a new personal best this campaign! With double figures for both goals and assists, he was by far Coventry’s best player and loads of PL clubs are willing to give the ex-Brighton forward a shot in the top tier. He looks ready to make the step up! 3…

LEADER JOHN EGAN With club captain Billy Sharp’s contract expiring this summer, it’s highly likely that centre-back John Egan will take the armband permanently! The 30-year-old has been vice-captain to Sharp this season and played more minutes than any other Sheffield United star in 2022-23! STAR MAN ILIMAN NDIAYE The silky forward finished the season as both The Blades’ top goalscorer and their top assister! He also went on more successful dribbles than any other team-mate, with Watford’s Joao Pedro the only player in the Championship to complete more take-ons than the Senegal international! GAFFER PAUL HECKINGBOTTOM The former Blades U23 coach took over the senior side permanently in November 2021, after Slavisa Jokanovic was sacked! He led them to the play-offs last season but went one better this year,…

WATCH IT! 1ST LEG ★ TUESDAY, MAY 9 ★ 8PM WATCH IT! 2ND LEG ★ WEDNESDAY, MAY 17 ★ 8PM STAR MEN! VINICIUS JR. Vinicius has scored or assisted in all nine games that he’s started in the Champions League this season, and completed more successful dribbles than any other player! He’s also destroyed two English sides in Liverpool and Chelsea in this year’s comp! ERLING HAALAND Something has to go seriously wrong for Haaland not to win this year’s Champions League Golden Boot! He’s already on 12 goals and the next closest challenger remaining in the competition is Vinicius, who’s on six strikes. Surely he has it wrapped up? TEAM NEWS It could be something of a makeshift back four for Carlo Ancelotti – at least in the first…

HAT-TRICK FOR THE BLUES? ✓ Chelsea Women are hoping to win their third FA Cup trophy on the spin – and their fourth in the last six seasons. Wowzers! ✓ They beat Man. City 3-2 in extra-time in the 2022 final, with striker Sam Kerr scoring a deflected winner in the 99th minute of the game! ✓ The Australia striker has already scored five FA Cup goals this season in just five matches, including the winner against Aston Villa in the semi-final. She’s two behind top goalscorer Khadija Shaw… TEAM NEWS & LIKELY LINE-UP After missing the semi-final, goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger should return for the final! It’s unlikely first-choice central defensive pairing Millie Bright or Kadeisha Buchanan will be ready to play, but there is a chance that fit-again striker…

MATCH’s TOP 20! Check out our league table after Gameweek 33! Is your team in it? TRANSFER IN… Here are our biggest signing tips ahead of this fortnight’s action! MICHAEL OLISE MF ★ C. PALACE £5.4 MILLION For about the same price, you can go for Olise or Eberechi Eze for games versus Bournemouth and Fulham. You may as well flip a coin! GABRIEL MARTINELLI MF ★ ARSENAL £6.8 MILLION Three goals in his last three games against Forest means Martinelli is facing a favourite opponent of his! HARRY KANE FW ★ TOTTENHAM £11.4 MILLION Kane has seven goals in ten games v Villa and always busts net when there’s a London derby, so Brentford best beware too! TRANSFER OUT… You should consider dropping these stars for this fortnight’s action!…

Atletico Madrid Anniversary Kit To celebrate the 120th year since their foundation, Atletico Madrid released a special-edition kit that was inspired by the one they wore back in 1903! If you’re wondering where the red and white is, that colour combination didn’t become a part of the club until 1911. They wore this for the first time in last month’s 3-1 win over Mallorca! Price: TBC nike.com Puma King They always say that it’s fashionable to turn up slightly late to a party – and the new Puma King is as fashionable as you can get! It’s the last arrival of the brand’s cool Pursuit Pack, which we showed you in last fortnight's MATCH, featuring the Puma Future and Ultra cleats! Price: £185 puma.com Nike Mercurial Superfly The Nike Mercurial…

It looks like adidas got the band back for the release of their new pack, showing off their superstar talent with the likes of Mohamed Salah, Lionel Messi, Pedri, Rafael Leao and Jude Bellingham all posing with the new boots. Talk about a mean five-a-side team! MADDERS’ MISTAKE! After missing against Everton, Leicester baller James Maddison has now missed more penalties (two) than he has scored (one) in his Premier League career! APRIL (GOAL) SHOWERS! Leeds let in 21 league goals in April – the most in a single calendar month by an English top-flight side since Newcastle also conceded 21 back in 1986… SOUTH AMERICAN STAR! Aged 19 years and 96 days, Brighton’s Paraguayan star Julio Enciso is the youngest South American to assist two goals in a Premier…

ACADEMY ACE! Ozoh was born in Valencia and spent the first seven years of his life there. He turned down a few trials in Spain to come to England and almost immediately joined Crystal Palace’s academy when he was eight years old. Despite playing as a striker, winger and even a centre-back in the early days, he eventually found his favourite position as a midfielder! STEPPING UP! The young talent was involved in most of Crystal Palace’s pre-season friendlies in 2022, joining the squad on their tour of Australia and Singapore! He started the 2022-23 season with the Under-21 team but was bumped up to the senior squad at the start of 2023 ahead of his first senior appearance for The Eagles! RECORD-BREAKER! By coming on as a really late…

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ONLY 10 WEEKS TO GO! JOINT-HOSTS’ HIGH HOPES! Led by captain and star striker Sam Kerr, joint-hosts Australia have got big ambitions for this summer’s tournament! They’re aiming to reach the Women’s World Cup semi-finals for the first time in their history… THEY’VE GOT A CHANCE! ✓ Chelsea’s Sam Kerr is literally one of the best players on the planet and can win a game on her own! ✓ Coach Tony Gustavsson lifted the WWC as USA’s assistant manager, so he has that winning experience! ✓ Their recent 3-2 victory v Spain and 2-0 win over England proved their quality and made it eight wins from nine! IT’S TOO MUCH TO ASK! ✕ They rely big time on Sam Kerr for inspiration, and struggle when she has one of her…