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BRIGHTON BUSINESS? As well as likely losing a couple of key players this summer, watch out for Brighton’s arrivals – The Seagulls have been well successful in finding hidden gems playing in the world’s lesser leagues! They’ve already agreed a club-record deal to sign Watford forward Joao Pedro, while James Milner could join on a free! What deals could happen this summer? The summer transfer window officially opens on June 14 in England and ends on September 1! With almost three months to strengthen their squads, we look at some of the biggest talking points for Premier League clubs… REDS RAID! It’s no secret that Liverpool are looking to buy at least one new midfielder this summer, although the form of Curtis Jones towards the end of 2022-23 was a…

ENGLAND Harry Kane became England’s all-time top goalscorer in the away win over Italy in March, before scoring again in the 2-0 home victory over Ukraine. The Three Lions sit top of Group C with six points and have two of their easiest games on paper in June, so could put themselves in a really strong position to qualify! FIXTURES Malta (A) 16 June North Macedonia (H) 19 June SCOTLAND The Hampden roar returned in March as Scotland earned back-to-back qualifying wins over Cyprus and then group favourites Spain! They’ll be desperate to keep the momentum going this month, but will have to be wary of a strong Norway side with PL stars Erling Haaland and Martin Odegaard in it! FIXTURES Norway (A) 17 June Georgia (H) 20 June WALES…

City skiller! Man. City’s Chloe Kelly is one of the best ball jugglers around! Balloon baller! What is Real’s Rodrygo doing with a balloon on the pitch? GoPro pro! Watch out for Jesse Lingard’s new documentary, coming soon! Sports swap! Has Kaoru Mitoma just scored a try? Duffy’s drink! Shane Duffy’s drink matches the colour of his training gear! Guess who? Clue: It isn’t Unai Emery! Manager madness! How many Sam Allardyces do you need to keep a team in the Prem? Breathe, Miggy! If Miguel Almiron holds his breath for much longer, he’ll turn purple! Hungry Haaland! That’s a Premier League medal – not a digestive biscuit, Erling! Horror hair! Raphinha with a late contender for craziest hair of 2022-23!…

1 ISTANBUL MEMORIES! The 2023 showpiece is taking place at Istanbul’s Ataturk Olympic Stadium, which was the venue for one of the greatest CL finals ever in 2005 – one which also involved a side from Milan and one from England! Liverpool came from 3-0 down at half-time to win on penalties v Milan in what’s known as the Miracle of Istanbul! 2 UNFAMILIAR FOE! If you want to know who’s got the better head-to-head record between the two teams, forget it – this Champo League final is their first competitive meeting! It’s also the first time that both sides progressed past the group stage in the same season. City did win their last friendly 3-0 back in 2011’s Dublin Super Cup! 3 ATTACK V DEFENCE! This year’s showdown pits…

ONLY 6 WEEKS TO GO! KICK-OFF JULY 20 LIONESSES WC DREAM! European champs England are looking to reign over the world this summer, although injuries to some crucial players and a recent defeat to Australia have been a bit of a reality check for Sarina Wiegman’s Lionesses… IT’S COMING HOME! ✓ They’ll take confidence from winning last year’s European Championship and have one of the most talented squads! ✓ Sarina Wiegmanis one of the best bosses in world footy, so she’ll have a super plan up her sleeve for glory! ✓ Their Finalissima victory over Brazil proved they can hold their nerves when it goes all the way to penalties! SORRY, SARINA! ✗ Euro 2022’s Best Player Beth Mead is still a major doubt to recover, while captain Leah William…

WIN BACK THE FANS! It’s been a really tough year for Chelsea fans, with the atmosphere at Stamford Bridge turning sour at times. The arrival of Pochettino should give them a big boost, even though he was an ex-Tottenham manager – he never won a trophy for Spurs and doing so at Chelsea would give Blues fans even more bragging rights over their rivals! THE HIGH PRESS! One of the most important parts of Poch’s tactics is the high press, which he demands from his team when they don’t have possession! As far as he’s concerned, the further up the pitch you win the ball back the more likely you are to score when you do get the ball, which makes sense when you think about it! HELPING YOUTH! We’re…

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COMEBACK KINGS! august 21 Man. City were trailing 3-1 to Newcastle at St. James’ Park early on in the season, but proved that they’re the new mentality monsters by scoring twice in four minutes to complete the comeback and earn a hard-fought draw! HEROIC HAALAND! august 27 & 31 Erling Haaland made it back-to-back home hat-tricks by scoring three v Crystal Palace and then three v Nottingham Forest! All three v Forest came in the first half, with Joao Cancelo and a Julian Alvarez brace sealing a 6-0 win! FAST START! september 17 It took Jack Grealish just 55 seconds to open the scoring against Wolves, making it City’s fastest goal of the 2022-23 season – and one of the fastest in the entire Premier League campaign. They went on…

INTER Manager: Simone Inzaghi Captain: Samir Handanovic Champions League finals: 5 Champions League wins: 3 ROAD TO THE FINAL GROUP STAGE Inter 0-2 Bayern Munich Viktoria Plzen 0-2 Inter Inter 1-0 Barcelona Barcelona 3-3 Inter Inter 4-0 Viktoria Plzen Bayern Munich 2-0 Inter LAST 16 Inter 1-0 Porto Porto 0-0 Inter Inter win 1-0 on aggregate QUARTER-FINAL Benfica 0-2 Inter Inter 3-3 Benfica Inter win 5-3 on aggregate SEMI-FINAL Milan 0-2 Inter Inter 1-0 Milan Inter win 3-0 on aggregate REAL MADRID Manager: Pep Guardiola Captain: Ilkay Gundogan Champions League finals: 1 Champions League wins: 0 ROAD TO THE FINAL GROUP STAGE Sevilla 0-4 Man. City Man. City 2-1 B. Dortmund Man. City 5-0 Copenhagen Copenhagen 0-0 Man. City Dortmund 0-0 Man. City Man. City 3-1 Sevilla LAST 16 RB Leipzig 1-1 Man. City Man. City 7-0 RB…

HOW HE WON IT! MATCH scouts picked out the Prem’s best players from 2022-23 and asked our fans on social media to vote for the best! The Man. City striker easily won the vote after his record-breaking season! STAR SIGNING! Haaland was officially presented to the Man. City fans in July 2022 alongside Julian Alvarez and goalkeeper Stefan Ortega! He scored a debut goal in a pre-season friendly against Bayern Munich, which was a clear sign of things to come! By the end of 2022-23, he’d reached 50 goals in all comps for City. Scan the QR code to watch his first half century! DID YOU KNOW? Haaland’s total of 36 goals is the most by a player for a side that went on to lift the English top-flight title…

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MOHAMED SALAH Salah had been FPL’s top points scorer in three of the previous five campaigns, but even he wasn’t able to keep up with Haaland’s points-scoring form last term! It still marked the sixth season in a row since he joined Liverpool that the Egyptian king managed to bag at least 200 FPL points! ERLING HAALAND Haaland was the highest scorer on the game in 2022-23, averaging seven points per gameweek for his lucky FPL owners! The streets will never forget the back-to-back 17-point hauls in GWs 4 and 5 or the 23 points he picked up in the Manchester derby in GW9! KIERAN TRIPPIER Trippier was FPL royalty in 2022-23, outscoring every defender on the game thanks largely to Newcastle’s demon defensive record and his ability to pick…

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