05/12/2015 MOTD Kickabout

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Good morning,

Good morning, football

Good morning, football fans!

Have we got a treat in store for you this week?

Goals are what makes football really special,

and we have got loads of them.

And not just average goals either.

A snowstorm of absolute crackers.

We have also got all this coming up:

I have been to meet a very creative former Premier league player, who is

proving that football can definitely be considered an art form.

Two-time world boxing champion Amir Khan gives us

his dream five-aside team.

And, we have got a special guest in the studio.

A striker who scored one of the best goals in the world this year.

And that is official.

But first up, let's take a look at the biggest

stories after a frenetic few days in the world of football.

Everyone was taken by surprise when Gary Neville was appointed head

coach of Spanish club Valencia.

This is his first managerial position, and he's going to be

a very busy man indeed.

He also co-owns non-league club Salford City, and will remain

an assistant England coach.

Take a look at this wonder goal.

Not only is it brilliant, but it is absolutely crucial.

This amazing solo effort from Neil MacLean came in the last minute of a

Scottish cup match, and earned his non-league side a big replay against

League Two table toppers Annan Athletic.

Look at those devastated defenders.

Champions Chelsea might be struggling this season, but they are

still planning to build a new 60,000 seater stadium at Stamford Bridge.

That means their current stadium will be

demolished with a new spaceship like creation taking its place.

Before looking that far ahead, Mourinho's men need to reverse

their recent slump in form, and their match against Bournemouth is

a standout fixture in another busy day of Premier League football.

There is also loads of FA Cup second-round football

across the next few days.

To celebrate, we have got a new addition to the studio.

Say hello to Gary's big ears.

We will see more from him later.

Here is a little test for you.

Any idea why some of these teams are highlighted in red?

Yes, that's right, these teams are non-league clubs,

and that means they are just one step away from the third round,

and the chance of playing against one of the Premier league big boys.

That is a time when the best goals are likely to go flying in.

Just like these, our top five FA Cup volleys.

Keegan!

And now Hutchinson to McKenzie.

Oh, a tremendous goal!

Here is Cantona.

Simply the best.

And that is Sinclair!

That is a breathtaking goal.

He puts it into Michael Thomas.

And that goes down as one of the best cup final goals.

The three-man shortlist for the best player in

the world award has been announced.

I don't think you will be gobsmacked to find out that Messi,

Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar are up for the award.

La Liga really is the home of the very, very best.

There is no doubt that Chelsea's Hazzard is a top-class

player, but since the Belgian last put the ball in the nets, Neymar has

scored 23 times for Barcelona.

Get your shooting boots on, Eden!

It's not just the best players in the world that Fifa look at,

the award goes to the player that they consider to have scored the

best goal in the world this year.

Last year's winner was Rodriguez.

There was an excited Colombian commentator.

PROLONGED SHOUTING.

What a strike!

And that commentator is off again.

Never mind the goal, the commentator is a genius!

Surely he should win some kind of award for sheer enthusiasm?

He has finished.

Out of thousands of great goals across the planet in 2015,

the ten short listed for this year's award are all very special,

and we are honoured to have a player who has scored one of those ten

beauties right here in our studio.

Before we meet him, let's marvel at his mastery.

David Ball of Fleetwood Town, it's a pleasure to have you here.

The architect of one of the best goals I have ever seen.

Yes, incredible.

How many times have you watch that back?

Honesty, over a hundred times.

Does it ever get dull?

Not at all.

I enjoy every minute of it.

We have had a chance to watch that from a couple of angles.

We have got another one here, and I would like you to talk us through.

You pick up the ball.

A fair distance from the area and you are surrounded basically

by about six defenders.

What are you thinking at that point?

The defender on my back, I kind of thought there is

an opportunity to turn.

I saw where he was, and you try these things

in training and I have gone for it and it went in the top corner.

It is the sort of shot that looks phenomenal if it hits the target.

If you miss, you will get stick from your team-mates, aren't you?

Massively, you get stick from everyone.

Luckily you did not miss, and you end up being

in the top ten goals in the world.

How did you even find that you had been nominated?

Initially I was at home on the Friday afternoon, and

the press guy rang and said, I told you that would get you some press.

He said it is up for the award.

I said no, really?

Then my phone started ringing.

It was brilliant.

In great company as well with Messi up there with you.

Talking about great strikers.

You play for Fleetwood now.

Jamie Vardy's old club.

I was trying to figure out the maths, it looks like he got sold

and you got brought in.

You are Jamie Vardy's replacement.

Yes, big shoes to fill, but it just shows young lads for myself,

there is still an opportunity to go and prove people wrong.

He said on social media that yours was his favourite goal of the ten,

so you have won him over.

That is fantastic coming from him.

Will you ever score a better goal?

I doubt it.

If that is the best one, it is brilliant, well done.

There has been a few wonder goals on the show

already, but we are not done yet.

Lots of viewers sent us their own stunning efforts, and we wanted

to share one of them with you.

It is a bit like being on Match of the Day.

Analyse this great goal.

This is Albie who is seven.

He cuts in from the wing.

A very smart turn.

Then he proceeds to take the defence on a merry dance.

They are all following him.

What a smart finish.

Obviously, initially, a great bit of footwork.

It takes a big touch to get away from the three defenders

and then shoot back across himself.

That's what we get taught to do, so fantastic.

Really great stuff.

Left foot as well.

I am happy to score a left foot goal all the time.

It was a cup final, that, so he can handle the pressure.

Yes, it does not get to him.

Maybe we'll see him on the award show one day.

Thank you, David.

We will see you later.

For many former players, life after football is something

of a blank canvas.

But not for this guy.

Football is often called the beautiful game, and certainly

players like Diego Maradona and Messi have elevated it to

an art form on the pitch.

But one former player has taken up art of the pitch.

His name is Jody Craddock and we have come here to his house,

which also doubles as his studio, to meet the man and his masterpieces.

Jody, thanks for the tour of the house.

Lots of your artwork there, but this is where it is centred, isn't it?

This is your studio in the roof.

Yes, this is where I do my work and make my mess.

It is not a tidy studio.

Painting was just a hobby.

There was always football, that was always what there was going to be.

I was not good enough until I was 18 to become a footballer.

I did A-level art at school, I scraped through with an E.

E for excellent, exactly.

I copy a few things.

It is for my own fun, a bit of a hobby.

The more I did, the better I got.

Driven in...

Jody Craddock of all people!

20 years as a footballer.

I did not carry a paintbrush into training.

Just me, it was about football, I used to train hard and work hard

and play my game on the Saturday.

When I came to the end of my career, I did need to make a decision.

Did I go into coaching, what everyone expected me to do?

At the end of the day, it was never a question.

It's a dream job, and it is not even really a job, a

hobby that has got out of control.

I love doing it.

People always ask me who is the best player I have played against.

I played against Cantona, an absolute legend.

It was the pre-season friendly in Cambridge.

He was an absolute legend.

He was not particular bothered that day, which was good for me because I

marked him.

Pele. He has got it!

Pele has scored.

So, this is Pele.

This was painted just purely for the enjoyment of painting?

Yes, and a friend of mine got it signed by Pele, which is great.

I tend to experiment a lot and do lots of different things.

I am working on my main pieces, but I love to try everything.

As an artist, you need an identity.

For you to see a painting of mine in a different town and

if it didn't have my name on, I would like to think you could look

at it and think, that is a Craddock.

And here is an original Craddock, which he has kindly painted for us.

There is our brilliant logo there, and

on the bottom you have got all these stick figures having a kickabout.

It is called Fantasy Kickabout.

What a great title.

We will take good care of that.

There we go.

You know it is the end of the year when the nominations

for Sports Personality of the Year are announced.

There is a bumper crop for the 2015 prize.

Here they all are, and a huge congratulations to

England footballer Lucy Bronze for making the short list.

One man who knows what it is like to be nominated for sports personality

of the year is Amir Khan.

The two-time world champion wants to deliver a knockout blow with

his very own dream five-aside team.

I am Amir Khan.

This is unbelievable stuff.

It is over!

Amir Khan has done it.

I am a big Bolton Wanderers fan and my dream team would

be myself as goalkeeper.

Rio Ferdinand is an amazing defender.

Looking for Ferdinand...

Kevin Nolan.

He was a great Bolton Wanderers player.

Nolan heading towards goal, and what a goal by the Bolton captain.

Then we have Kevin Davies, who was another great legend

for Bolton Wanderers.

Kevin Davies!

The striker will be Wayne Rooney.

Wayne Rooney for Manchester United, what a goal!

Oh, what a goal.

Now, David, as it is FA Cup weekend, we wanted you to be

the first to try our new challenge of Gary's big ears.

It is very exciting.

All you have to do is see how many goals you can put through

his lugholes in 20 seconds.

Ready?

Yes.

Take your position.

I would expect lots of sublime chips coming off this year.

In three, two, one, go!

Oh, a close one.

20 seconds on the clock.

Lots of pressure here, David.

Oh!

Gary's face is getting a battering here.

There will be lots of people at Fleetwood counting on you.

We have got one!

Not long left.

Oh, two.

We will give you that as well.

Excellent work.

That was tough.

You did very well.

It was tough, yes.

I got it going in the end.

You got a hat-trick.

Because you are the first person to try,

it puts you top of the leaderboard.

It has been great having you on the show.

That is all for today's show, but we wanted to leave you with a reminder

that, despite what the nominations might have you believe, La Liga does

not have all the talent.

Everton's Ross Barkley is having a superb season so far.

He has got the most combined goals for an English midfielder

and he is 22 years old today.

Happy birthday, Ross.

See you!

Barkley scores!

Barkley...

And he see a way through - what a goal.

Superb strike from Ross Barkley!

What a goal!

Berkley.

What a stunning goal from Ross Barkley!