0:00:23 > 0:00:25Good morning, football fans.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28It's game on for this week's Match Of The Day Kickabout.
0:00:28 > 0:00:30Not only do we have all the news from the real world of football,
0:00:32 > 0:00:38we also delve into the virtual world of our beautiful game.
0:00:38 > 0:00:41Coming up, I head to the National Football Museum
0:00:41 > 0:00:45and discover I'm very much a football gaming geek.
0:00:45 > 0:00:47John Farnworth's skills are transferred from the pitch
0:00:47 > 0:00:50to pixel, using state of the art technology,
0:00:50 > 0:00:53and Mark Wright, a man who's used to turning virtual dreams
0:00:53 > 0:00:57into reality, chooses his dream five aside team.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00But before all of that, let's start, as always,
0:01:00 > 0:01:04with some headline hitters.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10If I were to tell you that this chap has just retired,
0:01:10 > 0:01:13having spent 25 years playing in the Brazilian league,
0:01:13 > 0:01:17you'd probably think, so what, that's not a headline hitter.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20Well, what if I told you he scored 131 goals in his career,
0:01:20 > 0:01:23all coming from either free kicks or penalties.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25Still not impressed?
0:01:25 > 0:01:29OK, what if I told you he is a goalkeeper?
0:01:29 > 0:01:32Top marks to Rogerio Ceni, the world's greatest goal-scoring
0:01:32 > 0:01:37goalie.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39In what could have been a calamitous week for our teams
0:01:39 > 0:01:42in the Champions League, Manchester City, Arsenal and Chelsea
0:01:42 > 0:01:44all managed to make it through their qualifying groups
0:01:44 > 0:01:46with great wins.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48For Manchester United, though, the dream is over
0:01:48 > 0:01:51after a disappointing defeat to Wolfsburg.
0:01:51 > 0:01:55Former Manchester United player Gary Neville also tasted defeat
0:01:55 > 0:01:57in his first game in charge of Spanish club Valencia.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00They both now go into the Europa League, so Gary could end
0:02:00 > 0:02:06up facing his old team.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10Last weekend was another dramatic FA Cup spectacular,
0:02:10 > 0:02:16with the usual crackers, calamities and costumes.
0:02:19 > 0:02:23Here is Washington, inside the penalty area now.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26Goes on his left, now his and scores.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29From an impossible angle.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32How did he do that?
0:02:32 > 0:02:34This is Reeves.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36And he has gone for the lob.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38And scored.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40It is a lob.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42Over the head of Jamie Jones.
0:02:42 > 0:02:46What a shocker.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48Good afternoon, everybody.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51It is a bit windy.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54That early ball forward shows you immediately how strong
0:02:54 > 0:02:58the wind is here.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01That's one way to keep your face warm, isn't it?
0:03:01 > 0:03:10The ball blowing all over the place.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13After all that excitement, there was more to come on Monday
0:03:13 > 0:03:15with the third round draw.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18And remember, it's at this stage where the best 44 teams
0:03:18 > 0:03:20from the Championship and the Premier League entered
0:03:20 > 0:03:21the FA Cup.
0:03:21 > 0:03:26But we love our underdogs here, so we also kept an eye out
0:03:26 > 0:03:28for the only non-league team to definitely have qualified,
0:03:28 > 0:03:31Eastleigh, who have reached the first round for the first time
0:03:31 > 0:03:35in their history, and here's our pick of the third round ties.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37Eastleigh got a home draw, they will face Bolton,
0:03:37 > 0:03:41who are bottom of the Championship but reached the semifinal
0:03:41 > 0:03:43as recently as 2011, so will still be huge favourites
0:03:43 > 0:03:46in that one.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49There are also some other non-league teams still in with a chance
0:03:49 > 0:03:51if they can win their second round replays.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53One of these is Whitehawk, who will earn a lucrative tie
0:03:53 > 0:03:57against Everton if they can get past Dagenham Redbridge.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59Elsewhere, there are five all Premier League match ups,
0:03:59 > 0:04:03plus a potential giant-killing as Exeter of League Two face
0:04:03 > 0:04:05Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool.
0:04:05 > 0:04:09That one will be live on the BBC and is sure to be a sell-out.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12All those ties will be played just after the New Year.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15FA Cup fever has truly arrived.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18Now, you may not know this, but I've actually won the FA
0:04:18 > 0:04:19Cup myself.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21Yes, OK, it was on a computer game.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24In fact, quite a few different computer games, actually.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27Always playing as Leeds United, obviously.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29So when I found out that the National Football Museum
0:04:29 > 0:04:33has got a new exhibition dedicated to the evolution of football games,
0:04:33 > 0:04:36I strapped on my virtual shin pads and headed on down.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45We are here at the National Football Museum in Manchester,
0:04:45 > 0:04:48where they have just launched a new exhibition showcasing
0:04:48 > 0:04:53the evolution of football video games over the last 35 years.
0:04:53 > 0:04:58I'm in dreamland.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02How cool is this?
0:05:02 > 0:05:05This is the actual body suit they use on Sergio Aguero
0:05:05 > 0:05:09to track his movements for computer games and give that true to life
0:05:09 > 0:05:14Sergio Aguero feel.
0:05:14 > 0:05:18What must it be like if you are one of the footballers who was featured
0:05:18 > 0:05:19in this game?
0:05:19 > 0:05:23Would you always pick yourself to play?
0:05:23 > 0:05:25I probably would.
0:05:25 > 0:05:31Football gaming, it is absolutely brilliant.
0:05:31 > 0:05:32And it is so realistic.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34But football games weren't always like this.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38In fact, in my day, they were a whole lot simpler.
0:05:38 > 0:05:44Come on.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49I'm here with Lily and Erin, who have been having a look around
0:05:49 > 0:05:52and trying all the different games on offer.
0:05:52 > 0:05:57If someone said to you, I want to swap your new console
0:05:57 > 0:05:59with one of the old ones, would you do it?
0:05:59 > 0:06:00Yes.
0:06:00 > 0:06:01You would?
0:06:01 > 0:06:03Yes.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06If you've ever fancied being the star of your own video
0:06:06 > 0:06:10game, this booth brings you pretty close because it puts your picture
0:06:10 > 0:06:13on the front of some of your favourite football games.
0:06:13 > 0:06:17Here it comes.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19It's me.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22It is me living my dreams.
0:06:22 > 0:06:27Oh, that is absolutely brilliant.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36Well, after three and a half decades of footballing video games,
0:06:36 > 0:06:38a lot has changed.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40But a few things still remain the same.
0:06:40 > 0:06:45They are still as fun, as enjoyable and as popular as ever.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48Who knows where the genre will go in the next 35 years?
0:06:48 > 0:06:52I can't wait to find out, so I guess I will see you in 2015.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55Until then...
0:07:03 > 0:07:05Oh, I absolutely loved that.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08It is amazing how realistic football games have become,
0:07:08 > 0:07:11but I still have no idea what technical wizardry goes
0:07:11 > 0:07:15into turning a real-life player into a computer animated one.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18Luckily, our own magic man, John Farnworth, was prepared to hot
0:07:18 > 0:07:23foot it to Holland, put a silly suit on and find out.
0:07:45 > 0:07:46Good morning, guys.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50Good morning, John.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58I'm guessing this is a suit I'm going to be wearing.
0:07:58 > 0:07:59That is correct.
0:07:59 > 0:08:00Are you ready to put it on?
0:08:00 > 0:08:05Of course.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13So I've got the suit on, it has taken a bit of time.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16Can you tell me about the technology, how does it work?
0:08:16 > 0:08:19You're wearing a full body suit and you are wearing 70 trackers that
0:08:19 > 0:08:21are placed all over the body.
0:08:21 > 0:08:22On your arms, your hands, your gloves.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25On your feet, we place them on your shoe.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28And all that data is collected here in this box.
0:08:28 > 0:08:33And then the data is sent wirelessly to our laptop over here.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35And as you can see, you are live.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37That's me.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39This is so clever.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41I can't wait to give it a go.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44We are all suited up, you are ready to go on the pitch
0:08:44 > 0:08:45and play some ball?
0:08:45 > 0:08:47Let's do it.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16John.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19All right, John, we've got some really nice data
0:09:19 > 0:09:21of your amazing skills.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23Let's review them in our office.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25Cheers, guys, that was wicked.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28I can't wait to see the final footage.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39Hi, guys.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41Hi, John.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44I'm so excited to see this.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47So look, this is you.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50We already put you on the big screen as well.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54What you see is your data that we shot on the soccer field,
0:09:54 > 0:09:59on top of a game character.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04So this is what they do for actual football games.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07I've heard you've worked with Lionel Messi and his technology.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09What was he like?
0:10:09 > 0:10:10He was an easy-going guy.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13You can really see the focus on what he was doing.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16The skills just pour out of the guy, it is really amazing.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18It was really good.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20Right, guys, you've worked with Lionel Messi, but have you ever
0:10:20 > 0:10:22worked with a freestyler before?
0:10:22 > 0:10:24No, this is the first time.
0:10:24 > 0:10:25So I am the first one?
0:10:25 > 0:10:26You are.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28You are also the best one.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30Thank you.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32Guys, I'd like to thank you for your time.
0:10:32 > 0:10:33It was a pleasure.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35It has been so much fun.
0:10:35 > 0:10:36It was.
0:10:36 > 0:10:41We enjoyed it.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47Incredible stuff, a virtual football freestyler.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49Now I have seen it all.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52Although if I was playing against that fancy Dan in a computer
0:10:52 > 0:10:54game, I would certainly neutralise the threat.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58Slide tackle, barge, slide tackle!
0:10:58 > 0:11:00I've just been sent off.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03Right, staying with skills, here's a selection of what you lot
0:11:03 > 0:11:07have been up to.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13First up, it's Jacob completing a crossbar challenge
0:11:13 > 0:11:16with the perfect ping.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19Nice celebration, too.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21Alex here with a rainbow flick and volley, and a
0:11:21 > 0:11:22clever camera angle.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25He must have fixed that to the goal.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28Top initiative, Alex.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31And finally, it's Freddie with a brilliant free kick around
0:11:31 > 0:11:34the wall, which bamboozled the goalkeeper.
0:11:34 > 0:11:42Great stuff.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50If you haven't yet sent us in a video this season,
0:11:50 > 0:11:51then what are you waiting for?
0:11:51 > 0:11:54Get a parent or guardian to film you on their tablet or mobile
0:11:54 > 0:11:57and head to the Kickabout area of the CBBC website
0:11:57 > 0:11:59to find our video upload.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02In fact, if you can add a festive twist as well,
0:12:02 > 0:12:05you might see yourself on the big screen in next week's
0:12:05 > 0:12:08Christmas special.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11That Christmas show is going to be an absolute cracker.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14I'll be joined by Rachel to review Kickabout's best bits
0:12:14 > 0:12:15from the last 12 months.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17Spoiler alert, there are loads.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20Plus, we find out whether Stoke goalkeeper Jack Butland
0:12:20 > 0:12:22likes his Brussels sprouts.
0:12:22 > 0:12:23I kid you not.
0:12:23 > 0:12:27John Farnworth swaps his football for a magic bauble, as you do.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29And in a world exclusive, Father Christmas will be
0:12:29 > 0:12:32picking his dream five aside team.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35And on that subject, Mark Wright from The Dengineers
0:12:35 > 0:12:41is the latest celebrity to turn player manager.
0:12:41 > 0:12:42Hello, Kickabout fans.
0:12:42 > 0:12:43It is Mark Wright from The Dengineers.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46And this is my dream five aside team.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49So, I would start off with the one and only Neville Southall in goal,
0:12:49 > 0:12:52because he was unbelievable and he ate what he wanted.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55He could bring us the cakes before the game and we would be sorted
0:12:55 > 0:12:56for the match.
0:12:56 > 0:13:01Loads of energy.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03The big Croatian, Slaven Bilic.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06One, because I loved him when I was a West Ham supporter
0:13:06 > 0:13:08and he was playing for us.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11And two, because he is a manager now and I am still a West Ham supporter.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14So he's got a place in my heart, that man.
0:13:14 > 0:13:15In midfield, I'd have myself.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18I wasn't ever good enough to play midfield, I was a defender.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21So for once, I can play in midfield and I'm going to play
0:13:21 > 0:13:23alongside Mr David Beckham, because he is my ultimate hero.
0:13:23 > 0:13:27I can be really close to him for the whole game and also I can
0:13:27 > 0:13:31ask him how he does his hairstyles because I love him.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37Upfront, on his own, would have to be Cristiano Ronaldo
0:13:37 > 0:13:40because he knows how to put the ball in the net.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44It will be amazing to play in a team with him.
0:13:53 > 0:13:57Well, we are almost at the end of the show but there's still time
0:13:57 > 0:13:59to look towards this weekend's action, and first up
0:13:59 > 0:14:00the Premier League fixtures.
0:14:00 > 0:14:04And this one, Manchester City versus Swansea immediately jumps
0:14:04 > 0:14:06out at me.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08Swansea's first game without manager Garry Monk.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10Whereas Manchester City, after getting beaten last week
0:14:10 > 0:14:12at Stoke, really need to pick up a result.
0:14:12 > 0:14:13We've also got Sunderland against Watford.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16Watford are the best of the promoted teams this year,
0:14:16 > 0:14:18and if results go their way today, they could find themselves
0:14:18 > 0:14:19in sixth place.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22But they are playing a rejuvenated Sunderland under Sam Allardyce.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25Moving on to Sunday now, there are some brilliant fixtures
0:14:25 > 0:14:26there, including Aston Villa, Arsenal.
0:14:26 > 0:14:31For me, the pick of the bunch, Monday night's game,
0:14:31 > 0:14:33Leicester versus Chelsea, whose fortunes have basically
0:14:33 > 0:14:34switched from last season to this.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36Oh, and one big final bit of news.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39Later on today, all eyes will be on the draw for Euro 2016.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42With England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic
0:14:42 > 0:14:45of Ireland all in the hat, they're sure to be some
0:14:45 > 0:14:50mouthwatering matchups, as Europe's elite players
0:14:50 > 0:14:51take centre stage.
0:14:51 > 0:14:52And I for one can't wait.
0:14:52 > 0:14:56See you.
0:15:04 > 0:15:05Germany
0:15:05 > 0:15:09Germany lead.
0:15:09 > 0:15:09Germany lead. France
0:15:09 > 0:15:10Germany lead. France are
0:15:10 > 0:15:10Germany lead. France are a
0:15:10 > 0:15:14Germany lead. France are a head.