:00:29. > :00:34.Hello Kickabouters, good morning and season's greetings. Welcome to a
:00:35. > :00:37.Christmas edition of Match of the Day Kickabout. Our stockings are
:00:38. > :00:41.overflowing with treats. They are and I'm dressed in my Stoke City
:00:42. > :00:49.Christmas jumper. You'll find out why later. You're looking the part
:00:50. > :00:54.as well. Thank you. My official Leeds United jumper. Soyuz extra
:00:55. > :01:05.large, because they'd sold out of everything else. Here's what's
:01:06. > :01:08.coming up on today's show: England sensational shot stopper Jack
:01:09. > :01:16.Buttland gives us his Christmas routine. Tis the season for magic. A
:01:17. > :01:20.bauble to be precise And the dream five-a-side team from the man of the
:01:21. > :01:25.moment. He doesn't half move well for a guy would gets through so many
:01:26. > :01:29.mince pies. While you're stuffing your face with those mince pies, I
:01:30. > :01:39.will do some work. Here are the headline hitters: Chelsea have
:01:40. > :01:43.sacked Jose Mourinho, their most successful ever manager, just seven
:01:44. > :01:46.months after leading theme Premier League glory, with the champions
:01:47. > :01:51.hovering just above the relegation zone.
:01:52. > :01:56.The draw for the last 16 of the Champions League has been made.
:01:57. > :02:07.Arsenal' task couldn't be harder. They face holders Barcelona, with
:02:08. > :02:10.Messi, Neymar and Suarez. Non-league clubs battled bravely in
:02:11. > :02:15.the second round of the FA Cup. But only one of them, Eastleigh, will
:02:16. > :02:21.compete in the third round of the oldest cup competition in the world.
:02:22. > :02:27.Mother mince pie! Budge up then. Someone else is about to join our
:02:28. > :02:54.line-up. This guy's been very busy entertaining us this year.
:02:55. > :03:04.That is your card all right. Giving you the deck. Got to try and find
:03:05. > :03:15.it. It's John Farnworth everyone! Merry comis. -- Christmas. Hang on,
:03:16. > :03:18.that's not a football. What is it? It's a Christmas pudding. No-one
:03:19. > :03:24.really likes them. But I'm going to do tricks with them You've been a
:03:25. > :03:26.free styling mascot and now doing football magic tricks, where do you
:03:27. > :03:30.come up with the ideas? I don't know. It started with doing tricks
:03:31. > :03:35.in my back garden. It's amazing where it's led me to. I can't put my
:03:36. > :03:39.finger on it. It's great. What's brilliant is how you've inspired the
:03:40. > :03:52.viewers. They don't just want to be Ronaldo or Messi, they want tomorrow
:03:53. > :04:00.late you. Take a look. -- want to emulate you. Look at
:04:01. > :04:05.this, lovely round the world. Regains control, more tidy pick-ups
:04:06. > :04:11.and catches it on the neck. Check out the Kickabout website over
:04:12. > :04:15.Christmas. We have a fantastically festive quiz for you. See if you or
:04:16. > :04:21.your friends can get five out of five. You can also upload videos of
:04:22. > :04:28.your best goals and skills. 2015 has been a vintage year, so let's repeat
:04:29. > :04:32.that brilliant in 2016. It's not just viewers getting into the
:04:33. > :04:36.spirit. Plenty of Premier League players have been, well shall we say
:04:37. > :04:44.coerced into spreading festive cheer.
:04:45. > :04:47.Wait, wait. Because there's a big wait. I'm putting on a pair of socks
:04:48. > :05:13.first. Game over. This is the opening shot
:05:14. > :05:17.of the video. We have put a Christmas putting in the corner of
:05:18. > :06:06.the goal. Knock it out. As many shots as it takes, but we need it.
:06:07. > :07:12.# We wish you a merry Christmas # We wish you a merry Christmas
:07:13. > :07:20.# And a happy new year # After all that silliness, there's
:07:21. > :07:23.the serious matter of four games for every Premier League club offer the
:07:24. > :07:28.next two weeks. Yes and this may look like a Christmas tree. But
:07:29. > :07:32.don't be fooled. But it's the top of the Premier League take Kickabout
:07:33. > :07:36.style. In the thick branches, that's sixth place for Crystal Palace. What
:07:37. > :07:40.a storming season they're having. Below them, Liverpool, West Ham and
:07:41. > :07:47.even Watford hoping to climb the tree. In fiveth, Spurs occupying the
:07:48. > :07:52.Europa League spot. Then up to fourth, it's Man United. I'm afraid
:07:53. > :07:55.it's more alarm bells than Jingle Bells around Old Trafford. Up to
:07:56. > :08:01.third it's the other Manchester club, Man City. Look how happy that
:08:02. > :08:14.fan is. Always inevitably in the mix. Standing for second place,
:08:15. > :08:18.because we have a Santa Claus count down for Arsenal. The top of the
:08:19. > :08:23.tree, the surprise package, it's Leicester City! Look at him,
:08:24. > :08:27.grinning from here to ear like every Leicester City fan. They are atop
:08:28. > :08:33.the tree. With so much football to play over Christmas, all of this
:08:34. > :08:39.could change and I can't wait. Christmas time is really every
:08:40. > :08:44.football fan's dream with loads of mouth watering clashes, including
:08:45. > :08:49.Arsenal versus Man City, Liverpool/Leicester. The lunch time
:08:50. > :08:52.kickoff is Stoke versus Man United. Because they play on Boxing Day as
:08:53. > :08:59.well, they play on Christmas Day as well. I know do they go for the 11th
:09:00. > :09:04.mince pie or stick with ten. What is it with you? Luckily for both of
:09:05. > :09:11.you, I know exactly what footballers do on Christmas Day. I met up with
:09:12. > :09:16.Jack Buttland. He went back to his roots to inspire the next generation
:09:17. > :09:21.at the PlayStation' schools cup. COMMENTATOR: What a save. That is
:09:22. > :09:27.why this fellow is rated so highly. Outstanding again. England's number
:09:28. > :09:31.two, or number one it you're a Stoke fan. Usually it was just get up in
:09:32. > :09:35.the morning before everyone else and cause loads of havoc and open a load
:09:36. > :09:39.of presents. The day followed after that. It's different now. Once
:09:40. > :09:43.football come about and we started training on Christmas Day. It does
:09:44. > :09:47.change the whole time frame. You've got to start thinking when you're
:09:48. > :09:52.having the dinner, doing presents. Will training be more relaxed? I'm
:09:53. > :09:57.thinking about what I might turn up in. I'm going for a full father
:09:58. > :10:03.Christmas suit kind ever thing or stick with just the hat. Will Mark
:10:04. > :10:07.Hughes come as Santa? I doubt it. I think it's down to us to make sure
:10:08. > :10:11.we deliver him three points. When you're having Christmas dinner on
:10:12. > :10:16.Christmas eve, will you have one eye on the game on Boxing Day? Yeah. You
:10:17. > :10:19.always will. Christmas eve, after training in the morning, really let
:10:20. > :10:23.my hair down and enjoy Christmas as much as possible. Will all your
:10:24. > :10:27.family and friends watch you play on Boxing Day? Yeah, we have a fair
:10:28. > :10:35.group coming, hopefully we can put on a performance for them.
:10:36. > :10:45.We have a game for you. We want to see secret Santa. We have pictures
:10:46. > :10:54.of team-mates here. If I show you them, can you say what you'd buy
:10:55. > :11:00.them and why. Oh, probably some hair gel. He doesn't wear it a lot and he
:11:01. > :11:04.has a floppy hair cut. COMMENTATOR: He's come up with the
:11:05. > :11:10.goal for them. Charlie Adam. Oh, wow. A muzzle or something like
:11:11. > :11:19.that. He's loud, very chirpy. Just to keep him quiet for a couple of
:11:20. > :11:25.minutes. Peter Crouch. He likes tea. Maybe nice tea bags. Posh tea.
:11:26. > :11:33.COMMENTATOR: Old long legs has done it again. Ryan, I think his
:11:34. > :11:40.present's been bought for him, some Dee ode rant in the last couple of
:11:41. > :11:46.weeks - deoderant. I'd get him some trainers. I love Christmas, cookies,
:11:47. > :11:56.milk, carrots. We always put something out. Do you like brufl
:11:57. > :12:08.sprouts? I don't mind them. Mum cooks them with bacon. Eat your
:12:09. > :12:12.brusel sprouts. Are you a sprout fan? John? Where's he gone? He
:12:13. > :12:29.mentioned something about branching out and doing magic with a bauble.
:12:30. > :12:56.MUSIC Rocking around the Christmas tree
:12:57. > :13:03.Amazing. I just don't know how you do it. To show our appreciation, me
:13:04. > :13:11.and Rachel got you a gift. Merry Christmas. Thank you so much. Wow.
:13:12. > :13:16.Look at this. Believe in the magic. I believe in the magic. Thank you so
:13:17. > :13:21.much. Speaking of presents, to celebrate everything we've done, I
:13:22. > :13:35.got you a present too. Thank you. That's yours. What is it? I was so
:13:36. > :13:39.short there! I think 6'7" something like that. I am really short. I
:13:40. > :13:47.don't even come up to your shoulder. Almost. It was a great day. I love
:13:48. > :13:54.it. Thank you. How many people have a mug like that. What's this? It's
:13:55. > :14:00.exciting, I love this. It is me crossed with Jurgen Klopp on a mouse
:14:01. > :14:06.mat, when I was doing my manager dance.
:14:07. > :14:09.Keep it moving, what are you doing? Watch your man.
:14:10. > :14:13.Look at these presents, they remind me of the great times we've had this
:14:14. > :14:27.year. There's many more too. If you're after the biggest names in
:14:28. > :14:34.football, you're in the right place. Hi, I'm Jamie Vardy. I'm Petr Cech.
:14:35. > :14:48.You're watching Match of the Day Kickabout. Hello everybody.
:14:49. > :14:54.Tinkerman. Tinkerman. No, I'm the tinkerman.
:14:55. > :15:04.COMMENTATOR: Went for the spectacular. What a goal! That is
:15:05. > :15:07.stunning. I have a few goals that I will remember, for example the two
:15:08. > :15:11.goals I scored at Anfield. What can you remember from when you were this
:15:12. > :15:16.age? I remember a lot. Even more if I come here and I see them playing,
:15:17. > :15:25.like when I was a kid, with my friends and in the school. Rumour
:15:26. > :15:27.has it that Yaya listens to Celine Dion, is this true? I knew you going
:15:28. > :15:41.to ask me this question. No. # You were my voice when I couldn't
:15:42. > :15:45.speak Some kids in the playground will be bragging that you went
:15:46. > :15:50.there. Why did you move to Arsenal? Because I want to play. I believe
:15:51. > :15:52.that I have a chance there. We should see whether he's still got
:15:53. > :16:12.what it takes to be a number one. That's exactly where I pointed.
:16:13. > :16:16.Which position do you play? Mostly centre mid. Like me. You score a lot
:16:17. > :16:20.of goals. If you do good, maybe you can be a professional player like me
:16:21. > :16:28.one day. Yeah. Just have fun and enjoy with your friends. There were
:16:29. > :16:33.loads of household names in that lot. But they don't come bigger than
:16:34. > :16:37.our star player-manager of our Christmas dream five-a-side team. I
:16:38. > :16:48.tell what you John... He's disappeared again. Hello Kickabout
:16:49. > :16:50.fans, you might recognise me, I'm father Christmas. This is my dream
:16:51. > :16:59.five-a-side team. I'm going in goal of course. I'm
:17:00. > :17:09.pretty good at catching your Christmas lists. I'm a whiz at
:17:10. > :17:19.distributing your presents. At the back, in defence, it's got to be
:17:20. > :17:30.Sleighton Baines. He's always flying into perfectly timed tackles. In the
:17:31. > :17:37.midfield, I rely on Eric Rein-Dire. He never lets you down. Alongside
:17:38. > :17:40.him it's got to be Wayne Sproutledge. Some people are not so
:17:41. > :17:50.keen you know. That's nonsense. I think he's a tasty selection. Up
:17:51. > :17:55.front, there's only one Santa Cazorla. Yes, he reminds me a bit of
:17:56. > :17:57.myself to be honest. He's brilliant at delivering the goods and making
:17:58. > :18:19.people happy. That was incredible. Sorry I was
:18:20. > :18:24.last minute shopping. I hear he's pretty good. Any way, you also
:18:25. > :18:29.missed some decent festive puns. Fear not, because I'm all right in
:18:30. > :18:34.that department. I've written you a little Andy Carroll.
:18:35. > :18:39.# We wish you a messy Christmas. We wish you a Messi Christmas. We wish
:18:40. > :18:45.you a Messi Christmas and a happy Roo year.
:18:46. > :18:52.# Good tidings we bring Kapoo and Josh king
:18:53. > :18:59.# We wish you a Messi Christmas # And a happy Roo year.
:19:00. > :19:09.We're nearly out of time for today, though. No! Surely there's time for
:19:10. > :19:14.one more mince pie. Oh, dear. Nice one. We're going to leave you with
:19:15. > :19:16.the best goals from the last 12 months and they weren't all from the
:19:17. > :19:31.top division. Merry Christmas! Bye. COMMENTATOR: Maybe she will, she
:19:32. > :19:37.does, oh, yes! An absolute belter. What about that! He wants to go all
:19:38. > :19:45.the way here. Liverpool in front for the first time in this final. Here's
:19:46. > :19:54.Defoe, oh, my goodness me what a goal! What a stunning goal. He's
:19:55. > :19:59.beaten all three of them. Allan again. Oh, what a goal! That's a
:20:00. > :20:01.great effort. He scores a sensational goal. What an effort
:20:02. > :20:02.that was.