30/01/2016 MOTD Kickabout

It's that time of year again when the season really starts

hotting up both on and off the pitch and I for one can't get

Just in the last seven days we've had Premier League,

Capital One Cup semis and penalty shoot-outs,

transfer rumour, pressure on managers and now it is the FA Cup

fourth round and in even better news, there's more to come

We reveal the main movers and shakers of the transfer window

and attempt to separate the fact from the fiction.

Imagine being the Cristiano Ronaldo of table football?

Now, imagine travelling the world playing table football for a job!

Plus we showcase more of your incredible home-made

football skills, giving the professionals a run

Now, this weekend sees the fourth round of the FA Cup,

but the action is already well underway after last night's huge

match between Derby County and Man United live on the BBC.

If you have already seen what happened, full marks

For the rest of you, here is a little recap.

Fired up stadium, welcoming the teams.

Louis van Gaal said, "We cannot lose to a championship club."

It's into the back of the net out of nothing.

Nothing much to choose between the sides at the start

So a much needed win and confidence boost for Man United.

Unlucky to Derby and their fantastic home support.

OK, it's time for an update on some of the other stories to have

caught my eye over the last seven days.

The fairytale became a reality for minnows Linlithgow Rose

in the Scottish Cup on Tuesday night.

The amateur Super League side beat Forfar to reach the quarterfinals

and goal scoring hero Kevin Kelbie will no doubt have had a spring

in his step on Wednesday morning back in his day job as a dog walker.

He's obviously a man used to taking the lead!

It has been a remarkable 12 months for the England women's football

They have been included in a leading computer game for the first time.

If there's a console there at St George's Park the girls

tend to play just to fill a bit of time up, yeah.

I would have to probably day Lucy or Jemma Davidson,

There was high drama in both Capital One Cup

Manchester City booked their Wembley place after a 4-3 aggregate

But Toffees fans will feel hard done by as Raheem Sterling's Cross

for a crucial goal appeared to have crossed the goal line.

In the other semi, Liverpool came out victorious against Stoke,

but only after a nailbiting penalty shoot-out.

Joe Allen's winning penalty in that match capped an amazing spell

If you include all the penalties they scored at Anfield on Tuesday

night and their incredible 5-4 win at Norwich last saturday,

that's an amazing 11 times that they put the ball in the back

The man at the centre of all this action is their charismatic

manager Jurgen Klopp - and such was the excitement

with Adam Lallana's last-gasp winner at Norwich, the big German's glasses

Classic Jurgen, always making a spectacle of himself

Right, now to a sport where the players are slightly less

animated, but there's just as much high drama.

Rob thank you for having me in your house. Table football, how did you

get the bug? My dad's friend used to have a table in his basement and he

used to beat me. He didn't hold backment he made me competitive and

really want to beat him. How do you go from playing against your dad's

friend to becoming one of the best players in the world? Practise and a

lot of drive, I guess. I have got it really young I developed good habits

and I really wanted to be the best. I do a bit of everything. I learned

allel different styles and depending on the opponent, I find a style he

doesn't likement when I started playing for GB, I didn't lose one

game. Last year I went to Taiwan, Abu Dhabi, Las Vegas.

I know there is a lot of differences between this and real football. But

presumably there is some moves that you can do on this that emulate the

players on the pitch? He has got a rocket of a left foot. The drive.

They've done it! So composed. I would do a simple one

like that. You have got Ronaldo on the left-wing. He can do a few step

overs. It is like watching Ronaldo. If Ronaldo was attached to a metal

pole and looked like a clothes peg. Amazing!

Oh, look at that! COMMENTATOR: Oh my word. I have

never seen anything like it. Wow. What would you say your top three

things to remember are if you want to be a great player. Control,

co-ordination and aggression. Well, let's see I can see what you can do.

I want to give you a game. Up for it? We'll give it a go. I need to do

my traditional team talk. Right then, boys. This is it. Each and

every one, 100%, you come here, that's right. I want to see a big

game from you. Strikers three upfront. I like this formation. You

do me proud and dough everyone proud. Don't be rubbish!

The thing is you're not going to make mistakes.

Come on! Speed, accuracy, concentration, all

skills that I seemingly don't possess, but this guy does and he's

really good. Okay he might have scored 134

but that's not the point! I literally couldn't even see

the ball half the time So from a table football magician

to a freestyling football one, It is an old ball, isn't it? But if

you watch carefully... He's playing a long time ago here, but I thought

if I shake it then he would be able to play in the modern day.

Make sure you check out the Kickabout area of the CBBC website.

There is recipes on how to eat like a pro, pick dream five a side teams

and much, much more including a video uploader to show case your

skills. Here's Seth who found it so easy to

score a goal, he started scoring through basketball hoops. Next up is

Tashie who sent us these incredible backward step overs.

There's only a few days left now until the January transfer window

shuts, but some teams are wasting no time in adding to their squads

Media interest is so high that some players don't even get

to their new clubs without being spotted.

Take new Chelsea signing, Brazilian Alexandre Pato

for example, he gave a walking interview after landing

Pato, Pato, what's it like being in England? I really want to play at

Chelsea. Another big move was Newcastle's

?12 million signing The youngster has scored some great

goals in his short career, and joins England team

mate Jonjo Shelvey at St Emmanuel Adebayor has joined

Crystal Palace after leaving Alan Pardew will be hoping the Togo

forward can grab some goals that the Eagles have been

lacking so far this season. Top of the league Leicester have

boosted their title hopes by bringing in midfielder

Daniel Amartey from FC Copenhagen. The Ghanian is very quick,

so should fit in well in Ranieri's One player leaving

the Premier League is Chelsea's Brazilian midfielder

Ramires. The 28-year-old has joined Chinese

side Jiangsu Suning in a deal believed to be worth

about ?25 million. Right back to this weekend

and here are the FA Cup fixtures. Colchester host Tottenham

in the early game and then at 3pm Burnley face a trip to the Emirates

to take on Arsenal. We all know about Arsenal's

creative genius mesut Ozil, Five goals and 16

assists this season. But don't fear Burnley fans,

you've got Andre Gray, come on in Andre you deserve to

match up against the German maestro. And it's almost an exact

mirror image of stats! But personally I don;t think it

will be enough for Burnley. I predict a 3-0 win with a couple

of assists from this Moving on now, and there's

a South Coast tussle between Bournemouth

and Portsmouth, and then tomorrow The Toffees' morale will have been

dented by their midweek exit in the other Cup competition,

but in Ross Barkley, my player of the week this week,

they have an Englishman who is showing strength,

pace and explosive dribbling That goal against City on Wednesday

was a prime example and I'm predicting Everton to win

comfortably and pick And talking of dribbling,

there have been some great examples On the lefthand side.

Oh, another wonderful goal for Arsenal. It is and the man who

cannot stop scoring. And what a fantastic run. He scored!

All of a sudden Spurs are in front again and look what happened here.

It is in the penalty area. This is a fantastic run. Oh, what a goal!

That's a glorious strike. It was just like watching Spurs in the FA

Cup Final all those years ago. He is charging forward. Terry Phelan

runs for the whole length of the field and he was cleared off his own

line a few moments ago. It has been picked up by Ryan Giggs.

There is support in the centre as well. But this is still Ryan Giggs.

Past Dixon and he scored a sensational goal.

What a moment for Ryan Giggs and for Manchester United! It is one of the

truly great FA Cup goals. And finally on Sunday it is the MK

Dons against Chelsea. I'm not sure the Dons have quite

enough to win but I reckon this could be the surprise

of the round and go to a replay, Josh Murphy is a winger

who is scoring goals as well as creating

them this season. The same can't be said for last

season's player of the year, Eden Hazard, who with only three

assists to his name and no goal, is having what is technically

known as a stinker. But remember, as always,

my predictions must be taken Last week proved to be complete

nonsense yet again and I'm That's all we've got

time for I'm afraid,