0:00:16 > 0:00:18The grass freshly cut. Net stretched.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21Pitch lines repainted.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23The ball, freshly pumped up, like me.
0:00:23 > 0:00:26It is the new season of the Premier League, folks.
0:00:26 > 0:00:30Bring it on.
0:00:50 > 0:00:50Good
0:00:50 > 0:00:52Good morning.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54What a feast of sport we have on the table.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57The Olympics are in full swing and the new Premier League
0:00:57 > 0:00:58season has arrived.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01So where better for Kickabout to start than here?
0:01:01 > 0:01:03The Olympic Stadium of 2012, newly transformed into the home
0:01:03 > 0:01:05of West Ham United.
0:01:05 > 0:01:11Here is what is coming up on today's show.
0:01:11 > 0:01:17We will be giving you an exclusive sneak peek around this stadium
0:01:17 > 0:01:19and reliving some of those golden moments from London 2012.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22It will be two gold medals for Great Britain.
0:01:22 > 0:01:27Beautiful.
0:01:27 > 0:01:29John Farnworth heads to newly-promoted Middlesbrough
0:01:29 > 0:01:31to share his skills with the stars of the future.
0:01:31 > 0:01:35And of course, we look ahead at all the action and round up
0:01:35 > 0:01:38who has bought who for how much in this year's transfer market.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40Just four years ago, this place was absolutely rocking
0:01:40 > 0:01:42as it witnessed some unforgettable moments of sporting glory.
0:01:42 > 0:01:48And this track is where it all went down.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51Mo Farah is going to make it two gold medals
0:01:51 > 0:01:54for Great Britain. Beautiful.
0:01:54 > 0:01:58Usain Bolt is pulling away, he is going to win the gold.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02A champion becomes a legend.
0:02:02 > 0:02:12It is not Bolt, Mo and Jess that the crowd will be cheering,
0:02:13 > 0:02:15but Payet, Carroll and Lanzini.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18Yes, after a hundred years at Upton Park,
0:02:18 > 0:02:20the Hammers have a new home.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23They have to wait eight days until they can play their first
0:02:23 > 0:02:25Premier League game here, but this grass has already seen
0:02:25 > 0:02:27a fair bit of entertainment.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30NK Domazale were swept away 3-0 to ensure their progress
0:02:30 > 0:02:32in the Premier Europa League with Cheikhou Kouyate scoring
0:02:32 > 0:02:34the first ever goal in the stadium.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36But mighty Juventus proved too much, winning here 3-2 last Sunday.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39Some pre-season highs and lows for the Hammers but pre-season
0:02:39 > 0:02:41doesn't just mean the odd game.
0:02:41 > 0:02:45There are foreign tours, tonnes of trading and some
0:02:45 > 0:02:49eye-watering kit launches. Take a look at this.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55This summer, Premier League clubs have been jetsetting all over
0:02:55 > 0:02:58the world in preparation for the new season.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01The team that travelled the furthest was Spurs who flew a whopping
0:03:01 > 0:03:0421,178 miles in total.
0:03:04 > 0:03:08Harry Kane and co not only had a gruelling 22-hour flight
0:03:08 > 0:03:11to Melbourne and back to contend with, but their travels also took
0:03:11 > 0:03:14them to Norway via London and while they were back home
0:03:14 > 0:03:18in England, they got a rather unusual visit from one
0:03:18 > 0:03:20of the most famous American footballers on the planet.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22Check this out.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29And it wasn't just Spurs who tested their skills
0:03:29 > 0:03:33with different sports.
0:03:33 > 0:03:41Tottenham's east London rivals West Ham swapped football
0:03:41 > 0:03:43for basketball as colleagues took on the famous NBA
0:03:43 > 0:03:45half court challenge.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48Meanwhile, Chelsea, and their new boss Antonio Conte
0:03:48 > 0:03:50travelled around 12,000 miles in total, taking them to Austria
0:03:50 > 0:03:52and America, where they played tough games against Real
0:03:52 > 0:03:55Madrid and Liverpool.
0:03:55 > 0:03:59The Reds topped off their very own US tour with a game at Wembley
0:03:59 > 0:04:05against Spanish giants Barcelona, who they beat 4-0.
0:04:05 > 0:04:10The Catalans may have temporarily lost their ticker tacker tekkers,
0:04:10 > 0:04:12ingrained in them by former manager Pep Guardiola,
0:04:12 > 0:04:14but the Spaniard now in charge of Man City is making
0:04:14 > 0:04:17new friends in Manchester ahead of his first season in England.
0:04:17 > 0:04:18Hello. Hello.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20How are you? Good.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22Give me a hug. Give me a hug.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24The most famous fan. Sit down.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26Take a seat.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28Is it really you?
0:04:28 > 0:04:31Yes. I am.
0:04:31 > 0:04:37Is it really you? I am!
0:04:37 > 0:04:39Who do you think it is? A lookalike?
0:04:39 > 0:04:41Pep Guardiola. Yes!
0:04:41 > 0:04:44And lastly, it is that time of year when you see your favourite stars
0:04:44 > 0:04:47run out in their teams' brand-new kits of the season ahead.
0:04:47 > 0:04:51But could the new Norwich City third strip top the lot?
0:04:51 > 0:04:53I will let you guys decide on that one.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55All that was going on in the footballing world,
0:04:55 > 0:04:59spare a thought for the team that had to transform this amazing
0:04:59 > 0:05:01from an Olympic venue to a footballing one.
0:05:01 > 0:05:09I've got some super fans with me to help reach show me around.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11Hi, I'm Matthew. Hi, I'm Tom.
0:05:11 > 0:05:15We are massive West Ham fans and this is our new stadium.
0:05:15 > 0:05:20Boys, nice to meet you, I'm Tyler.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24Right, you are my super fans and will be showing me
0:05:24 > 0:05:29around the stadium today, right?
0:05:29 > 0:05:31Well, look at this, it is the home dressing room,
0:05:31 > 0:05:34shall we go and check it out? Let's go.
0:05:34 > 0:05:44So here, boys we are in the home dressing room.
0:05:45 > 0:05:51How does it feel to be here? Amazing.
0:05:51 > 0:05:56Who is your favourite player? Antonio.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58Payet. He works magic.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00He is a little bit of a magician.
0:06:00 > 0:06:01Any new signings this year?
0:06:01 > 0:06:03We have a couple.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06Our main one is Andre Ayew.
0:06:06 > 0:06:0820 million. From Swansea.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12Hopefully he lives up to his expectations.
0:06:12 > 0:06:17What do we have here then?
0:06:17 > 0:06:20It looks like we have a hot tub and cold tub.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23OK, a bit of luxury for the players, they should be playing football, not
0:06:23 > 0:06:24sitting in hot tubs.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26This is amazing, we're outside Bilic's office.
0:06:26 > 0:06:35Shall we go and have a look inside? Yes.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48So, this is where the big boss sit, what do we think of him at West Ham?
0:06:48 > 0:06:49He is great.
0:06:49 > 0:06:53We got our highest points total last year and we came seventh and we got
0:06:53 > 0:06:57European football.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59Considering we got relegated a couple of seasons
0:06:59 > 0:07:01ago, it is not bad.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03It is promising. He is doing things.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06Do you think you will appreciate you sitting in his chair?
0:07:06 > 0:07:10Do you like the big boss? A bit power happy?
0:07:10 > 0:07:13As we walk out of the tunnel, to just stand here and take
0:07:13 > 0:07:18in that amazing feeling...
0:07:18 > 0:07:22So we here at such an incredible view but the seats are
0:07:22 > 0:07:24quite personal to you?
0:07:24 > 0:07:31They are ours.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34How does it feel to be looking at the pitch from this view?
0:07:34 > 0:07:41It feels quite amazing because from the old stadium,
0:07:41 > 0:07:44we were on that side of the stadium and we were facing right down
0:07:44 > 0:07:46and we were so close to the pitch.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49Now, because we are so far away, we can see the whole pitch.
0:07:49 > 0:07:53As well as this shiny new stadium, West Ham have also added some shiny
0:07:53 > 0:07:54new players to their collection.
0:07:54 > 0:07:59Among them is Ghana striker Andre Ayew.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02As the boys said, signed from Swansea City for ?20 million.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04This is just a small drop in the transfer madness
0:08:04 > 0:08:07so let's have a look at some of the other done deals.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09Finally, Paul Pogba is a United player again,
0:08:09 > 0:08:10for a whopping ?89 million.
0:08:10 > 0:08:14Across Manchester, City have signed England defender
0:08:14 > 0:08:18John Stones for 47.5 million.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21It makes everybody else's transfer spend seem quite small.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24Behind the gossip and large sums of money, have you ever actually
0:08:24 > 0:08:28wondered what it is like to sign for a massive club?
0:08:28 > 0:08:33This is what happened when Umtiti was unveiled at Barcelona recently.
0:09:36 > 0:09:37APPLAUSE
0:09:37 > 0:09:40Well, a boy can dream, can't he?
0:09:40 > 0:09:44I may not be West Ham's new signing and I may not be able to do as many
0:09:44 > 0:09:49keep-me-ups to impress the fans but I do know a man who can.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52The Premier League is back and so is John Farnworth.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54When clubs get promoted to the Premier League,
0:09:54 > 0:09:57they worry about one thing more than anything else - scoring goals.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00So I have come to the north-east of England to meet the massive
0:10:00 > 0:10:02Middlesbrough fans and I'm going to teach them
0:10:02 > 0:10:04and you all about the art of finishing.
0:10:04 > 0:10:08Let's go.
0:10:22 > 0:10:26Are we ready to go? All: Yeah!
0:10:26 > 0:10:29Three, two, one... Let's go.
0:10:29 > 0:10:33To become the perfect finisher, there are three main steps.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36Number one, find space, you are always going
0:10:36 > 0:10:38to have a defender with you so you have
0:10:38 > 0:10:40got to lose him.
0:10:40 > 0:10:48He has got me! He has got me!
0:10:48 > 0:10:53HE LAUGHS Oh, man, got me with a double!
0:10:57 > 0:11:00Step two - pick your spot and keep your calm.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04The best players in the world, they know where to put the football.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13Before you hit it, think about which corner
0:11:13 > 0:11:20you want to go into.
0:11:33 > 0:11:42Step three - hit it clean and hit the target.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44When I mean hit it clean, it through the middle
0:11:44 > 0:11:47of the ball and of course, we are never going to score
0:11:47 > 0:11:50if we don't hit the target.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57Imagine you are in Wembley and that is your moment,
0:11:57 > 0:12:00you have got all the time in the world, no one
0:12:00 > 0:12:06is on you and it is your chance to shine.
0:12:06 > 0:12:11Whoa!
0:12:14 > 0:12:16To become the ultimate finisher, you have to have persistence
0:12:16 > 0:12:18and you need to keep your head up.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21Even the best strikers in the world miss but what sets them apart
0:12:21 > 0:12:26is that they keep their head up and they practice every single day.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29If you put all that together, you make life a lot more difficult
0:12:29 > 0:12:31for goalkeepers like these guys.
0:12:31 > 0:12:35Good luck to Boro as they welcome Stoke to the Riverside today.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38If you have been to a soccer school this summer or you have been
0:12:38 > 0:12:43in the back garden perfecting your football skills,
0:12:43 > 0:12:47why not get someone to film you in action and uploaded
0:12:47 > 0:12:51to the Kickabout website just like this lot did?
0:13:00 > 0:13:10Amazing skills, please keep those clips coming in.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12Singer Imani released her debut single Don't Need No Money just
0:13:12 > 0:13:16a few weeks ago and let me tell you, you would be changing your tune
0:13:16 > 0:13:18if you were going to buy these players.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21My name is Imani and this is my dream five-a-side team.
0:13:21 > 0:13:26In goal, I pick Manuel Neuer.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29He plays for Bayern Munich and he is the best goalie
0:13:29 > 0:13:31in the whole world.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34In defence, I pick Laurent Koscielny.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37He plays for France and Arsenal and I pick him because he smashed
0:13:37 > 0:13:45the Euros this year.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47Koscielny's front challenge, needed to be.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49In midfield, I pick myself because I could showcase
0:13:49 > 0:13:51my attacking skills.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54I would also pick Gareth Bale who plays for Wales and Real Madrid
0:13:54 > 0:13:57and I pick him because he will score us a lot of goals.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59And there is the man with a plan!
0:13:59 > 0:14:02Upfront, I pick Messi, he plays for Barcelona and he scored
0:14:02 > 0:14:03over 50 goals last year.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06Messi takes it again and he dances away and he scores!
0:14:06 > 0:14:07Lionel Messi!
0:14:07 > 0:14:10Thanks, Imani.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13As last season was so unpredictable, we thought it would be fun to ask
0:14:13 > 0:14:16some of the Kickabout family their predictions and then
0:14:16 > 0:14:19at the end of the season, we can laugh at how wrong we were.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22Thanks Tyler, well my predictions for this Premier League
0:14:22 > 0:14:29season are champions, I've got to say Chelsea.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32I think the Hammers are going to do well this year but I do think
0:14:32 > 0:14:34the team that will win the Premier League
0:14:34 > 0:14:36are Manchester United.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38I also think Middlesbrough could be really exciting.
0:14:38 > 0:14:46The three teams to get relegated, I think are going to be West Brom...
0:14:46 > 0:14:48I've got to say Hull City are the prime ones...
0:14:48 > 0:14:48Hull...
0:14:48 > 0:14:50Burnley, bit of an unknown quantity...
0:14:50 > 0:14:52And Burnley.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55I'm going to stick my neck out and say Watford...
0:14:55 > 0:14:57And the top scorer... I think will be...
0:14:57 > 0:14:58I've got a feeling...
0:14:58 > 0:15:01I'm going to go for the tried and tested Harry Kane.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04Ibrahimovic.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06Whether our predictions are spot on or laughably off target,
0:15:06 > 0:15:09there is only one thing I can say for certain.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12It will be a brilliant ride and I can't wait
0:15:12 > 0:15:16for you to come with us. See you.