:00:24. > :00:28.I tell you what, those bleak summer weeks of no football seem
:00:29. > :00:33.The Football League, the English League Cup,
:00:34. > :00:35.the Premier League, the Champions League
:00:36. > :00:40.It feels like it's kicking off all over the place
:00:41. > :00:49.Here's what's coming up on today's show.
:00:50. > :00:53.England international and Arsenal pro Alex Scott is a surprise
:00:54. > :00:57.challenger at the world's first indoor football theme park.
:00:58. > :01:00.Super fan Noah gives us the lowdown on his team,
:01:01. > :01:06.And we look forward to a great weekend of Premier League action.
:01:07. > :01:09.Loads to get excited about in this week's show, but wait
:01:10. > :01:19.Yes, we're kicking off with the headline hitters.
:01:20. > :01:21.Manchester City all but assured progress in the Champions
:01:22. > :01:25.League with a 5-0 win against Steaua Bucharest.
:01:26. > :01:29.Even by Aguero's standards, he had an extraordinary game.
:01:30. > :01:32.First he missed not one, but two penalties
:01:33. > :01:35.and then went on to score a hat-trick.
:01:36. > :01:43.As if running the most high-profile race in the world wasn't enough
:01:44. > :01:48.to keep you occupied, Usain Bolt, the fastest man
:01:49. > :01:51.in history and a massive Man United fan still found time to tweak this
:01:52. > :01:57.Right before winning gold in the 100 metres final.
:01:58. > :02:01.And, lastly, you've ever thought that you had a bad day,
:02:02. > :02:10.spare a thought for Blackburn defender Shane Duffy.
:02:11. > :02:13.own goals and got sent off in a defeat to Cardiff.
:02:14. > :02:16.Add to that the own goal he scored against Wigan and he finds
:02:17. > :02:18.himself joint top scorer in the Championship,
:02:19. > :02:20.although all of his have been
:02:21. > :02:29.Now, from time to time, I like to rhyme about footballing
:02:30. > :02:32.stats, so flex your mental muscle with this little puzzle and see
:02:33. > :02:36.Which basically means I'm going to set you a little
:02:37. > :02:39.See if you can figure out which footballer I'm talking
:02:40. > :02:43.about and I'll reveal the answer at the end of the show.
:02:44. > :02:45.Through scoring goals I made my name.
:02:46. > :02:52.I've played for many different clubs and hold
:02:53. > :02:56.In Canada my team was Toronto, but Big Sam called
:02:57. > :03:00.I'm small and fast and catch the eye,
:03:01. > :03:07.With the Premier League's return last week, it was our first
:03:08. > :03:09.chance to check out some of the new arrivals.
:03:10. > :03:15.Middlesbrough's Alvaro Negredo got off to a great goal-scoring start,
:03:16. > :03:17.as did Zlatan Ibrahimovic when he netted Man United's
:03:18. > :03:23.Amazingly the big Swede has now scored on his debut
:03:24. > :03:26.in Serie A, La Liga, Ligue 1, the Champions League
:03:27. > :03:30.But he's not the only one to make a good first impression
:03:31. > :03:36.COMMENTARY: Anthony Martial, meantime, runs into Skrtel,
:03:37. > :04:24.This to open his account in English football.
:04:25. > :04:46.Oh, seeing Ravanelli there really took me back a few years.
:04:47. > :04:54.Like many of you, when I was growing up, I was obsessed with football.
:04:55. > :05:00.I was also inspired to put pen to paper and draw my heroes.
:05:01. > :05:05.In fact, I've even managed to dig out a few of my masterpieces,
:05:06. > :05:07.so here is the White Feather himself.
:05:08. > :05:13.Here are a few of my Leeds United favourites.
:05:14. > :05:16.There is Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, current manager of QPR.
:05:17. > :05:18.And David Hopkin and Alf Inge Haaland.
:05:19. > :05:20.They've not fared too bad, have they?
:05:21. > :05:25.And anyway, this got me thinking, I would love to see your footballing
:05:26. > :05:29.artwork, so whether it's a player, a manager, a stadium or even kits
:05:30. > :05:33.and badges, why not send us your soccer sketches?
:05:34. > :05:50.We will try and show some of the best ones on Kickabout soon.
:05:51. > :05:53.And of course we always love to see your footie videos,
:05:54. > :06:00.so here's a few corkers you've sent in recently.
:06:01. > :06:03.Over the chairs and into the top corner.
:06:04. > :06:11.And I call this one Finn and the bin.
:06:12. > :06:37.Super slow Mo for the acrobatics of Kristian. Surely that's miles over.
:06:38. > :06:46.It is dipping. Oh, I say. Finally, pick that one out. Let's have
:06:47. > :06:51.another look. Great stuff. Have any of you seen that thing when you swap
:06:52. > :06:58.faces with someone? Here is what happened when me and Laura Trott
:06:59. > :07:03.swapped our good looks. Crikey. Have you ever thought what other sports
:07:04. > :07:08.would look like when mixed with footie. We sent England
:07:09. > :07:17.international Alex Scott to answer that very question. Hello, I am Alex
:07:18. > :07:25.Scott. I am a music lover. I have played a bit of football. Welcome to
:07:26. > :07:33.the world's first indoor football theme park. It is great but
:07:34. > :07:41.something is missing. I need a challenge. I need someone to take
:07:42. > :07:52.down. Scotty, have no fear, Tyler West is here.
:07:53. > :08:04.I'm heading straight for the bull's-eye.
:08:05. > :08:11.This is the Golden bowl, this is it. 90th minute of the FA Cup final.
:08:12. > :08:34.Tyler West steps up to the mark. 47 to 11. I was trying to go easy on
:08:35. > :08:45.you. On this challenge, it is football. It is simple, we have got
:08:46. > :08:55.two attempts. I want the last challenge, so it is only fair that I
:08:56. > :09:14.go first. Three out of six. That's good enough. It's a spare.
:09:15. > :09:35.Same place again. Technically I'm 2-0 up. I will be nice and say it is
:09:36. > :09:45.a winner takes all. Bring it on. Five, four, three, two.
:09:46. > :10:09.Winner, winner, chicken dinner. Come on, take a breath. How are you
:10:10. > :10:20.feeling? You know what? Fairplay. Winner takes all. It was fun. All
:10:21. > :10:26.about fun and Fairplay! Great hustle from Scotty there. I always knew she
:10:27. > :10:30.had Tyler in her back pocket. There is a wealth of fixtures to look
:10:31. > :10:37.forward to this weekend. Take a look at this lot. Mike pick of the bunch
:10:38. > :10:41.is when Leicester City host Arsenal. They both lost their opening game
:10:42. > :10:47.and if last year was aching to go pie, this one could be a stronger.
:10:48. > :11:16.-- anything to go by. There is going to be some great
:11:17. > :11:24.match ups and I have picked out two key battles. First it is Alexis
:11:25. > :11:30.Sanchez against Riyad Mahrez. Sanchez was injured last season and
:11:31. > :11:38.he didn't get as many goals or assists, whereas Riyad Mahrez was on
:11:39. > :11:45.fire in both areas. Next up, it is natural monorail against Danny
:11:46. > :11:50.Simpson. We can see that he made more interceptions than Simpson,
:11:51. > :11:58.although Simpson put in more blocks and I think that will be very
:11:59. > :12:02.important against Arsenal. I am backing Monreal to come out on top.
:12:03. > :12:14.It is not all about the Premier League. Here is Noah with the
:12:15. > :12:24.lowdown on his hometown club. Hi, I'm Noah, I am nine years old and
:12:25. > :12:28.this is Macclesfield Town FC. I have been supporting Macclesfield Town
:12:29. > :12:32.for two years. We currently play in the national league but this season
:12:33. > :12:39.I hope we get promoted to the Football League. We were founded in
:12:40. > :12:49.1874 and our nickname is the Silk Mill And.
:12:50. > :12:59.Our gaffer used to play for us and he was a brilliant striker. He
:13:00. > :13:05.scored over 100 goals in his Macclesfield Courier.
:13:06. > :13:15.-- career. My favourite match since I have been eight Macclesfield Town
:13:16. > :13:20.fan is when we played against Torquay. We beat them 2-0 and I felt
:13:21. > :13:25.great afterwards. I think matches here are really exciting because
:13:26. > :13:36.there is lots of noise and it gets you really excited. My favourite
:13:37. > :13:41.Macclesfield Town player is Danny. He scores lots of goals and is very
:13:42. > :13:46.quick. We have a history of great strikers at the club. One of our
:13:47. > :13:51.most famous players it was Rickie Lambert who now plays for West Brom.
:13:52. > :13:57.Matthew Tipton is also a club legend. He once scored 50 goals in
:13:58. > :14:03.the Football League for us. Our top schools scorer this season has been
:14:04. > :14:11.Chris Hall run. Has scored two goals. Hopefully he will score a lot
:14:12. > :14:22.more goals this season. Thanks, Noah. All the best for the rest of
:14:23. > :14:25.the season. That is nearly at, but before we go I am sure you are all
:14:26. > :14:30.on the edge of your seats waiting for the answer to our riddle. The
:14:31. > :14:34.man in question is of course Jermaine Defoe. If he got that
:14:35. > :14:39.right, now is the time to feel smug. Today he is likely to feature in the
:14:40. > :14:44.Sunderland starting line-up against Middlesbrough. You wouldn't put it
:14:45. > :14:47.past him to get on the scoresheet. We will wait and see. See you.