:00:00. > :00:07.Are you sure we are in the right place for the Christmas party?
:00:08. > :00:08.That's what it says on the invitation.
:00:09. > :00:20.Ever so glad you could make it to my little Christmas shindig.
:00:21. > :00:23.Is this your house, is this your car?
:00:24. > :00:29.I mean, it technically belongs to my great uncle Archibald.
:00:30. > :00:35.He is away for Christmas so he said
:00:36. > :00:50.You better believe it because this is the Kickabout Christmas special.
:00:51. > :01:26.Merry Christmas and welcome to my humble abode.
:01:27. > :01:29.All right, it's not strictly my house but still not a bad place
:01:30. > :01:32.The fire's roaring, the music's playing,
:01:33. > :01:44.Yeah, but John Farnworth, what are you doing this is my great
:01:45. > :01:48.Sorry that chandelier does look quite expensive, Ben.
:01:49. > :01:55.But I am sure you will agree this is the perfect setting to take
:01:56. > :01:57.a look back at another great year on Kickabout.
:01:58. > :02:00.Sit back, relax and enjoy what's coming up on today's show.
:02:01. > :02:05.We recap a brilliant 12 months of football with amazing stories
:02:06. > :02:08.of the teams who showed that dreams do come true.
:02:09. > :02:10.With a feast of football to look forward to over Christmas,
:02:11. > :02:14.we give you our predictions for the 12 days of festive fixtures.
:02:15. > :02:17.And, join me for festive freestyle with a bit of help from some
:02:18. > :02:26.You want the best skills and goals, we promise you some real crackers.
:02:27. > :02:34.I am afraid that's not the last of the bad puns
:02:35. > :02:39.Right now fellas, shall we open the presents?
:02:40. > :03:17.Just playing football in the cold, ready for Christmas and I want
:03:18. > :03:20.to send a big merry Christmas to everybody at Kickabout and I hope
:03:21. > :03:26.Over the Christmas period, come on the Hammers.
:03:27. > :03:32.Look at this, I have my Christmas jumper on too.
:03:33. > :03:34.What a pad you have, as well amazing.
:03:35. > :03:38.I am sorry I can't be there but I wanted to say happy
:03:39. > :03:41.Christmas and have a brilliant new year, see you in 2017,bye.
:03:42. > :03:42.See you, Happy Christmas.
:03:43. > :03:49.Anyway, just like loads of you lot there's been plenty
:03:50. > :03:51.of football clubs getting into the Christmas spirit too.
:03:52. > :03:53.As you will see, there's been quite a lot of these
:03:54. > :03:55.terrible football jumpers on show, as well.
:03:56. > :03:58.Look, I can assure you that we have left no stone unturned
:03:59. > :04:00.We are taking it extremely seriously.
:04:01. > :04:03.Every effort has been made to ensure this year is a success.
:04:04. > :04:28.# I think I will miss this one this year.
:04:29. > :04:35.# Merry Christmas, merry Christmas but I think I'll
:04:36. > :04:45.Not only are we now looking festive but I think we're
:04:46. > :04:48.Ultimate Christmas spirit right here.
:04:49. > :04:52.All we need is one of those great Christmas films on the telly.
:04:53. > :04:56.One of those feel-good inspirational movies.
:04:57. > :05:00.One of the triumphs against the odds.
:05:01. > :05:23.I think you are going to love this one.
:05:24. > :05:28.Leicester's great escape will live long in the memory.
:05:29. > :05:33.That result yesterday, I wouldn't get too carried away.
:05:34. > :05:58.Vardy's done it! He has done it!
:05:59. > :06:20.Welcome to Leicester where the sun's shining, as it has been
:06:21. > :06:24.The way it's swung the last couple of games it's hard
:06:25. > :06:38.Don't tell anybody in that Leicester City dressing room the end
:06:39. > :06:41.is in sight because Claudio Ranieri is playing a very straight bat
:06:42. > :06:47.Leicester proving what a team they are.
:06:48. > :07:05.Is this the day when the most unlikely title trial
:07:06. > :07:11.Jamie Vardy, away from his man and scores.
:07:12. > :07:17.Leicester City are the Premier League champions.
:07:18. > :07:23.Of course Leicester's fairytale wasn't the only
:07:24. > :07:29.Oh, no, we know you lot loved the Euros in the summer
:07:30. > :07:32.and you are probably thinking it would have been taken by the big
:07:33. > :07:40.But oh, no, some of the smaller football nations had
:07:41. > :07:49.Here's our top five moments from a great tournament.
:07:50. > :08:04.To settle the opening game at Euro 16, surely!
:08:05. > :08:27.Iceland have turned it around to lead.
:08:28. > :08:35.They deserve every bit of the success they're enjoying.
:08:36. > :09:25.Yeah, I am not entirely sure these lights have survived in storage.
:09:26. > :09:35.You know I like Christmas lights but I prefer mine a bit more epic.
:09:36. > :11:13.Fantastic stuff, as always, Mr Farnworth.
:11:14. > :11:15.I must admit you do pull off the Christmas lights
:11:16. > :11:20.Can you do keepy-ups with a sprout, though?
:11:21. > :11:44.John's skills have wowed us all year but we found some even
:11:45. > :11:51.Seeing your clips here on Kickabout is one of our favourite things.
:11:52. > :11:53.As it's Christmas, we thought we will give you our
:11:54. > :12:06.pick of the very best from this year.
:12:07. > :13:00.If you have any time over the Christmas period
:13:01. > :13:07.why not grab a ball, rather than a sprout,
:13:08. > :13:10.and head down to your local park or back garden and get
:13:11. > :13:14.We've had some fantastic times in 2016 you with it's not
:13:15. > :13:17.It's about looking forward to the serious amount of footie
:13:18. > :13:23.In fact, I have been looking at those fixtures and it turns out
:13:24. > :13:26.between new and the first Kickabout of the new year there is 12 days of
:13:27. > :13:28.football fixtures to look forward to.
:13:29. > :13:31.It's given me a neat little idea for a challenge.
:13:32. > :13:37.I am going to call out my pick of the fixtures from each day.
:13:38. > :13:41.What I want you to do is give me a prediction but also represent
:13:42. > :13:42.visually those teams that are involved.
:13:43. > :13:52.Day one, Crystal Palace versus Chelsea. Day two, Manchester United
:13:53. > :13:59.city versus Arsenal. Day three, Everton and Liverpool.
:14:00. > :14:01.Day four, David Moyes back at Old Trafford, Manchester United versus
:14:02. > :14:07.Sunderland. Day five, Liverpool versus Stoke.
:14:08. > :14:13.Day six, Southampton versus Spurs. Day seven, Hull City versus Everton.
:14:14. > :14:16.Day eight, Liverpool versus Manchester City. Day nine, come on
:14:17. > :14:23.boys, speed it up! Watford and Tottenham.
:14:24. > :14:31.Day 10, West Brom versus Hull. Day 11. Bournemouth versus Arsenal.
:14:32. > :14:35.Day 12, Spurs versus Chelsea. Phew! I think I need a lie down
:14:36. > :14:38.after that, so much football over the next couple of weeks. Just in
:14:39. > :14:44.case you need something else to look forward to...
:14:45. > :14:48.When you say to a young kid all the time work and you never know what's
:14:49. > :14:58.going to happen. Ronaldo has picked his moment. He wants to work and be
:14:59. > :15:05.the best every single time. From humble beginnings his has been a
:15:06. > :15:12.meteoric rise to the top. This is where the story starts. John, it's
:15:13. > :15:15.amazing! A chance for Ronaldo! This is where Ronaldo first kicked off
:15:16. > :15:26.his football career. It's been inspiring. It's been amazing.
:15:27. > :15:35.Oh, that's going to be so good and he has just won the Balon D' OR It
:15:36. > :15:38.was an honer to follow in the institute steps of my hero. Tell
:15:39. > :15:43.your friends we have the Ronaldo special and loads more in the new
:15:44. > :15:46.year. For 2016, it's nearly full-time. Absolutely. We have had
:15:47. > :15:51.such a fantastic year here. Thank you so much everyone for watching
:15:52. > :15:55.and for sending in your videos. Don't forget there's loads more to
:15:56. > :15:59.explore on the Kickabout website. Check that out too. In the meantime
:16:00. > :16:06.we will leave you with our Christmas crackers, the best goals of the
:16:07. > :16:20.year. We will see you in 2017. Bye! Oops! Merry Christmas! Merry
:16:21. > :16:23.Christmas. Rashford, that's a wonderful goal! What a goal!
:16:24. > :16:43.Unbelievable strike! Sensational! Payet strikes. What a
:16:44. > :16:47.goal!