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West Brom's Paul Scharner, cyclist Mark Cavendish and comedian Milton Jones are all on!

More goals, gags and fantastic guests

It's official, England are world champions and what better way to celebrate that fact than with the only Saturday morning breakfast show that brings you goals, gags and great guests! First down the tunnel this week will be West Bromwich Albion star, Paul Scharner! The Austria international is without question one of the more colourful characters in the Premier League and has been entertaining supporters with his bizarre haircuts since arriving in England six years ago. Capped 32 times by his country, Scharner's first port of call was Wigan where he gained a reputation for being one the club's most versatile players. During his four-year spell at the DW Stadium the 31-year-old played in every outfield position with the exception of left-back, and became the first Wigan player to make 100 Premier League appearances. In total he turned out 145 times for the Latics before joining West Brom last summer on a free transfer. Signed by Roberto di Matteo, Scharner has been one of the stars of the Baggies team - forming an impressive partnership with Youssouf Mulumbu in the centre of midfield. One of the first names on manager Roy Hodgson's team sheets these days, he'll be telling us what a difference the former Liverpool gaffer has made at the Hawthorns since arriving in February and revealing the club's expectations for the season.

Fast

Taking a seat next to the West Brom man will be one of the fastest men on two wheels; Mark Cavendish! Team Sky's latest recruit began life as a track cyclist but has excelled since moving onto the road in 2006, where he has rose to prominence as a sprinter. His debut season was the most successful professional debut in European road racing history, claiming 11 wins as well as the prestigious points jersey in five major races. Following his incredible debut the 26-year-old notched up 15 Tour de France stages wins between 2008 and 2010 and victory in one of the great monuments, the Milan San-Remo. On the track he has been both World and Commonwealth Games Champion, while he also currently holds the title of 2011 Road World Champion. One of the brightest stars in world sport, he'll be giving Helen and Max a greater insight into one the fastest growing sports in the world and, of course, we'll be squeezing in a bit of chat about football, too!

Surreal

Last but by no means least this week will be the hilarious Milton Jones! The multi-award winning comedian has been putting smiles on the general public's faces since way back in the early '90s. The king of one-liners, Jones burst onto the comedy scene in 1996 and was named Perrier Best Newcomer. A regular panellist on Mock the Week, his surreal style has helped him amass a huge a loyal following and, quite frankly, if you've never seen him before you're in for a treat! That wraps up this week's guests, but as ever we've got loads more treats for you, including the 10 best Premier League goals ever, Frankie Fryer's Away Day trip to Wimbledon, John Barnes' Top 3 Club Goals, Crewe's Crossbar Challenge and another Gazza story - this week about the time he jumped into a Lobster tank in Italy! Plus, Tubes meets Rory Delap and Seth Rogen, Sebastien Bassong dishes the dirt on his Team Mates and Brazil legend Pele talks Euro 2012 with us! Quite simply the best Saturday morning line-up on TV! So tune in for Soccer AM, Saturday, 10am, on Sky Sports 2 and Sky 1 HD.