Sommaire pour 11th August 2015 de MATCH!

Name: Ibrahim Afellay Age: 29 Country: Holland Position: Winger Boots: Puma evoSPEED Transfer Fee: Free DEMON DRIBBLER Afellay’s incredible technique and sick ball control mean he can beat players in his sleep! He also busts out jaw-dropping skills to make his marker look silly and wow the crowd! TWO-FOOTED Afellay will challenge Santi Cazorla as the best two-footed player in the Prem! His left foot’s almost as good as his right, so he can go either way to beat his man! LONG SHOTS The Holland winger prefers to play on the left, but watch out for him cutting inside and hitting rocket shots at goal – just like Bayern Munich legend Arjen Robben does! COUNTER ATTACK KING Ibrahim’s a top counter-attacking star, because he’s rapid and has the vision to…

FANS' FAVOURITE Jordan Henderson Club: LiverpoolPosition: MidfielderAge: 25 Reds fans love Henderson’s passion, energy and drive and they’ll be cheering him on even more this season coz the all-action midfielder is the new captain! Can he fill Stevie G’s boots as Liverpool’s leader? POINT TO PROVE Radamel Falcao Club: ChelseaPosition: StrikerAge: 29 The legendary striker only scored four Prem goals for United in 2014-15, and some fans started to say he’d lost his finishing skills! He’ll be out to prove them wrong by busting nets for The Blues this season! MATCH WINNER Alexis Sanchez Club: ArsenalPosition: ForwardAge: 26 The Gunners' star man totally ripped up the Prem in his first season! The rapid forward bagged 16 league goals and we reckon he could get even more this time! Sanchez is…

1 FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTY! Aston Villa v Man. United Friday, 7.45pm Make sure you cancel any plans you’ve got for Friday night, because this clash is going to rock! We can’t wait to see Villa’s new-look attack in action, while Red Devils new boys Schweinsteiger and Schneiderlin will own the midfield! 2 SAINTS' NEW STARS! Southampton v Everton Saturday, 12.45pm Southampton have bought loads of new players this summer – and this is the first time their home fans will get to see all of them in action! Can Clasie, Caulker, Juanmi, Cedric and Martina gel to help The Saints defeat The Toffees? 3 BILIC’S BOLEYN BOW! West Ham v Leicester Saturday, 3pm New gaffer Slaven Bilic wants The Hammers to play exciting footy this season, but it’ll be tough…

BACKFLIP BALOTELLI! Mario Balotelli has revealed his new goal celebration on Instagram – a cartwheel and backflip! Will we ever get to see it, though? MATCH Tube WATCH THIS AT: www.facebook.com/ matchmagazine SPORT SWITCH! Chelsea's Asmir Begovic has tweeted a pic of himself as a cover star on Rory McIlroy’s golf game! It was sent to him by game maker EA Sports!…

Afellay is the fourth ex-Barcelona player in Stoke’s squad – Bojan, Marc Muniesa and Moha have played for the Spanish giants, too! He’s also played in Holland for PSV, Germany for Schalke and Greece for Olympiakos, plus he’s made 37 Champo League appearances! He could have played for Morocco at international level, but chose Holland instead and has won 50 international caps for The Oranje! He’s a winner – he’s bagged the league title and cup in Spain, Holland and Greece, and won the 2011 Champions League with Barça!…

EARLY TITLE SHOWDOWN (Clubs that top the mini-league between chelsea; Man. City, Man. United and Arsenal usually go on to bag the Prem title: so whoever wins this mega clash will send a big message to their rivals POINTS TO PROVE Raheem Sterling is the most expensive English player ever, but will he settle into City's style of play straight away? And can Chelsea hitman Radamel Falcao prove last season was just a blip if he gets the chance to Impress ? AGUERO V HAZARD Two of the best match winners in world footy ga head-to-had this weekend ! Sergio Aguero's one of the greatest It goal grabbers in Prem history, and Eden Hazard makes defenders look silly with his jaw-dropping dribbling skills! PREM BEASTS Yaya Toure and Nemanja Matic…

MONSTER POWER Benteke’s a total beast – he bosses defenders with his massive strength! EPIC HEADERS If Liverpool’s wingers can whip deadly crosses in, CB will nod them home! RED-HOT FINISHING You can’t let the Belgium superstar get a sight of goal – his shooting is absolutely lethal! PACY RUNS Benteke mixes speed with raw power for an unstoppable combo! QUICK FEET The way he shifts his feet to create space for a shot is great to watch – and hard to stop! Interview courtesy of LFCTV. You can watch the full interview at www.liverpoolfc.com/video…

BARCELONA V SEVILLA UEFA Super Cup Tuesday, 7.45pm, BT Sport Europe DONCASTER V LEEDS Capital One Cup Thursday, 7.45pm, Sky Sports 1 ASTON VILLA V MAN. UNITED Premier League Friday, 7.45pm, Sky Sports 1 SOUTHAMPTON V EVERTON Premier League Saturday, 12.45pm, BT Sport 1 QPR V CARDIFF Championship Saturday, 5.15pm, Sky Sports 5 CRYSTAL PALACE V ARSENAL Premier League Sunday, 1.30pm, Sky Sports 1 MAN. CITY V CHELSEA Premier League Sunday, 4pm, Sky Sports 1 LIVERPOOL V BOURNEMOUTH Premier League Monday, 8pm, Sky Sports 1…

1 PRE-SEASON TOURNAMENTS! In Career Mode, you’ll be able to play in friendly tournaments and compete for trophies and cash! 2 Player Training! You get to control which of your players develop in Career Mode by training up to five of them every week! 3 Ultimate team draft! In this brand-new FUT 16 mode, you get to pick the best players from a random selection and play up to four games in a series to win big prizes! LOADS MORE! Check out next week’s MATCH for tons more facts and pics on these ace new features! FUT BEAST LENO GK * BAYER LEVERKUSEN If you’re building a Bundesliga team, save machine Leno is a cheap alternative to Neuer! QUICK TIP It’s a good idea to stick with a single formation…

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STEVEN CAULKER Loan from QPR Southampton have beefed up their defence big-time with the signing of England international Caulker from QPR! His heading, power and pace alongside skipper Jose Fonte’s intelligence and tackling will own strikers! JORDAN VERETOUT £7 million from Nantes Aston Villa fans should be well chuffed with the signing of 22-year-old Veretout – he’s a free-kick king, has bags of energy and is mega creative! He’s that good, he scored or set up nearly half of Nantes’ Ligue 1 goals last season! ROBBIE BRADY £7 million from Hull Prem new boys Norwich need top signings to stay up, and ace Ireland winger Brady is just that! He’s an epic dribbler and a demon crosser – we can’t wait to see him and Redmond owning Prem full-backs! MAX…

ASTON VILLA v MAN. UNITED “United always beat Villa – they’ve won eight of the last nine clashes! Depay to bag!“ STEVE SAYS 0-2YOU SAY SOUTHAMPTON v EVERTON “The Saints won this fixture 3-0 last season, but it’ll be a lot closer this time around!“ STEVE SAYS 1-1YOU SAY SUNDERLAND v NORWICH “Kaboul will improve The Black Cats at the back, and Lens will make them lethal in attack!“ STEVE SAYS 3-0YOU SAY SWANSEA v NEWCASTLE “New boys Eder and Mitrovic will hope to impress in this clash, and I reckon both will score!“ STEVE SAYS 2-1YOU SAY TOTTENHAM v STOKE “Stoke did the double over Spurs last season, and Bojan will make it another bad day!” STEVE SAYS 1-2YOU SAY WATFORD v WEST BROM “This could come down to…