Inhaltsverzeichnis für 21 Aug 2018 in MATCH!

RICHARLISON EVERTON Plenty of eyebrows were raised when Everton paid £35 million for Richarlison, but he’s got off to a flying start at his new club! This time last year he was a star for Marco Silva’s Watford and, now that he’s reunited with his old boss, he could hit top form for the whole of 2018-19! NABY KEITA LIVERPOOL It hasn’t taken Keita long to show Liverpool what they’ve been missing for the last twelve months. Their new midfielder is perfectly suited to The Reds’ style, and his dribbling ability could make the difference for them against tough defences! RIYAD MAHREZ MAN. CITY It was only a couple of years ago that Mahrez was named the Premier League Player Of The Year after firing Leicester to the title, and…

Everything we know so far! The new Pro Evo game comes out next week! Ahead of its launch, we have the lowdown on everything you need to know about it... NEW LEAGUES  This season PES have landed more official leagues than ever! As well as Ligue 1, the Eredivisie and Scottish Prem, they’ve added the Russian, Portuguese, Swiss, Belgian, Argentine and Danish top flights too. Top stuff! LOADS OF LEGENDS There are tons of wicked new additions to myClub, but we’re most excited about the legends. David Beckham made his debut last year, and this year he’s joined by Johan Cruyff, Paolo Maldini, Ruud Gullit, Diego Maradona and Roberto Carlos. Wicked! MAGIC MOMENTS Loads of Skill Traits have been added to give players new ways to attack and defend. Watch…

IS THAT YOU, ANDRES...? With Andres Iniesta missing his side’s recent match against FC Tokyo, Japanese club Vissel Kobe hired a lookalike instead. Erm, you’re not fooling us, guys! SOMEBODY CALL THE DENTIST! Ex-Fulham goalkeeper Jesse Joronen had a tough start to his Copenhagen career. He lost two teeth on his debut for the club after a really nasty collision, but still played on anyway! CRAZY KEEPER! Sometimes keepers just need to put their foot through the ball – and that’s exactly what United Soccer League GK Fabian Cerda should have done! ANNOUNCE RONALDO! Serie A side Sampdoria caused a stir on social media when they announced the signing of Ronaldo recently! The only catch... it was Ronaldo Vieira. Top stuff, though! CHAMPIONSHIP MASCOT MADNESS! West Brom’s new mascot is……

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Four Championship teams are wearing Macron kits this season – no brand has more in the quality league! Of the 20 Prem managers this season, four are Spanish and four are English – more than any other nationality! Everton defender Phil Jagielka has won 40 England caps while at Goodison Park, more than any other Toffees player in history! No team has won the League Cup more times than Liverpool – they’ve bagged eight cups in total, with their last victory in 2012! The most expensive striker in the official Prem Fantasy Football game is Harry Kane – he costs £12.5 million! James Milner started 2018-19 with more Prem assists than City star David Silva! 2018-19 could be Brentford’s last full season at Griffin Park – they plan to move…

This is the second all-black Puma pack of the year, with the mega brand releasing a similar collection back in March! PUNCHEON’S PEARLERS! Crystal Palace’s Jason Puncheon showed off these limited-edition adidas Predator Accelerator boots we featured recently! Only 1,999 pairs were made! NEW BOOT KLAXON! Check out Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s new kicks! They’re part of Nike’s new ‘Raised On Concrete’ pack – see MATCH next week for more info and pictures!…

21 JUSTIN KLUIVERT LW ★ ROMA Country: Holland Age: 19 Plays like: Eden Hazard The new Roma star likes to play on the left of a three-man attack and really tests opponents with his rapid pace! He grabbed double figures for goals for Ajax in 2017-18, which earned him a big-money move to Italy. He should rip up Serie A! 20 MATTHIJS DE LIGT CB ★ AJAX Country: Holland Age: 19 Plays like: Samuel Umtiti Even though he’s still just a teenager, De Ligt is one of Ajax’s most important players! The CB won Dutch Football Talent Of The Year in 2017-18 after playing over 30 league games and is nearing double figures for international caps with Holland. Absolute star! 19 PHIL FODEN CAM ★ MAN. CITY Country: England Age:…

ONE TO WATCH ROBERTO FIRMINO Brighton only let in more than three goals in a match three times last season – and two of them were against Liverpool! The Reds hit nine past The Seagulls, with Firmino scoring two, and if he hits top form on Saturday the Brazilian could definitely bag a few more! KEY CLASH WOLVES v MAN. CITY Last season’s Prem champs travel to the Championship winners on Saturday – and they’ll need to bring their A-game! These two drew 0-0 in last season’s Carabao Cup and the men in gold are even stronger now! FANTASY FOOTY TIP MESUT OZIL Arsenal have scored 15 goals against West Ham in the last three seasons, and Ozil’s been involved in a lot of them. He’s got five goals and…

PSG 2018-19 Away Kit Simple but effective – that’s how MATCH sees the stylish new PSG away kit. The slick golden club crest and Nike swoosh are absolute class! Shirt Price: £64.95 store.nike.com Juventus 2018-19 Third Shirt Juve’s dark grey and luminous yellow third shirt is proper unique – it’s actually made from recycled ocean plastic. Awesome! Shirt Price: £69.95 adidas.co.uk Bayern Munich 2018-19 Away Shirt adidas have produced a stunner for Bayern as they try to win the Bundesliga title for the seventh straight season. We love it! Price: £69.95 adidas.co.uk Real Madrid 2018-19 Away Shirt Just like Juve’s third kit, Real’s coral pink strip is made from recycled ocean plastic! Price: £69.95 adidas.co.uk Celtic 2018-19 Third Shirt The Bhoys’ 2018-19 kit campaign is called ‘Only The Bold’ –…

WHO AM I?  Work out the mystery CL hero from these three clues below! My team are back in the Champions League this season after six years away! I’ve been my side’s club captain since 2015! I spent three years at Barcelona’s youth academy and play international football for Argentina! 5 QUESTIONS ON... ANTOINE GRIEZMANN 1 How old is the France striker – 25, 26 or 27 2 Which Spanish club did Atletico Madrid sign the ace hitman from in 2014 3 True or False Griezmann is France’s all-time top scorer with 24 goals! 4 How many times has the Atleti superstar won the Champions League – none, once, twice or three times 5 What number does the goal machine wear on the back of his Atletico shirt FLIPPEO!  Which…

LAST-MINUTE MOVE? The European transfer window still has over a week left and gossips in Spain reckon Real Madrid are lining up a late bid for Bayern Munich CM Thiago Alcantara! Boss Julen Lopetegui really rates the ex-Barcelona midfielder after working with him as La Roja manager! POGBA TO THE NOU CAMP? Another midfield ace that could be on the move is Man. United star Paul Pogba. Spies reckon Barcelona are keeping a close eye on him and if they can’t seal a deal by the end of August, the Spanish giants could move for him again in January! DID YOU KNOW? Cardiff goalkeeper Neil Etheridge became the first international from The Philippines to feature in the Premier League during the match v Bournemouth! LOANS FC! Michy Batshuayi’s season-long loan…

JOHAN CRUYFF HOLLAND ★ CF FUT fans have been asking for Holland’s greatest ever player to be in FIFA for ages and this year they’ll finally get their wish! Cruyff was basically the perfect player, so he’s gonna have tons of top-quality stats – especially dribbling! ROBERTO BAGGIO ITALY ★ CAM We’re absolutely buzzing to check out Baggio’s card in FIFA 19! The Italy legend was the perfect No.10, with mazy dribbling, an eye for a pass and quality finishing – plus his free-kicks were really lethal too! FRANK LAMPARD ENGLAND ★ CM This card matches Lampard’s best ever rating from FIFA 05 when he was one of the most highly-rated stars in the world! No midfielder has scored more Prem goals than the awesome Chelsea legend, so he should…

Euro Special Who Am I?: Mauro Icardi. Antoine Griezmann Quiz: 1. 27; 2. Real Sociedad; 3. False; 4. None; 5. No.7. Flipped: Dani Alves. Soccer Scrabble: Joshua Kimmich. Spot The Ball: I7. Name The Country: 1. Colombia; 2. Germany; 3. Brazil; 4. France. Euro Stars: 1. Lazio; 2. PSG; 3. Benfica; 4. Celta Vigo; 5. Galatasaray; 6. Sampdoria. Crazy Kit: Wolfsburg. Prem Special Game Changer: Gabriel Jesus. Transfer Tracker: 2015 – Inter; 2015-18 - Stoke. Odd One Out: Harry Kane. Who Am I?: N’Golo Kante. Camera Shy: James Tarkowski, Mamadou Sakho & Glenn Murray. Footy Mis-Match: See above. HOW WELL DID YOU DO? 36 -38 Champions League Legend! 26 -35 Premier League Superstar! 16-25 Football League Wonderkid! 6-15 Non - League Veteran! 0 -5 Own - Goal Specialist!…