MATCH!的15 March 2016目录

MANCHESTER MADNESS! There have been 41 goals in the last 11 derbies, with scorelines of 6-1, 4-1, 4-2 and 3-2! There’s been three red cards and 58 yellows, too – will Sunday’s clash be just as action-packed? TOP FOUR SHOOT-OUT! City have looked like CL qualifiers all season, but United have started to narrow the gap and West Ham are right up there too! Whoever wins will boost their CL chances big-time! WICKED WONDERKIDS! Marcus Rashford exploded on to the scene recently and Kelechi Iheanacho has scored some big goals too! If either of them can nick a winner this weekend, they’ll be legends for life! GAFFERS’ LAST HURRAH? Pellegrini is defo off in the summer, and gossips say Van Gaal could leave United too! The City boss will want…

MY FIRST MATCH  You’ll never forget seeing your heroes in action and experiencing the electric atmosphere of your first Premier League match – and MATCH has teamed up with Man. City to make it happen! THE PRIZE... A pair of tickets to see Man. City play West Brom at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday, April 9! Experience the Blue-Carpet treatment – see the City players arrive and give them high-fives! Exclusive pre-match tours of the state-of the-art City Football Academy and Etihad Stadium! Meet and take pictures with Man. City’s mascots Moonchester and Moonbeam! Stand pitchside and watch both teams going through their pre-match warm-ups! Get your name in the matchday programme, on the big screens and stadium ribbon advertising! A goody bag with a certificate signed by Vincent Kompany…

DERBY-DAY DRAMA! This clash always produces tons of excitement – the last time there was a goalless draw at St. James’ Park was way back in 1925, 91 years ago! The tackles will fly in, too – there’s been 28 bookings in the last six North-East derbies! BIG SAM’S BACK! This will be ex-Newcastle boss Sam Allardyce’s first derby at St. James’ Park as Sunderland gaffer, so he’ll get tons of stick from the fans! The Black Cats have won their last three Tyne-Wear clashes away from home – can Big Sam continue that run? MIDFIELD MATCH-UP! It’s been a rubbish season for both teams, but they can’t complain about the performances of their CM summer signings! Georginio Wijnaldum is Newcastle’s top scorer, and it’ll be Yann M’Vila’s job to…

WHO AM I?  Use these clues to work out the mystery star! I moved to my current club Bayer Leverkusen in 2014! My national team will play at Euro 2016! I’m sick at taking free-kicks! TRANSFER TRACKER! Can you fill in the gaps in the career of Ivory Coast goal machine Salomon Kalou? FLASHBACK!  Which goal king is in this mega old pic from back in 2009? THE NICKNAME GAME! Match these class clubs with their awesome nicknames! SOCCER SCRABBLE  Which Bundesliga trickster is all mixed up here? SPOT THE BALL!  Mark where you think the ball should be in this action pic! BOOT SPOTTER! Name these boots worn by loads of Bundesliga stars! FURO STARS!  Which teams do these Bundesliga men play for? MATCH! WINNER! Who ripped net twice…

Who’s the top club in Manchester and why? ZABALETA SAYS: “Look at the results, look at the table – City are the best club in Manchester! We want to confirm that again by winning the title in 2016!” What’s the rivalry like between both teams? ZABALETA SAYS: “It’s amazing, the supporters tell you all the time how much it means to them. City have been in United’s shadow for far too long – now it’s different and it means even more!” Do you think City will ever be as big as United? ZABALETA SAYS: “Look, City are already a big club and a champion. Yes, Man. United have more of a story in Europe, but in ten years’ time City will have won some European titles, you’ll see!” Who is…

4,747 Bundesliga giants Bayern have played more successful passes than any other team. Ballers! 14 Real Madrid bagged 14 of their first 21 CL goals in the second half of games! 21 Malmo had the worst defence in the group stages – they conceded 21 goals in total! 38 Roma’s Francesco Totti is the oldest Champions League goalscorer ever at 38 years and 59 days! GOAL TYPES! 300 goals have been scored in this season’s comp – check out how they were bagged! SHOTS ON TARGET! Get a load of the players with the most shots on target so far this season! Celtic, Real Madrid and Steaua Bucharest are the only teams to win CL finals just using players from their own country! 47 There were just 47 seconds between…

RYAN BERTRAND Current team: Southampton Boyhood team: Arsenal Bertrand told MATCH earlier this year he supported The Gunners because his dad liked them! JACK WILSHERE Current team: Arsenal Boyhood team: West Ham Wilshere once said West Ham hero Paolo di Canio was one of his idols, and first went to Upton Park when he was eight years old! ADAM LALLANA Current team: Liverpool Boyhood team: Everton If you’re a Liverpool fan, look away now – Reds hero Lallana used to be an Everton supporter! He even went to games at Goodison Park! LUKE SHAW Current team: Man. United Boyhood team: Chelsea In his first season in the Prem, Shaw said Stamford Bridge was the ground he was most looking forward to playing at! WES MORGAN Current team: Leicester Boyhood team:…

Premier League Special Sport Switch: Connor Wickham. MATCH Maths: Martial’s shirt number – 9; Payet’s shirt number – 27; Add them together – 36. Odd One Out: Aston Villa. Freaky Faces: John Stones. Mega Mash-Up: Glenn Whelan. Footy Mis-Match: See above. La Liga Special Club Sharers: Atletico Madrid. FIFA 16 Challenge: Andres Iniesta. YouTube Star: Aritz Aduriz. Back To The Future: Toni Kroos. Camera Shy: Gerard Pique, Karim Benzema & Jose Antonio Reyes. Wordfit: See below. Bundesliga Special Flashback: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Who Am I?: Hakan Calhanoglu. The Nickname Game: 1C; 2B; 3D; 4A. Transfer Tracker: 2006-12 – Chelsea; 2014-Now – Hertha Berlin. Soccer Scrabble: Douglas Costa. Spot The Ball: J17. Boot Spotter: 1. Nike Hypervenom; 2. Adidas ACE16; 3. Puma evoSPEED; 4. Nike Tiempo. Euro Stars: 1. Monchengladbach; 2. Dortmund;…

THE STORY! The ace hitman signed an £80,000-a-week contract last month, with the option to leave The Foxes if a club offers £30 million for him! His incredible goalscoring run has seen him linked with Chelsea, Liverpool, Man. City and Man. United, and they’ll definitely be interested in this news! IS HE WORTH IT? Vards turns 30 next year, so his electric pace won’t last forever, plus could he be a one-season wonder? Players like Christian Benteke and Anthony Martial have moved for over £30 million though, and The Foxes’ goal king has had a much better season than them! SHOULD HE STAY OR GO? The chance to join one of Europe’s mega clubs doesn’t come around often, so Vardy might be tempted by a big offer! Leicester will almost…

GOALS AT GOODISON! Everton v Arsenal Saturday, 12.45pm There’s always goals when The Gunners travel to Goodison Park! It’s a fixture that’s produced 27 net-busters in the last eight Prem matches, including a crazy 6-1 back in 2009! It could be a fiery match, too – 28 yellow cards and two reds were shown in those games! HAMMERS AIM FOR THE DOUBLE! Chelsea v West Ham Saturday, 3pm West Ham will make the short trip to Stamford Bridge full of confidence after already beating big boys Man. City, Arsenal and Liverpool away from home this season! If Slaven Bilic’s side can take three points from this clash, it’ll be their first league double over Chelsea for 13 years. Wow! HARRY THE HAT-TRICK HERO AGAIN? Tottenham v Bournemouth Sunday, 4pm We…

2 Craig Gardner scored in two Prem games in a row last month against Crystal Palace and Leicester, and did the same last season! Football historians reckon the Brazil national team’s first-ever match was against League 2 side Exeter. Crazy! 36 Barça went on a 36-game unbeaten run after losing to Sevilla in October! 5 The Premier League record for most goals in a half by a player is five! Jermain Defoe did it back in 2009 for Spurs! Back in footy’s early days, players took penalties anywhere on the 12-yard line instead of a spot! 7 Leicester went seven hours and 54 minutes without conceding a home goal in the Prem recently. Crazy!…