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MATCH!|22 March 2016

GERMANY v ENGLAND GRUDGE MATCH!

MASSIVE RIVALRY! This fixture is one of the biggest matches in footy history! Since England famously beat Germany in 1966, the world champs have knocked The Three Lions out of the Euros and three World Cups, which has included two penalty shoot-outs and a Frank Lampard ghost goal! TEST OF CHAMPIONS! With Joachim Low’s men bossing international footy at the moment, it’s a huge chance for England’s young players to really step up! Showing they can compete with the best ahead of Euro 2016, especially away from home, will give them a big confidence boost! GOALS GALORE! MATCH is confident this will be an epic game! Only once has this fixture finished 0-0 in Germany, plus there’s been 18 goals in the last five meetings! Some of footy hottest stars…

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MATCH!|22 March 2016

RAFA’S RETURN!

FACTFILE! Age: 55 Nationality: Spain Past clubs: Real Madrid, Napoli, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Liverpool, Valencia, Tenerife, Osasuna, Extremadura, Valladolid Trophy Cabinet: 2 La Ligas, 1 Champo League, 1 FA Cup, 1 Coppa Italia, 2 Europa Leagues, 1 Club World Cup, 1 Comm. Shield SORT OUT THE DEFENCE! Benitez is well known for his defensive tactics, and that’s exactly what’s needed at St. James’ Park! The Magpies conceded 53 goals in their first 28 Premier League games – nobody let in more! Rafa will want to change that record! GET THE BALL TO SHELVEY! Jonjo Shelvey is Newcastle’s second-highest assister this season, and he only joined in January! When the pass master is on form he can unlock any defence with his epic through balls, and The Magpies’ forwards will be…

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MATCH!|22 March 2016

BOOT ROOM

Custom Nike Boots Nike have added a mega crazy boot graphic to the custom part of their website! You can use the ace Liquid Shift pattern on the Mercurial, Hypervenom, Magista and Tiempo boots. Get a load of our own awesome designs! store.nike.com Nike Mercurial We reckon Mercurial wearer Anthony Martial would love these! Price: £260 Nike Mercurial How cool does the purple and volt Swoosh look on this grey colourway? Price: £260 Nike Hypervenom This wicked yellow, green and black Hypervenom is for you, Norwich fans! Price: £260 Nike Hypervenom Yep, black, blue, purple and red totally goes together. Or maybe not? Price: £260 Nike Magista There’s 16 different national flags to choose from on the side of the boot! Price:…

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MATCH!|22 March 2016

Messi Training Gear

Lionel Messi’s form is out of this world, and now his clothing range is too! All this stuff has the wicked Messi logo on it – we can’t get enough of it! jdsports.com Messi full zip hoody Train like the Argentina captain in this hoody! Price: £35-40 Messi fleece shorts These grey, black and lime shorts are off the charts! Price: £22-25 Messi Icon T-shirt This has Messi’s name and number on the back! Price: £17-20 Messi woven shorts The Climacool tech means you won’t get too hot! Price: £22 Messi Icon T-shirt Like all this gear, this top comes in just junior sizes! Price: £17-20…

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MATCH!|22 March 2016

MEGA TOUGH TESTS!

GERMANY The world champions are faves to win the Euros and fourth in the FIFA World Rankings – five places above England! Coach: Joachim Low Captain: Bastian Schweinsteiger Star Man: Mesut Ozil Goal King: Thomas Muller WATCH IT! Germany v England Saturday, March 26 ITV • 7.45pm HOLLAND The Oranje flopped in Euro qualification, but are unbeaten against England in their last six head-to-head clashes! Coach: Danny Blind Captain: Arjen Robben Star Man: Arjen Robben Goal King: Klaas-Jan Huntelaar WATCH IT! England v Holland Tuesday, March 29 ITV • 8pm…

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MATCH!|22 March 2016

WIN!

Football Challenge Game! We’ve teamed up with WorldsApart to offer five readers the epic electronic shooting training game, Football Challenge! THE GAME... • Shoot like a pro and master your footy skills in no time! • Includes an inflatable ball, digital scoring & sound effects! • Keeps track of your score – the first to 100 points wins! • Play on your own or battle a friend – indoors or outside! • Hangs on any wall and includes a wipe-clean PVC! Football Challenge is the ultimate game for young football fans looking to practise their shooting skills and train like a pro! Available now from Amazon.co.uk Adidas X 15.3 Boots! Thanks to Lovell Soccer, we’ve got these Adidas X 15.3 FG/AG boots up for grabs! We can’t get enough of…

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MATCH!|22 March 2016

ENGLAND’S STRIKER SCRAP!

DANNY WELBECK Club: Arsenal Age: 25England caps: 33England goals: 14 Welbz has shown Arsenal what they’ve been missing since his return from injury! His speed and work-rate would be effective in any team, plus his England goal record is epic! JAMIE VARDY Club: Leicester Age: 29England caps: 4England goals: 0 Vards has been unstoppable this season, and we can’t wait to see him rip up Euro 2016! Hodgson will probably use him more as a game-changing sub, though – his pace is scary! DANIEL STURRIDGE Club: Liverpool Age: 26England caps: 16England goals: 5 There’s no doubt that Studger is one of the best strikers in Europe on his day, but he’s well injury-prone! Roy can’t rely on him to stay fit for the whole tournament! HARRY KANE Club: Tottenham Age:…

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MATCH!|22 March 2016

VOTE NOW!

RONDON The West Brom hitman started the month on fire with sick strikes against Man. United and Leicester! Can he bag the main award? ANTONIO West Ham’s new hero started March where he left off in February, with goals against Everton and Spurs! POTM? KANE Harry’s curling effort in the North London derby must be the red-hot fave for March’s Goal Of The Month prize! FIRMINO Goals against City and Palace mean silky Liverpool forward Firmino could win the main award for the second time this season! HOW TO VOTE! Go to MATCH’s Facebook page on Monday and you’ll see two shortlists – one for Player Of The Month and one for Goal Of The Month. Let us know your votes in the comments section! THE RESULTS! We’ll reveal the…

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MATCH!|22 March 2016

Euro 2016 Shirts

Check out these wicked international shirts! lovellsoccer.co.uk Romania home MATCH is a massive fan of this bright Romania shirt! Price: £49.99 Germany away Germany’s away kit is a bit different, but we love it! Price: £59.99 Belgium home Belgium’s black and red top comes in junior sizes, too! Price: £59.99 Italy home This is the mega tight version Italy’s players will actually wear! Price: £99.99 Spain away The crazy triangles represent Spain’s tiki-taka passing style! Price: £59.99 Sweden away Zlatan will be looking to rip up Euro 2016 in this! Price: £59.99…

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MATCH!|22 March 2016

BEST YouTube CLIPS EVER!

TASTY TRICKS! 360 SPURS! You can actually move the camera around the Spurs players doing keepy-uppies. Class! SKILLS 2016! Neymar, Teixeira, Hulk, Payet, Douglas Costa, Ronaldo and Messi all feature in this ace skills video! BEST OF SKILLTWINS! Footy tricks are hard enough on your own, so try doing it in sync with someone else! The SkillTwins have tekkers! INSANE STREET SKILLS! Quality freestyler Sean Garnier shows off his top skills on the streets of London! F2 MESSI v RON! Can’t decide who’s better between Leo and Ronaldo? Well, this video will help make your mind up! MASSIVE MEGASTARS! DARE TO ZLATAN! Zlatan has scored some bonkers goals in his career, and this clip is a compilation of all his best net-busters. He’s a beast! JAMIE VARDY ALL 11 GAMES!…

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MATCH!|22 March 2016

THE BEST OF THE REST!

ITALY v SPAIN Thursday, March 24 Watching De Rossi, Verratti and Pirlo v Pique, Iniesta and Silva’s going to rock! HOLLAND v FRANCE Friday, March 25 Holland didn’t qualify for the Euros, but they’ll still be a tough test for the hosts! BELGIUM v PORTUGAL Tuesday, March 29 The No.1 team in the FIFA world rankings v Ronaldo – what more could you ask for? GERMANY v ITALY Tuesday, March 29 After battling England in Berlin, Germany then host Italy at the Allianz Arena!…

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MATCH!|22 March 2016

BIG MATCH! QUIZ PREMIER LEAGUE SPECIAL

THE NUMBERS GAME! How many Prem clean sheets did Man. City’s Joe Hart keep last season? TROPHY TIME! Which striker is hiding behind the Premier League trophy? PREVIOUS CLUBS! These Prem stars joined their current clubs from which teams? GAME CHANGER! Who scored an own goal for Newcastle against Bournemouth earlier this month? ODD ONE OUT! Which of these teams doesn’t have red in their home kit? PREM MASH-UP! Name the Prem superstar in this mega weird pic! SPOT THE BALL! Mark where you think the ball is in this cool action pic! NAME THE COUNTRY! Which countries do these awesome Prem heroes call home? PREM STARS! Which teams do these class keepers play for? MATCH! WINNER! Who scored Swansea’s winner against Norwich earlier this month?…

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MATCH!|22 March 2016

CHELSEA'S MEGA

NEMANJA MATIC Matic was the best defensive midfielder in the Premier League last season, but he’s lost his place in the first team to John Obi Mikel recently! JOHN TERRY Chelsea fans love JT, but the legendary skipper’s deal runs out this summer and he could be tempted with a big-money move to China or the MLS! EDEN HAZARD Last season’s Player Of The Year has stunk out the Prem in 2015-16, and gossips reckon he could be off to Real Madrid or mega-rich PSG! DIEGO COSTA Transfer spies say Costa met Atletico Madrid bosses last summer because he wants to move back to Spain! Apparently he doesn’t like London life! HEADING OFF, TOO? LOIC REMY Remy is desperate for first-team footy after warming The Blues' bench all season long!…

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MATCH!|22 March 2016

FIFA 16 ZONE!

TRICK OF THE WEEK HEEL-TO-HEEL FLICK With a three-star skiller, flick the right stick in the direction that your player is running, then quickly flick it back in the opposite direction. Showboat alert! QUICK TIP When defending, don’t panic or commit yourself too early by diving into rash tackles! Hold LT/L2 to jockey your opponent, and wait for the perfect opportunity to win the ball cleanly! FIFA SCOUT! Need a dead-ball demon for your Career Mode team? Check out these sizzling set-piece specialists! FREE-KICK TAKERS JUNUZOVIC WERDER BREMEN CM 79 Junuzovic hits mega accurate free-kicks and can get some real whip on the ball with his 89 Curve! Classy Kalmar CDM Rasmus Elm is a cheaper option with similar stats! CALHANOGLU BAYER LEVERKUSEN CAM 78 Calhanoglu has 95 FK Accuracy,…

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MATCH!|22 March 2016

Epic Base Layers

It’s still pretty cold outside right now, so these awesome base layers will keep you warm as you play! lovellsoccer.co.uk Skins A400 This top somehow gets more oxygen to your muscles! Price: £75.99 Spider-Man 2 How amazing does the Spider-Man pattern look? Price: £39.99 Techfit Climalite Adidas say this top will help improve your posture! Price: £22.99 Superman Transform Unfortunately, this won’t give you special flying powers! Price: £44.99 CoolSwitch This has sweat-activated cooling technology. Wow! Price: TBC Batman Transform Batman fans will love the design on this! Price: £44.99…

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MATCH!|22 March 2016

EURO 2016 COUNTDOWN!

What’s happening at left-back? Headache alert! First-choice Baines has been in and out of Everton’s team all season with an ankle problem, while Shaw has a broken leg! Gibbs is struggling to get a game for Arsenal too, so that could open the door for Bertrand or Rose! MATCH! VERDICT: We’d give Bertrand and Rose a game each here, but Baines and Shaw would still get our nod for the Euros if they can get fit! Can Kane and Vardy play together? With Rooney injured, England have the chance to see whether their two most in-form goal kings can strike up a lethal partnership! Kane and Vardy only started two qualifiers each, but surely Roy can’t ignore their red-hot form any longer? MATCH! VERDICT: Yes! Kane’s hold-up play and Vardy’s…

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MATCH!|22 March 2016

FOOTBALL LEAGUE CRUNCH TIME!

CHAMPIONSHIP PROMOTION BATTLE! The race for promotion in the Championship is always bonkers, and this season is no different! Table-toppers Burnley didn’t lose any of their first 13 league games in 2016, while Middlesbrough let in just 23 goals after 36 matches! Hull and Brighton are up there, too! AWESOME ANDRE! Ice-cool hitman Andre Gray is on flames! The £9 million Burnley striker hit 22 goals in his first 34 league games, including the winner in three matches in a row recently! He could fire The Clarets straight back to the Premier League! LEAGUE 1 BOUND! Bolton and Charlton have stunk out the Championship this season – they’ve let in over 125 goals combined and won just five games between them in 2016! The Trotters need a miracle to stay…

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MATCH!|22 March 2016

BIG MATCH! QUIZ INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL

FIFA 16 CHALLENGE! Can you name the Spain stars on these FUT cards? BACK TO THE FUTURE Which Germany ace has gone back in time to win Euro ’96 at Wembley? CLUB SHARERS! Which team have these Wales heroes all played for? You Tube STAR! Who’s taken the place of F2Freestylers trick machine Billy Wingrove? CAMERA SHY! Which Belgium players are hiding from the MATCH snapper in these pics? NAME THE TEAM! Can you remember England’s XI from their last Euro 2016 qualifier against Lithuania? 1. Right-back • Tottenham 2. Att. midfielder • Everton 3. Centre-back • Everton 4. Goalkeeper • Stoke 5. Centre-back • Man. United 6. Striker • Leicester Att. midfielder • Arsenal ALEX OXLADE-CHAMBERLAIN 7. Midfielder • Newcastle 8. Striker • Tottenham 9. Left-back • Arsenal 10.…

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MATCH!|22 March 2016

did you know?

0 Arsenal have never lost an away FA Cup match against lower league opposition with Arsene Wenger as their gaffer! On Lille midfielder Rio Mavuba’s birth certificate, it says ‘born at sea’ coz he was born on a boat! 14 Cristiano Ronaldo had 14 shots in total against Roma in the CL second leg, but only scored once! 1 Juan Mata’s sending off against West Brom was the first in his entire Premier League career! Man. City are the only team to win the Prem by goal difference. They beat Man. United back in 2011-12! 7 Ashley Williams has only missed seven league games for Swansea in the last eight seasons!…

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