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The biggest transfer in football history has sent shockwaves around the globe! After tons of speculation, Samba star NEYMAR has joined PSG from Barça for a world-record £200 million! His buy-out clause was meant to put teams off signing him, but the Ligue 1 giants have coughed up the cash to make their new No.10 the most expensive player ever! CRAZY MONEY! The £200 million fee is more than double the previous world transfer record of £89 million, which Man. United paid for Paul Pogba last summer! His monster £782,000-a-week wages means PSG will have to splash out £400 million in total. Wowzers! THE TRANSFER! Neymar says he’s moving because he needs a new challenge in his career ! La Liga tried to block the deal going through saying PSG…

CHAMPO LEAGUE PLAY-OFF Liverpool have a really tough draw on their return to the Champions League! Hoffenheim are in the competition for the first time ever after finishing fourth in the Bundesliga last season, and have one of Europe’s best young gaffers in 30-year-old Julian Nagelsmann! Roberto Firmino’s ex-club will be well up for The Reds’ visit, but if Jurgen Klopp’s men play at their best, they should get through! ONES TO WATCH! Serge Gnabry – Hoffenheim Roberto Firmino – Liverpool CELTIC V ASTANA CHAMPO LEAGUE PLAY-OFF These two met at an earlier stage of last season’s qualifiers, when an injury-time penalty from Moussa Dembele was enough to fire Celtic into the play-offs! The Hoops will need another home win to give them the best chance in the second leg…

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The top goalscorer in Championship history is Aston Villa and Scotland hitman Ross McCormack ! One of Bristol Rovers’ nicknames is ‘The Gas’! No, it’s not because they’ve got farty fans – it’s because their old ground used to be next door to a gasworks! No team has won more EFL titles than Sunderland ! Teddy Sheringham is the oldest Championship goalscorer ever – he was 41 years old when he bagged for Colchester in 2007! The youngest goalscorer is Fulham’s Ryan Sessegnon – he was 16 when he hit his first Championship goal last season! The 2017-18 season is Forest Green Rovers' first campaign in the Football League! The smallest ground in the EFL is Wimbledon’s Kingsmeadow stadium. It has a capacity of 4,850, with h only 2,265 seats!…

MARCO VERRATTI PSG to Barcelona Barça see CM Verratti as the successor to club legend Andres Iniesta in their midfield, and they’ve been lining up a move for a while! Spies think one of the reasons PSG signed Neymar was to teach Barcelona a lesson for eyeing up one of their main players though, so they might not sell! PHILIPPE COUTINHO Liverpool to Barcelona Barcelona’s first-choice Neymar replacement is another Samba star – Reds baller Coutinho! Liverpool are determined to hold on to him and could demand over £100 million, so The Catalans could move on to Dortmund’s speedy winger Ousmane Dembele instead! SERGE AURIER PSG to Man. United A player that PSG could look to cash-in on to get back some of the money they spent on Neymar is…

★ We beat title rivals Bayer Leverkusen to go three points clear at the top. Our switch to 3-4-3 has really suited our squad – our CBs and DMs are all ace passers, and it allows us to play all our exciting wingers like Reus and Dembele! ★ Divock Origi’s been the league’s POTS so far! Not only is he the top goalscorer with nine in 14 games, he’s top of the assists chart too! He linksup with our other sick attackers to create chances, and hardly ever misses a one-on-one! ★ Ahead of the transfer window, we’ve got our scouts working overtime to find some potential signings. We’re after ace young guns, and players who have under a year left on their contract so we can get them for…

FLASHBACK!  Name the Liverpool player in this mega old pic! 5 QUESTIONS ON... WAYNE ROONEY 1 Rooney made his England debut way back in 2003, but against which team – Australia, Austria, Argentina or Armenia? 2 True or False? One of the Everton No.10’s brothers plays in the National League for Guiseley as a midfielder! 3 How old is The Three Lions’ record goalscorer – 30, 31, 32 or 33? 4 Which trophy has Rooney won most times – the Premier League or FA Cup? 5 Which sick boot brand does the Prem legend wear – adidas, Puma or Nike? CAMERA SHY! Name the Prem heroes hiding from the MATCH snapper in these pictures!…

YOU LEFT THE PREM CHAMPIONS FOR UNITED – WHAT MADE YOU WANT TO JOIN THE RED DEVILS? NEMANJA SAYS: “Man. United are one of the biggest clubs in the world. My wish was to train with Jose Mourinho again and, when you have a coach like him and a club like this, you don’t need to think a lot!” HOW MUCH ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH JOSE MOURINHO AGAIN? NEMANJA SAYS: “I’m very happy we will be working together again. He is a great coach, and when I worked with him before, he always got the best out of me. I improve if I work with him, so I am very happy to be here. When the coach wants you to come to the club, it gives you…

City have started the last two seasons in red-hot form, winning their first five games both times, and MATCH is expecting them to impress again this August. Everton proved to be tough opponents for them last season, though – they took a point at The Etihad and won 4-0 home. We can’t wait! ONES TO WATCH! Bernardo Silva – Man. City Wayne Rooney – Everton SWANSEA V MAN. UNITED With two wins in their last three home games against Man. United, Swansea have a decent record in this fixture, but they’ve never beaten Jose Mourinho! The Red Devils manager will be hoping to kick-start another solid season on the road with victory at the Liberty Stadium – his team only lost four Prem away games in 2016-17! ONES TO WATCH!…

THIERRY HENRY Henry’s best years were at Arsenal when his pace, dribbling and finishing made him the Prem’s best striker for years ! He started his career at left wing though, and moved back there when he joined Barcelona! RONALDO FIFA fans have been crying out for the original Ronaldo to join FUT for years, and now he’s finally here! The Brazilian was devastating on his day, winning the Ballon d’Or in 1997 and 2002 – where his 96 and 94-rated cards come from! RONALDINHO Every ICON will have three different versions from various stages of their career. Ronaldinho’s 94-card is from his peak years at Barcelona when his tricks, dribbling and creativity made him the best player in the world! PELE Brazil’s all-time top scorer and arguably the best…

Cool Coaching Clinic Place! We’ve teamed up with Coerver® Coaching, The World’s No.1 Soccer Skills Teaching Method, to offer MATCH readers the chance to attend an exclusive skills coaching clinic this October in Birmingham! It’s open to boys and girls aged 7-13, and will help teach you the skills of the world’s top players! WHAT TO EXPECT… ★ The camp is broken down into six different age groups, with four places in each category up for grabs this week! ★ Morning sessions involve the U8, U9 and U10 categories, while afternoon sessions are for the U11, U12 and U13s! ★ Learn to play like the stars in three-hour technical skills training sessions, including theory and practical tasks! ★ Take part in sessions based on current adidas® superstars such as Messi,…

Premier League Special Flashback: James Milner. Rooney Quiz: 1. Australia; 2. True; 3. 31; 4. Premier League; 5. Rooney wears Nike boots. Camera Shy: Alex Iwobi, Anthony Martial & Mousa Dembele. Beardy Weirdy: 1. Steven Defour; 2. Julian Speroni; 3. Kasey Palmer; 4. Paul Dummett. Footy Mis-Match: See above. EFL Special Club Sharers: Sheffield Wednesday. FIFA 17 Challenge: Marcus Maddison & Josh Morris. Mystery Mascot: Fleetwood. Spot The Ball: G15. EFL Brain-Buster: 1. 70; 2. Billy Sharp; 3. Wales; 4. Portsmouth; 5. Blundell Park; 6. No.45; 7. Yann Kermorgant; 8. Jack Grealish; 9. Three; 10. 16 seasons. HOW WELL DID YOU DO? 33-38 Champions Winner League ! 26-32 Premier Superstar League ! 16-25 Championship Hero! 8-15 Non Veteran -League ! 0-7 Specialist Own-Goal !…