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Puma’s new star signing rocks! The European transfer window is about to shut, but Puma have snapped up an awesome signing! BARCELONA striker LUIS SUAREZ will be wearing their FUTURE boots in 2018-19, and we reckon he’ll tear it up in them! GOLDEN SHOE? Suarez is the only player to beat Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to the European Golden Shoe since 2009. He smashed in 31 goals for Liverpool in 2013-14 to share it with CR7, and won it outright two years later for Barça. We reckon he’s due another! MAGIC MESSI! Anybody will score goals with a strike partner like Leo! The duo netted just under 60 in La Liga last season, and assisted each other 12 times too, making them the most deadly partnership in Spain! CREATIVE…

antogriezmann Is Hollywood ready for its next superstar It looks like Atletico ace Griezmann is changing jobs! iscoalarcon We stumbled across this photo of Isco ‘hogging’ the camera while on hols in the Bahamas! dejesusoficial The City and Brazil forward has been practising his aim! manuelneuer The Bayern Munich boys are always up for pulling a pose! alexoxchamberlain The Ox has been relaxing in Greece... check out that top! cristiano Cristiano has a new aftershave out! Is it CL-winning good alexis_officia1 Alexis is teaching his dogs a thing about teamwork! davidluiz _ 4 Check out Willian’s 30th birthday cake! Save MATCH a slice! keitanabydeco Keita posted this throwback shot of himself as a Red! cedricsoares41 Prem rivals Soares, Fred, David Luiz and Pereira hung out! mbatshuayi Bats completed his loan…

LEEDS v MIDDLESBROUGH Leeds’ strong start to the season has got their fans dreaming of a return to the Prem after a 14-year wait. They can blow teams away with their ace attacking and pressing tactics, but Middlesbrough are a really well organised unit. It’ll be a total clash of styles at Elland Road – who’ll come out on top STUTTGART v BAYERN Stuttgart are going to need their main man Mario Gomez to deliver here – they’ve lost 16 of the last 17 games in all comps against Bayern! VFB did hammer them 4-1 at the Allianz Arena last time out though, so the Bundesliga champs will want revenge – and to start a new winning run against them! CELTIC v RANGERS The first Old Firm of the season…

CREATIVE CAM Last season, Bernardo usually y played d on n the wing, but the signing of Riyad Mahrez means he’s free to play as a CAM. That’s his best position – when he played there for Monaco in 2016-17, he bagged eight Ligue 1 goals and nine assists! STARRING ROLE Only two Man. City stars played more Premier League games than Silva last season, but most of his appearances came off the bench. He used the campaign to settle in and now he’s ready to become a superstar! GOLDEN SILVAS KDB’s injury means that we could see two Silvas in City’s ace midfield, with Bernardo linking up with David. Both players have sweet left feet and loads of creativity, and they’ll create tons of chances for the likes of…

HOW TO VOTE! Go to the MATCH Facebook page now and you’ll see two shortlists – one for Player Of The Month and one for Goal Of The Month. Then just vote for your choice. Well easy! A GUERO The Man. City ace has produced some wicked attacking displays – especially his devastating hat-trick against Huddersfield! MANE Sadio’s opening-weekend goals v West Ham were easy finishes, but his displays this month for Liverpool have been electric! RICHARLISON The Everton new boy is making his mega price tag look like a bargain! His double against Wolves and header v Southampton were quality! PEREYRA The Watford hero has started the new season in sizzling form – his brace v Brighton in their opener included a jaw-dropping volley! THE RESULTS! We’ll reveal the…

STAR SIGNING FABINHO LIVERPOOL/MONACO Fabinho’s got a Liverpool card on FUT, but on Career Mode he’s still a Monaco player with tons of potential. He’s already in the 80s for tackling and interceptions, and with 90+ stamina, he’s got the energy to cover loads of ground! WONDERKID WILFRED NDIDI LEICESTER The 21-year-old has some quality defensive stats and is a real beast with solid numbers for strength, stamina and jumping, so he’ll win loads of headers and challenges. At his young age, he’s only going to get better too! FUT BARGAIN IDRISSA GUEYE EVERTON Gueye’s been one of the Prem’s top tacklers since he arrived in 2015 – and he’s got the FIFA stats to prove it! You can land him for around 3,000 coins on FUT and he’ll dominate…

LEICESTER V LIVERPOOL Liverpool face a really tough test at the King Power Stadium! If Liverpool want to seriously challenge Man. City for the Prem title this season, this is the kind of match they need to win. Leicester took points off Arsenal, Tottenham and Man. United at home last season, and they’ll be difficult to break down again for the PL’s big six in 2018-19. This is The Reds’ first big test of the season – will they pass it STAR MAN NABY KEITA Philippe Coutinho was Liverpool’s star man on their last two trips to The KP, but The Reds will need somebody else to step up now that he’s left. Keita’s made a wicked start to his Prem career, completing 88% of his passes on his debut…

DID YOU KNOW ? Last season, Betis beat Sevilla in the league for the first time since 2012 – and finished above them for the first time since 2012-13. Wow! HEAD-TO-HEAD Betis average more fans, but they’ve had to watch their rivals have more success! THE LOWDOWN WHO? Real Betis Balompie and Sevilla – two of the oldest clubs in Spain. WHERE? Seville, southern Spain, where the country’s first ever official football match took place way back in 1890! WHY? Betis were formed after some of Sevilla’s board quit to start their own club – and the city’s been divided since! HEROES Joaquin is a Betis hero after re-joining his boyhood club after nine years away! Reyes is this fixture’s record scorer and starred in some huge wins against Betis!…

RADJA NAINGGOLAN ROMA TO INTER Inter splashed out £33 million to land one of the best midfielders in Serie A! STEVEN NZONZI SEVILLA TO ROMA Roma used £27.3 million of that money to replace him with WC winner Nzonzi! DENIS CHERYSHEV VILLARREAL TO VALENCIA Russia’s World Cup hero is one of a number of exciting Valencia signings! THILO KEHRER SCHALKE TO PSG The 21-year-old is set for a massive future after his £33 million transfer! ANDRE SILVA AC MILAN TO SEVILLA Milan paid £33.5 million for Silva last year, but now they’ve loaned him out!…

THE PLAYMAKER! MATEO KOVACIC Midfielder ★ Chelsea 13 NUMBER OF CLUB TROPHIES MATEO HAS WON! STAT ATTACK 5 Mateo can speak five different languages – English, Croatian, Spanish, Italian and German. Wow! 2010 He was just 16 years old when he scored his first goal for Dinamo Zagreb back in 2010. Wicked! 21 He made 21 La Liga appearances for Real Madrid last season, but he started just ten! FACT PACK Country: Croatia Caps: 46 Goals: 1 Age: 24 Height: 5ft 10ins Previous clubs: Real Madrid, Inter Milan, Dinamo Zagreb Boots: Nike Hypervenom PLAYS LIKE Ivan Rakitic Just like his sick Croatia teammate, Kovacic is a proper versatile midfielder who can either boss a game from deep, or move higher up the field and create big chances! Unfortunately for the…

KOUYATE FACTFILE Club: Crystal Palace Country: Senegal Age: 28 Position: Midfielder Fee: £9.5 million Did You Know? He’s the current captain of Senegal! ARMSTRONG FACTFILE Club: Southampton Country: Scotland Age: 26 Position: Midfielder Fee: £7 million Did You Know? The clever star has a degree in law! ALISSON FACTFILE Club: Liverpool Country: Brazil Age: 25 Position: Goalkeeper Fee: £66.8 million Did You Know? His older brother is also a pro keeper! BERNARDO FACTFILE Club: Brighton Country: Brazil Age: 23 Position: Full-back Fee: £9 million Did You Know? He can also play in midfield or as a CB! KONGOLO FACTFILE Club: Huddersfield Country: Holland Age: 24 Position: Centre/Left-back Fee: £17.5 million Did You Know? Huddersfield paid a club-record fee for him! RONDON FACTFILE Club: Newcastle Country: Venezuela Age: 28 Position: Striker…

1. Which Premier League superstar scored the first goal of 2018-19? 2. Name the Everton player who got sent off in their 2-2 draw with Wolves! 3. How many of West Ham’s new signings started their 4-0 thrashing by Liverpool - two, three or five? 4. What was the final score in Southampton’s clash with Burnley? 5. Which team had the most possession in Arsenal’s mega face-off with champs Man. City? 6. True or False? Neil Warnock was sent to the stands in Cardiff’s clash against Bournemouth! 7. Which Palace star didn’t score in their wicked win over Fulham – Zaha, Townsend or Schlupp? 8. What colour kit were Chelsea wearing in their easy 3-0 victory over Huddersfield? 9. Name the Watford hero that bagged a brace in their 2-0…