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BIG BOOTS TO FILL! There was big pressure on Joao Felix’s shoulders when Atletico paid £ 3 million to sign him as Gmann’s replacement in the summer, but he’s started really well! He bagged a goal and an assist in his first three matches and looks seriously dangerous, leaving Atletico fans asking, ‘Antoine who?’ PORTUGAL’S HEIR! It’s not just at club level where he’s being tipped to replace a legendary No.7! He’s already been called Ronaldo’s longterm replacement for Portugal but, in the meantime, they’re forming an awesome attack together! With the support of Bernardo Silva and Bruno Fernandes, the European champs will be one of the favourites at Euro 2020! FIFA 20 STAR! Felix is easily one of the most improved players on the brand-new FIFA 20. Not only…

KI-JANA HOEVER MK Dons v Liverpool Wednesday, 7.45pm Hoever was only 16 when he made his Liverpool debut in last season’s FA Cup, and already looked ready for the Premier League. He’s tall, quick, super comfortable on the ball and can play right-back or centre-back! PLUS... Liverpool only signed two outfielders this year, and both could make their debuts on Wednesday Sepp van den Berg is another exciting Dutch defender, while Harvey Elliott is the youngest Prem player ever! BILLY GILMOUR Chelsea v Grimsby Wednesday, 7.45pm Frank Lampard was full of praise for Gilmour during the summer, and the ex-Rangers academy star has tons of talent. There are already calls for him to play for Scotland, so this will be his chance to impress! PLUS... Fikayo Tomori has…

THE LOWDOWN WHO? Club America and Deportivo Guadalajara, also known as Chivas! WHERE? America play in the capital, Mexico City, while Guadalajara is the second biggest city in the country! WHAT’S THE BEEF? Every league in the world has a heavyweight clash between the nation’s biggest clubs, but in Mexico there’s an extra twist – Chivas only ever pick Mexican players, while America sign big names from abroad! The clubs have totally different identities and enormous fanbases, and that’s why their games have such explosive atmospheres! HEROES & VILLAINS Cristobal Ortega is America’s leading appearance-maker and also played a record 50 times in this clash, while Guadalajara legend Salvador Reyes is the record scorer! In recent times, nobody’s scored more goals in this monster derby than striker Oribe Peralta –…

CAROLINE WEIR HER STORY… Weir was still at school when she made her Hibernian Ladies debut and, by the time she was 18, she’d moved south to join Arsenal. She scored her first goal for the club on her way to 2014 FA Cup glory! She spent two years at Arsenal before joining Bristol City, but couldn’t stop The Vixens from getting relegated. Liverpool came calling next and, in 2016, she was The Reds’ top scorer and won Player Of The Year! Joining Man. City last year allowed Weir to play Champions League football and challenge for trophies. The CAM played a key role as City finished second in the league, and won the FA and League Cups! FACTFILE Age: 24 Position: Att. midfielder Club: Man. City Country: Scotland HER…

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has a map of Africa as a tattoo on his back! The team top of the Premier League at the end of August has failed to go on to win the league in ten of the last 12 seasons! 53 New Sevilla striker Javier Hernandez scored all 53 of his Prem goals, for West Ham and Man. United, from inside the penalty area… 56 …the only player to score more goals in the Prem, and all from inside the area, was ex-Everton and Australia hero Tim Cahill! 167 Sergio Ramos is now Spain’s joint-most capped player with Iker Casillas. Ledge! 7 Sergio Aguero hit seven Prem goals with his first seven shots on target this season! 2 Spurs drew as many PL games in their first four matches…

ZLAT’S STATUE! Stick October 8 in your calendars! It’s the day Zlatan Ibrahimovic is gonna reveal a massive 500kg statue of himself in his hometown Malmo in Sweden! BEE-AUTIFUL BOOTS! The bee is a symbol of Manchester, and Man. City Women’s superstar Caroline Weir has got one on her personalised Puma One footy cleats. MATCH bets she’s well ‘buzzing’! ORANGE ARMOUR! Under Armour recently handed Netherlands and Lyon hero Memphis Depay some cool personalised boots – they’re orange like his nation’s famous kit!…

PORTSMOUTH v SOUTHAMPTON Tuesday, 7.45pm This Carabao Cup clash is the first game between the south-coast sides for over seven years, so the fans will be pumped! STOKE v NOTT’M FOREST Friday, 7.45pm Stoke’s form needs to improve quickly if they want to avoid finding themselves in a Championship relegation dogfight... QPR v WEST BROM Saturday, 12.30pm West Brom scored ten goals in just two matches against QPR last season, so The R’s will be desperate for revenge! BARNSLEY v BRENTFORD Sunday, 1.30pm Both of these sides made sluggish starts to the season but, in Ollie Watkins, The Bees have a striker to get them goals! MK DONS v LIVERPOOL Wednesday, 7.45pm The last time a Prem giant took a trip to Stadium MK was when Man. United were thrashed…

The Secret Life Of Pets 2 Blu-ray! To celebrate the release of The Secret Life Of Pets 2, we’ve got five copies of the film up for grabs on Blu-ray. Get in! The Secret Life of Pets 2 is available now on Digital and 7th October on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Football School Season 4! We’re giving away ten copies of the latest edition in the best-selling Football School series, Football School Season 4: Where Football Explains the World. Awesome! The must-have book for football fans is another fact-filled extravaganza from authors Alex Bellos and Ben Lyttleton, explaining subjects like biology, music, computer science and more through the brilliant game of football! For more info, visit www.walker.co.uk HOW TO ENTER! WWW.MATCHFOOTBALL.CO.UK Then click…

30+ Since the start of last season, Tammy is the only English player to have scored more than 30 goals overall in the top two tiers! 1 His performance at Wolves made him the first player in Premier League history to score a hat-trick and an own goal in the same match! 3 Abraham is the third U21 player in Prem history to score two or more goals in three games in a row after Cristiano Ronaldo and Dele Alli! 21 Tammy is the youngest Chelsea player ever to score a PL hat-trick, and the youngest Englishman to do so since Raheem Sterling in 2015! 12 He’s the first Englishman to score in three PL games in a row for Chelsea since his gaffer Frank Lampard did it 12 years…

VOLTA IS HERE! In case you’ve been living under a rock all summer, EA’s most exciting addition is called Volta – and it’s awesome! It’s basically a whole new game within FIFA, focusing on small-sided street football, but with loads of different ways to play it… VOLTA VARIETY! You can play three, four and five-a-side, or futsal, in loads of different locations. Try them all out, and find which one you like the best! Take your own unique player around the world in Volta Story, build up a squad of stars in Volta Tour or compete online in Volta League! STYLE & COINS! There’s not just loads of choice in how you play Volta, but how you look too! Pick an avatar and change them however you like to get…

There’s a crunch match in La Liga on Saturday night! The first major clash of the 2019-20 La Liga campaign has arrived – the Madrid derby between Atletico and Real! MATCH takes a look at some of the biggest talking points... KEY CLASH Eden Hazard is finally playing for Real after suffering an injury in pre-season, and he’ll probably be up against a familiar face on Saturday – ex-Tottenham right-back Kieran Trippier! Tripps has slotted really well into Diego Simeone’s defence, but he knows how tough facing the Belgium left winger is – they’ve met eight times in competitive games, and Kieran’s lost four battles! FAB FELIX He was La Liga’s most expensive summer arrival, so there was always gonna be loads of hype, but Joao Felix has dealt with…

THE NUMBERS GAME! How many Premier League nets did Teemu Pukki bust in August? TROPHY TIME! Which Burnley hero is hiding behind the Prem trophy? PREVIOUS CLUBS! These heroes joined their current clubs from which teams? GAME CHANGER! Which Chelsea star scored an own goal to gift Sheffield United a point in August? ODD ONE OUT! Which team hadn’t won a PL game by the end of August? PREM MASH-UP! Name the Prem defender in this mega odd pic! SPOT THE BALL! Mark where you think the ball is in this cool action pic! NAME THE COUNTRY! What countries have these stars played for? PREM STARS! Which teams do these Prem ballers play for? MATCH! WINNER! Which Everton hero scored the winner v Wolves at the start of September? FACE…