Inhoudsopgave van 18-Jul-2017 - MATCH!

Jose Mourinho has got his goal machine for next season! MAN. UNITED have sent a massive message to the rest of Europe by splashing a huge £75 million on Belgium hitman ROMELU LUKAKU , beating rivals Chelsea in the process! The lethal finisher’s got a big season ahead of him… BIG BOOTS TO FILL! With Zlatan Ibrahimovic no longer at Old Trafford, the pressure will be on Luk to replace the big Swede ! Zlat hit 28 goals in all comps last season, and Rom will do well to match that! The Red Devils have a history of top strikers, too – check out some of their stats in their first season at the club! GOLDEN BOOT BATTLE! Lukaku’s coming off the back of his best season ever for league…

JERMAIN DEFOE BOURNEMOUTH Josh King’s IF card took him close to Defoe’s shooting stats, but The Three Lions man is still Bournemouth’s best finisher ! The Cherries’ strikeforce will be a bit slower with JD, though! JORDAN PICKFORD EVERTON Pickford’s winter upgrade took him level with other GK Maarten Stekelenburg, and ahead of Joel Robles. His Career Mode potential is as high as 86 OVR, though ! HARRY MAGUIRE LEICESTER Leicester’s first-choice CBs both got winter downgrades, but they still have a higher OVR than Maguire. The experienced duo are well into their 30s though, while 23-year-old Harry has great potential ! WILL HUGHES WATFORD Hughes’ 74-rated FUT card is lower than Watford’s other midfielders, but Career Mode fans will know he’s got the potential to easily overtake his new…

Under Armour ClutchFit 3.0 boots Get a load of the proper old-school paint job Under Armour dropped for their wicked ClutchFit cleats. We love the subtle orange trim! Price: £175 lovellsoccer.co.uk New Balance X Stance FuelCore Sonic trainers If you need some running kicks this summer, look no further than these legends! Price: £100 newbalance.co.uk Roma 2017-18 away kit Nike always get Roma’s kits spot on, and this bad boy is no different. Check out the gold trim! Shirt Price: £60 lovellsoccer.co.uk PSG 2017-18 away shirt PSG’s all-new yellow away kit celebrates the Brazilians that have played for the club. Cool! Price: £60 lovellsoccer.co.uk Watford 2017-18 away kit If you think you recognise this top, it’s because it’s the same template as last season’s Boro home shirt! Shirt Price: £50…

To celebrate the release of Despicable Me 3, MATCH is giving away the new Minions Bunch O Balloons and Bunch O Balloons Value Launcher Pack to five lucky readers! UK Stockists include ASDA, Argos, B&M, CDS Superstores, Costco UK, Debenhams, Morrisons, Shops Direct, Smyths, Tesco, The Entertainer, Toys R Us and Toymaster. Chelsea FC Season Review 2016-17! Footy-mad fans will be totally buzzing ahead of 2017-18, but Blues fans still can’t get enough of last season! We’ve got five DVDs and five Blu-rays of Chelsea FC Season Review 2016-17 up for grabs. Sweet! This is the full story of Chelsea’s record-breaking Prem title triumph! It features every goal from every game in every competition, plus exclusive interviews with Conte, Cahill, Kante and Hazard! HOW TO ENTER!  WWW.MATCHFOOTBALL.CO.UK Then click ‘Win’…

Mohamed Salah Get a load of the view from the Liverpool new boy’s pool! Gylfi Sigurdsson Ever seen a Swan swimming with a huge turtle? You have now! Kevin De Bruyne KDB desperately needs some tanning tips from CR7! Cristiano Ronaldo There’s nothing like an early dip in the pool for C-Ron! Harry Kane Spurs’ superstar striker got all romantic on his summer hols! Romelu Lukaku Rom and Pogba had a holiday bromance in the States! David Luiz The Chelsea defender’s kiteboarding skills are off the chain! Adam Lallana Liverpool hero Lallana went fishing for crabs! Chris Smalling Check out the dodgy motor Smalling hired on his beach break! Thibaut Courtois The ace Chelsea goalkeeper got snapped in LA!…

INTERNATIONAL CHAMPS CUP Make the most of your summer hols by staying up late on Sunday night to watch this quality friendly! Jose Mourinho’s men head to the States with some top talent, but will it be enough to trouble the European champions? Whoever wins will get the upper hand ahead of the tasty UEFA Super Cup final in August! ONES TO WATCH! Isco – Real Madrid Romelu Lukaku – Man. United BAYERN V ARSENAL INTERNATIONAL CHAMPS CUP These two know each other pretty well, having met in four of the last five Champions League campaigns! The German giants have won the last three meetings 5-1, so Arsene Wenger’s boys will be out for revenge! Maybe the scoreline will be different this time with Alexandre Lacazette in attack? ONES TO…

TOTALLY BOSS POSSESSION! Portugal baller Bernardo Silva uses this epic 1 v 1 move all the time when he’s trying to shield the ball from an opponent that’s to the side or in front of him. It helps him retain possession when he’s being closely marked! CREATE SPACE! When Bernardo doesn’t have space to run, shoot or pass, he’ll use this move to shield the ball and change direction. It’s perfect for busting out in really tight areas to give you more time and space on the ball! OPEN UP DEFENCES! Watch out for the Man. City new boy doing this 1 v 1 move in the Prem next season! He’ll often do it when he’s travelling across the pitch, looking to create space for a shot or to play…

Use these clues to work out the mystery star! I joined Liverpool back in 2013 from Inter! I have won The Reds’ POTY award twice! I’ve nearly got 30 caps for my national side Brazil! TRANSFER TRACKER! Can you fill in the gaps in the career of Man. City midfield machine Yaya Toure? THE NICKNAME GAME! Match these teams with their awesome animal nicknames! GROUNDED!  Which team play their home games at this wicked stadium?…

The ENGLAND captain has returned home! WAYNE ROONEY has gone back to where it all began by returning to hometown club EVERTON from Man. United! MATCH takes a closer look at why it’s a great transfer for both Wazza and The Toffees! EVERTON BORN AND BRED! Despite spending 13 years at Man. United, Rooney has always bled blue! The quality finisher grew up in Liverpool supporting The Toffees , and signed for them at just nine years old! He even revealed recently that while he was playing for United, he still wore Everton pyjamas! PREM RECORD CHASER! Wazza is still 62 goals short of Alan Shearer’s record Prem tally, but MATCH reckons he’s still dreaming of overtaking the Newcastle legend ! If the 31-year-old rips it up in his two…

“ARSENAL IS A LEGENDARY CLUB. I WANT TO SHOW I’M WORTHY OF THE SHIRT!” BEING A GUNNER! LACAZETTE SAYS: “I am, of course, delighted and very proud, because Arsenal is a legendary club. Throughout my childhood, thanks to Thierry Henry and other French players, I always dreamed of playing for this club, so that dream has been fulfilled!” ARSENAL ATTRACTION! LACAZETTE SAYS: “I like clubs with a history. Also, the fact the manager has been here for a while shows that it’s a stable club, which I like. In addition, there are quite a few French players here, which makes it easier to settle in. In my opinion, Arsenal is the club that plays the best football in England, so I really wanted to come here.” COQUELIN ADVICE! LACAZETTE SAYS:…

★ We’ve made an ace start to our first season! We’re unbeaten at the top of the table after ten games, thanks to our rapid attack of Origi, Coman, Reus and Dembele! They’re class on the counter-attack – no team can stop them! ★ We’ve been doing plenty of training off the pitch too with our wonderkids. Youri Tielemans has improved loads after doing extra training – we got him working on all parts of his game. He’s gonna be a world-beater! ★ Our Portugal side played in friendlies after qualifying for the World Cup, so we took a look at some fringe players. Joao Palhinha, Jose Gomes and Bruma all have great potential, and could make it into our summer squad! FIFA-LUTION NABY KEITA’s come out of nowhere to…

STEP 1 Take a touch forward with your left foot, then place your right foot on top of the ball to change direction. STEP 2 Step-over the ball with your right foot... STEP 3 ...then use the same foot to touch the ball away before accelerating off with your left foot! NOW WATCH THE VIDEOS! Go to the MATCH website to see how to do the U-Turn Step-Over, plus check out loads more cool ball mastery and mirror move videos linked to this epic skill… www.matchfootball.co.uk…

Junior Gunners Membership & Family Fun Day Ticket! One lucky MATCH reader will win a ticket for them and three family members to go to the Junior Gunners’ Family Fun Day on August 17! Plus, the lucky winner will also bag a 2017-18 Junior Gunners membership! JG FAMILY FUN DAY… ★ Four tickets to the event for you and your family ★ Entry to Paradise Wildlife Park including the entire animal park, events, shows, Tumble Jungle, Paradise Lagoon, crazy golf, Woodland Rail and more ★ Access to an exclusive Junior Gunners area with cool footy games and activities ★ Free parking at the park or shuttle bus transport from Broxbourne train station ★ Plus, you’ll be able to meet Arsenal mascot Gunnersaurus CLOSING DATE: JULY 25 Winner must be aged…

Star selfie! Alexander Ezzedine sent us this ace selfie of him and Hibernian defender Efe Ambrose. Top stuff, mate! MATCH fan abroad! Barcelona supporter Noah Amengual sent us this picture all the way from Mallorca! He spends his pocket money on a MATCH subscription. Epic! Wicked FUT team! What do you make of Matthew Abate’s Premier League Ultimate Team? Look at that midfield three. Wowzers! Wall-to-wall MATCH! Get a load of Liverpool fan Hari Davies-Jones ’ mind-blowing bedroom! It’s full of MATCH stuff! Brill Brendan! Check out Finlay Stait with Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers! He looks chuffed to meet you, Finlay! MATCH VOTE! We asked readers on the MATCH website to vote on what club Cristiano Ronaldo will be at next season. Here’s the results! SEND YOUR PICTURES TO... Email:…