Inhoudsopgave van 25-Jun-2019 - MATCH!

REAL MADRID ✔ Real have been linked with Pogba ever since the first time he left Old Trafford back in 2012, and the class France midfielder might fancy linking up with his hero Zinedine Zidane! ✘ The Galacticos have already spent nearly £300 million this summer, and with Toni Kroos and Luka Modric in the squad, can they afford to splash another £100 million on a midfielder without selling? CHANCES: 7/10 BARCELONA ✔ Barcelona snapped up Philippe Coutinho to replace Andres Iniesta, but the Brazilian has failed to impress and could leave this summer. Pogba would be an ideal player to go for! ✘ We’ve not heard much juicy gossip linking the Spanish giants with Pogba, plus Barça have already signed Frenkie de Jong from Ajax, so Pogba to the…

LAST TIME THEY WORE GOLD… The last time Real Madrid had gold on their shirt was 2011-12 – a really successful campaign for the giants! They finished top of La Liga by nine points, breaking loads of previous Spanish league records along the way! They scored awhopping 121 goals – 14 more than the previous record also set by the capital club in 1989-90! Los Blancos finished the campaign with 100 points, beating their huge rivals Barcelona’s record from 2009-10! CRAZY CL FOOTY! The Champions League footy for 2019-20 has been revealed – and it’s a crazy colourway with flashes of blue, yellow and pink! The white stars overlap, as well! PUMA SIGN WALKER? Kyle Walker made our best Nike XI earlier this year, but he could be in Puma’s…

FLORENTINO LUIS BENFICA ★ CDM Benfica have loads of class young talents, and Luis has the potential to absolutely dominate midfields. The tall DM combines top defensive stats with tons of strength and energy, plus awesome short and long passing skills! YARI VERSCHAEREN ANDERLECHT ★ CAM Verschaeren has already got the ability to dance through defences with 84 agility and 85 balance, so if you can work on his 76 dribbling he’ll have loads of flair. The 17-year-old CAM is well versatile too – he can rip it up from either wing! MATIAS VARGAS VELEZ SARSFIELD ★ LW Vargas already has the raw pace, agility and stamina to tear full-backs apart, and he’s only going to get better! After a few seasons his left foot will be a proper weapon,…

Tracker tekkers! John’s missing club footy so much, he set up this temporary MATCH table tracker for 2019-20 – the new one will be out soon, mate! Rocking Ram! Massive Derby fan Sidney got his pic taken with awesome manager Frank Lampard. Get in there! Wicked drawing! Tobi sent us his quality drawing of Mohamed Salah after watching the Champions League final! Old Trafford tour! Man. United fan Oscar lives in Maine, USA, but got to do the Old Trafford tour recently – and even got his pic taken in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s seat! Poster pal! Reg enjoys reading all the latest footy news in MATCH, but he particularly loves ripping out all the posters – especially when they’re extra massive ones! MATCH Vote! We put up a poll on…

MATCH gives you the lowdown on the biggest name in Women’s football – USA superstar ALEX MORGAN! 13 Most strikers wear number nine or ten, but Morgan’s lucky number is 13, and that’s what she has on the back of her shirt! 26 Her five goals against Thailand meant that she’d scored 26 goals since the start of 2018 – twice as many as her USA team-mates! LEGENDARY LEADER Morgan doesn’t always wear the USA’s captain’s armband, but she leads the rest of the team by example, sharing the captaincy with team-mates Megan Rapinoe and Carli Lloyd! FAB FINISHER Morgan’s biggest strength is her clinical finishing. When she gets the ball in the box, she uses her super quick feet to shift it onto her stronger left foot before tucking…

Lion’s lift! Switzerland’s Kevin Mbabu asked the England left-back to give him a big bump up! The chicken dance! Richarlison and Gabriel Jesus went on the hunt for some tasty pellets! Robbo’s stare-off! MATCH reckons you can’t outstare wicked Scotland captain Andy Robertson! Waistcoat copycat! Phil Neville is stealing Gareth Southgate’s waistcoat style! Trophy hog! We asked Cristiano if he’d share the Nations League trophy with Lionel Messi! Face-palm fail! The Japan GK gave a lesson in how NOT to face-palm! Boot snatcher! Kylian Mbappe reckons that all Nike Mercurials actually belong to him! Mission impossible! Ellen White was sent to spy on The Lionesses’ next WWC opponents! Beastly beard! The award for the craziest beard in Euro 2020 qualifying goes to this Faroe Islander! Tickle machine! Always be careful…

FLASHBACK! Name the Argentina star playing for his country back in 2011! 5 QUESTIONS ON... BRAZIL 1 What’s the name of their awesome head coach – Bite, Tite, Kite, Site, Lite or Hite 2 Which rock-solid goalkeeper has won more senior caps for the nation – Ederson or Alisson 3 Veteran right-back Dani Alves was made captain in May, but who did he take the armband off 4 How many times have they won the Copa America trophy 5 True or False Brazil were the top-ranked country going into this summer’s Copa America, according to FIFA World Rankings! CLOSE-UP! Which Copa superstars have we zoomed in on? CAMERA SHY! Name the megastars that are hiding from the MATCH snapper in these pics! STADIUM GAME Where did these countries play…

Copa America Quiz Flashback: Angel Di Maria. Brazil Quiz: 1. Tite; 2. Alisson; 3. Neymar; 4. Eight; 5. True. Close-Up: 1. Sergio Aguero; 2. Luis Suarez; 3. Philippe Coutinho; 4. Alexis Sanchez. Camera Shy: Casemiro, Lionel Messi & James Rodriguez. Stadium Game: 1D; 2B; 3C; 4A. Freaky Faces: Josef Martinez. Super Skippers: Colombia – Radamel Falcao; Uruguay – Diego Godin; Peru – Paolo Guerrero; Argentina – Lionel Messi. Copa Heroes: 1. Paraguay; 2. Japan; 3. Venezuela; 4. Peru; 5. Argentina; 6. Colombia; 7. Uruguay; 8. Ecuador. Crazy Kit: Colombia. Gold Cup Quiz On The Box: Christian Pulisic. Gold Cup Bosses: 1. Mexico; 2. Canada; 3. Costa Rica; 4. USA; 5. Honduras; 6. Jamaica. Country Sharers: Mexico. Trophy Time: Joel Campbell. Bogus Badge: Bermuda. Job Swap: Scott Arfield. Spot The Ball:…

Cesar Azpilicueta The Chelsea defender got his shirt signed by Mickey and Goofy! Karim Benzema The Real Madrid striker doesn’t look happy – has he just heard Luka Jovic will be taking his starting spot? Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain The Liverpool hero needs an ice-cool glass of water where he’s chilling out! Douglas Costa We’re not sure why the Juve skiller is wearing sandals, shorts and a… beanie! Diego Costa This is the happiest we’ve ever seen the Atletico Madrid hardman! Marcos Rojo The Man. United defender did a bit of fishing during his summer break… Mohamed Salah …and Liverpool’s Mo Salah showed Rojo exactly how it should be done! Erik Lamela The Spurs star’s nickname is ‘Coco’ – and that’s what he was eating on holiday! Mario Gotze…

Derby Home Shirt 2019-20 After Derby just missed out on Prem promotion in the play-off final last season, Umbro have decided to get inspiration from a lucky shirt from the past! This ace jersey is based on their one from 1995-96 – the season The Rams came second in England’s second tier and bagged PL promotion! Price: £48 umbro.co.uk Puma King Boots The Puma King made its debut on the pitch way back in 1968, and were worn by all-time footy legends like Pele, Diego Maradona and Johan Cruyff! The mega brand have decided to re-release them, but with some epic tech upgrades to make them better than ever! Price: £180 puma.com Porto Home Kit 2019-20 They just lost their Primeira Liga title race in 2018-19, but the Porto boys…

GC BOSSES! Which countries do these top gaffers manage? TROPHY TIME! Which Costa Rica star is hiding behind the Gold Cup trophy? BAGUS BADGE! Which team does this badge belong to? on the box! Which USA superstar looks totally shocked to be on Soccer AM! COUNTRY SHARERS! These stars all play for which 2019 Gold Cup country? jobswap Name the Canada striker that’s also found work as a McDonald’s chef! SPOT THE BALL! Mark where you think the ball should be in this cool action pic! GUESS THE WINNERS! Which countries won the Gold Cup in these years? MATCH! WINNER! Who scored USA’s winner in their warm-up v Ecuador in March? CRAZY KIT! Which 2019 Gold Cup team used to wear this bonkers kit?…

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