Содержание выпуска: 7-Nov-2017 — MATCH!

HOW HE WON IT! We picked the Premier League’s top four players from October, and asked our Facebook fans to vote for the best one! The City speedster won 70% of the vote, with Leicester hero Riyad Mahrez the runner-up with just 19%! POTTERS PUNISHED! MAN. CITY 7-2 STOKE OCTOBER 14 Sane helped City get off to a flying start last month with a goal and an assist in their 7-2 thumping of Stoke! After setting up Raheem Sterling for a simple tap-in early on, he made it 6-2 from close range after a sublime pass from Kevin De Bruyne! BURNLEY BURIED! MAN. CITY 3-0 BURNLEY OCTOBER 21 City’s red-hot form continued with another home victory, and another goal and an assist from Leroy! First Nicolas Otamendi nodded home a…

1 ROBERT LEWANDOWSKI Poland 16 goals Poland’s all-time top goalscorer became a record breaker in World Cup qualifying! The lethal goal king became the first player in history to hit 16 goals in the European section of qualifying. Legend! 2 MOHAMMAD AL-SAHLAWI Saudi Arabia 16 goals Saudi Arabia have qualified for their first World Cup since 2006 and MAS’ goals were the main reason! He’s now hit 28 goals in just 35 games for his country – that goal-to-game ratio is Ronaldo and Messi-esque! 3 AHMED KHALIL United Arab Emirates 16 goals You have to feel sorry for Al Jazira forward Khalil – no player scored more goals than him in qualifying, and his team still aren’t heading to Russia! He’s only 26 though, so he should get a couple…

World Cup 2018 Quiz One Sport Switch: Mario Gotze. Who Am I?: Gylfi Sigurdsson. The Nickname Game: 1B; 2D; 3A; 4C. Transfer Tracker: 2006-2007 – West Ham; 2007-2010 – Liverpool. Grounded: Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium. Wordsearch: See below. World Cup 2018 Quiz Two Footy At The Films: Heung-Min Son. Spot The Ball: F17. Guess The Winners: 2002 – Brazil; 2006 –Italy; 2010 – Spain; 2014 – Germany. Footy Mis-Match: See above. HOW WELL DID YOU DO? 61-65 World Cup Winner! 46-60 World Cup Runner-Up! 31-45 World Cup Group Stage! 16-30 World Cup Play-Off! 0-15 World Cup Qualifying!…

RHIAN BREWSTER Striker ★ Liverpool Brewster was England’s goal machine – he netted eight times in total, including two mind-blowing hat-tricks, to bag the tournament’s Golden Boot! We’ve heard Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is a massive fan of the striker’s movement and goal-poaching instincts, so don’t be surprised to see him in a Reds shirt very soon too! JADON SANCHO Forward ★ Borussia Dortmund England were gutted when FW Sancho was recalled by Dortmund early from the tournament – he was their best player in the group stage! Jadon hit three goals to add to the five that he scored at the Euros, but his parent club took him back to Germany for his full Bundesliga debut. The 17-year-old’s got amassive future! GEORGE McEACHRAN Midfielder ★ Chelsea George’s older brother…

BEST CROSSER BAINES SAYS: “Delivery wise, Christian Eriksen or Gylfi Sigurdsson . Those guys can find a final ball from any part of the pitch, whether they’re out wide or in central areas – and from set-pieces too! Those two definitely stand out!” FASTEST BAINES SAYS: “That’s Middlesbrough’s Adama Traore . Before that it would have been Gerard Deulofeu, but he actually told me about Traore! I said to Geri, ‘Is Traore as quick as you?’ and he said, ‘Yes’, but I didn’t believe him! He’s super explosive off the mark!” RIVAL CROWD BAINES SAYS: “The traditional, old English stadiums are definitely my favourites. I love Goodison, so similar stadiums like Anfield that are really close to the pitch are always fun. I go there and get loads of stick…

Northern Ireland haven’t qualified for a World Cup in more than 30 years, and this is defo their best chance for ages! They’ve been drawn against the best runners-up in Euro qualifying, so the Green And White Army Gy?? will ?? need ? to make the most of their fortress Windsor Park in the first ???leg ??–?Germany are the only team Gy to ? win ?? a competitive game there since 2013. Crazy! ????????????????????? ONES TO WATCH! Steven Davis – N. Ireland Granit Xhaka –Switzerland Thursday November 9 7.45pm SWEDEN V ITALY Italy were definitely the nation everyone wanted to avoid in this draw, and Sweden were the unlucky ones! They might be the underdogs, but confidence is low in The Azzurri camp at the moment – in their last…

JULIAN BRANDT BAYER BAG BRANDT! Brandt was developed at Wolfsburg’s academy, but joined Bundesliga rivals Leverkusen when he was a teenager. Bayer only paid around £300,000 for the winger, and with clubs ready to pay monster money to sign him now, it looks like a proper bargain! KEY SKILLS TRICKY DRIBBLER SET-PIECE SPECIALIST MEGA CREATIVE BUNDESLIGA STARLET! After making his debut in 2013-14, Brandt became a first-team regular in 2015, before putting himself in the record books the following season! Julian became only the second teenager in history to score in six Bundesliga games in a row, and ended as the league’s top-scoring Under-20! CONFEDS CUP! After missing just two of Leverkusen’s league games last season, Brandt was picked in Germany’s inexperienced squad for the Confederations Cup in Russia. The…

Wall-to-wall MATCH! Check out West Ham fan Xander McComb’s gaming room, which is covered in MATCH posters! He’s showing off atrophy and medal he made himself, too! MATCHY on pitch! MATCHY took on youth side Wateringbury U11s all by himself recently! The top team have been unbeaten this year –how awesome is that? What a collection! Eddie and Billy Cooke have got a huge range of footy boots and balls! It’s a great mix of old and new, guys! So much MATCH! Subscriber Jacob Bernstein sent us a pic of his collection of mags and annuals! That 2011 version is well old! WINNER! Congrats to Xander who’s won this week’s £40 Lovell Soccer voucher! MATCH! CONTACT US NOW... Email: match.magazine@ kelsey.co.uk Facebook: www.facebook.com…

Iceland have qualified for their first ever World Cup finals! England beware, the Thunderclap returns! There were 794 goals across the 270 European group games, making it the highest-scoring of all time! Cristiano Ronaldo was directly involved in 18 goals in European WCQ – more than any other player! Germany were the only country to win every single World Cup qualifier! They’re total machines! Belgium and Germany averaged 4.3 goals a game in their qualifying matches – more than any other European nation. Sick! Joshua Germany Kimmich right-back European got nine assists WCQ – in more Brazil were the first country to qualify for Russia 2018 – other than the host nation, of course! failed The to USA reach have a World first Cup time for since the 1986. Epic…

IN THE CHANGING ROOM The relationships between your squad members now have a big say in how successful your team is! If your players don’t get along, their displays on the pitch will suffer big-time! SUPER SCOUTS The scouting system has been changed to make it much easier to find the exact type of player you want! The up-to-date stats also help you decide if the player will fit into your team! FANTASY DRAFT The coolest game mode is back and it’s better than ever! Starting with a big budget, pick your fantasy line-up of players and take on your mates in a league or cup format! MEGA MATCH DAYS In-game graphics and the matchday engine have taken another leap forward, with bigger and better stadiums to play in and…

Monster guff! Kyle got an added boost for this clearance! Goal hanger! Dele will do anything to rip net! Rock-Paper-Scissors! Ron and Kane both went for paper. D’Oh! Just LOL! Does McArthur think Cahill is a comfy armchair? I’ll scratch that! Keita Balde is a top team-mate! Sprouts for tea? Pep was gutted when he found out what was for dinner! Wet floor alert! Vlasic clearly didn’t see the sign! Give us a cuddle! This is no time for hugs, lads! What’s that smell? Who dropped an air biscuit near Bellerin? Sick celebration! Bruma was clearly happy with Augustin’s net-buster!…

INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY Some England friendlies have been well boring recently, but you won’t be able to take your eyes off this one! Brazil totally cruised through qualifying and stars like Neymar, Philippe Coutinho and Gabriel Jesus will want to impress at the Home of Football Gy??! ?If ?The ? Three Lions can beat the Samba Stars and prove they ???can ??mix ? it with the best, it’d be the Gy perfect ??? send-off in their final game of the year! ONES TO WATCH ! Harry Kane – England Neymar – Brazil Tuesday November 14 8pm HONDURAS V AUSTRALIA WORLD CUP PLAY-OFF These two teams came through dramatic qualifiers to reach this stage. Honduras pipped USA to the play-offs in CONCACAF, while Australia scraped past Syria in Asia. The Socceroos turned to ex-Everton star…

Nike Hypervenom Phantom III Boots Nike have gone back in time and remade their Nike Air GX cleats from 1997. Andre Silva’s red or Mauro Icardi’s blue? You decide! Price: £259.95 store.nike.com Nike Air Max 97 CR7 Trainers Get a load of these mind-blowing Ron-inspired Nike Air Max kicks! The ‘CR7’ logo is on the back! Price: £144.95 store.nike.com adidas GLITCH Hacked Skin adidas have done it again with another bonkers GLITCH outer skin! That pattern is so crazy! Skin Price: £100 GLITCH App Sonic Forces The blue hedgehog hits the Nintendo Switch this week, and we can’t wait! Price: £35.99 game.co.uk Need For Speed Payback NFS returns this week too, and it’s off the charts! ‘Payback’ is all about getting revenge! Price: £49.99 game.co.uk…