Содержание выпуска: 9-Jul-2019 — MATCH!

The new kits have the special 125th anniversary crest! NEW STYLE! Pep Guardiola’s side will be wearing Puma kits for the first time in their history! The new home kit has purple on it for the first time ever, while the classy black away kit has different coloured sleeves and a cool, yellow ‘warning pattern’ design on the shoulder. Minds blown! THREE IN A ROW? City became the first team to retain the Prem title for a decade last season, but only one side has ever lifted the trophy three times in a row – their mega rivals Man. United! Pep’s men would obviously love to match that record next campaign! FIXTURE FACE-OFF! When the Prem fixture list was released last month, everyone was comparing Man. City and Liverpool’s run-ins…

MATCH reckons that BORUSSIA DORTMUND could be the team to watch in Europe next season – they’ve already completed over £100 million worth of exciting new signings! Here’ss how they could line-up in 2019-20… THORGAN HAZARD Dortmund didn’t waste any time in replacing outgoing winger Christian Pulisic – they quickly splashed the cash on Eden’s younger brother. He was one of the most dangerous players in Germany last season with ten goals and ten assists for Monchengladbach! JADON SANCHO There are tons of exciting youngsters in Dortmund’s squad, but none more so than Sancho. The England wonderkid took the Bundesliga by storm last season, and he’s only going to get better in 2019-20 – we can’t wait to see him in action! NICO SCHULZ Schulz broke into the Germany squad…

GOLD PLAYERS SILVER PLAYERS BRONZE PLAYERS Go to page 50 to write your team! GOLD MANAGERS SILVER MANAGERS BRONZE MANAGERS FORMATIONS Now you’ve got your XI, what system are you going to use? Pick your formation and tactics, then put your players in the line-up of your choice on page 50! TACTICS…

These class Puma kicks are more than just two new colourways of their epic Future and One boots – the mega brand have gone one step further by getting heroes like Sergio Aguero, Antoine Griezmann, David Silva and Luis Suarez to create playlists of the songs that get them pumped for matches! How cool is that SUAREZ SAYS: “Music is very important for me. I always listen to my music before a game, it helps me to focus on what I have to do on pitch.” Listen to all of the stars’ playlists by heading to the PUMA Football Spotify page! CELTIC COPYCATS! Before you ask, these Celtic stars haven’t all signed for Dortmund – it’s The Bhoys’ sick new away strip, inspired by their first ever CL campaign in…

CONNAH’S QUAY NOMADS v KILMARNOCK Belle Vue Stadium, Rhyl, Thursday, July 11 This one isn’t actually a friendly! The road to the Europa League group stage begins here, with Kilmarnock travelling down to Wales hoping for an easy win. Aberdeen and Rangers’ European campaigns kick off, as well! PERTH GLORY v MAN. UNITED Optus Stadium, Perth, Saturday, July 13 United’s pre-season world tour takes them to Singapore, China, Norway and Wales, but it begins on Saturday in Perth. The stadium is usually used for cricket and Aussie rules, but this weekend 65,000 footy fans will be packed in! TRANMERE v LIVERPOOL Prenton Park, Merseyside, Thursday, July 11 It’s just a short trip for the European champions as they take on local rivals Tranmere. Jurgen Klopp is likely to…

SPORT SWITCH!  Which German legend has been snapped wearing baseball gear? Use these three clues to name the mystery superstar! I played for Chelsea for almost 20 years as a centre-back! I ended my career at Aston Villa, before finally retiring in 2018! I won 78 senior caps for England, and scored six goals! THE NICKNAME GAME! Match these awesome all-time legends to their nicknames? TRANSFER TRACKER!  Fill the gaps with the teams France striker Thierry Henry had permanent spells with! GROUNDED!  Ronaldinho, Deco and Rivaldo played at this ground – name it! WORDSEARCH Can you find 40 all-time football legends hiding in the massive grid? FOOTY AT THE FILMS! Which PL legend turned up at the premiere of Men In Black? SPOT THE BALL!  Mark where you think the…

EDER MILITAO REAL MADRID Militao’s form in 2018-19 earned him a winter upgrade, plus a Liga NOS TOTS card with an epic 92 rating, so he’s definitely impressed EA! He combines pace and strength with quality defensive stats, and they’re gonna be even better on FIFA 20. Get in! WESLEY MORAES ASTON VILLA We just can’t wait to play with Wesley on FIFA 20, because we reckon he’ll be a beast up front for The Villans! He’s got loads of strength and a rocket shot, but he’s also a four-star skiller with 78 dribbling, so he’s gonna be a real handful for all the Prem defenders! MATT CLARKE BRIGHTON Clarke’s another centre-back that got himself a spot in his league’s TOTS, after a proper solid season for League One side…

WWC wallpaper! Amanda really wasn’t sure whether to use MATCH’s Women’s World Cup wallchart or The Lionesses’ poster, so she went for a half-and-half look! Leeds legend! Bobby had this snap taken during last season’s play-offs, but he’s hoping 2019-20 is the year his favourite team gets promoted! MATCH star! Riley was so pumped to have appeared in a recent MATCH magazine, he sent us a snap smiling next to his pic. Class! Epic poster pal! A mega MATCHY thumbs-up to footy-mad Carson who loved tracking the Women’s World Cup using our massive wallchart! MATCH Vote! We put a poll on Twitter asking which club Paul Pogba will be playing for in 2019-20. Here are the results... SEND YOUR PICTURES TO... Email: match.magazine @kelsey.co.uk Facebook: www.facebook. com/matchmagazine Twitter: www.twitter. com/matchmagazine…

1 Ex-Arsenal ace Nico Yennaris recently became the first ever foreign-born star to play for China. Cool! La Liga side Levante gave away 14,610 free season tickets for 2019-20 to fans that went to every home match last season. Class! 2018 Man. City LB Oleksandr Zinchenko, who recently signed a new deal, turned down a move to Wolves in the summer of 2018! 26 There were 26 players from 2018-19 Prem clubs at the 2019 AFCON! Real Madrid new boy Rodrygo Goes’ footy idol is Eden Hazard – he used to have a photo of him as a wallpaper on his phone! Ex-Chelsea GK Petr Cech has returned to the club as their ‘Performance Advisor’. It sounds posh! Quality Ajax boss Erik ten Hag’s cool nickname is ‘The Professor’! Alex…