Table of contents for 19-Mar-2019 in MATCH!

THOMAS MULLER DID YOU KNOW? Only seven players have scored more World Cup finals goals than Muller! CAPS: 100 GOALS: 38 JEROME BOATENG DID YOU KNOW? Boateng was the first Germany player to get sent off on his international debut! CAPS: 76 GOALS: 1 MATS HUMMELS DID YOU KNOW? Hummels was named in the Team Of The Tournament at World Cup 2014 in Brazil! CAPS: 70 GOALS: 5 FOLLOW MATCH FOR ALL THE LATEST NEWS facebook.com/ matchmagazine twitter.com/ matchmagazine youtube.com/ matchymovie snapchat.com/add/ matchmagazine instagram.com/ matchmagofficial…

1 Eric Cantona scored the first ever hat-trick in the Prem era when he was playing for Leeds in 1992! 2.56 Sadio Mane scored three goals in two minutes and 56 seconds for Southampton v Aston Villa in 2015 – the fastest treble in PL history! 4 Ole Gunnar Solskjaer bagged the fastest four-goal haul when he came on as a sub in 1999 v Nottingham Forest – it took him 12 minutes! 5 Only five players have hit hat-tricks in two straight PL games – Didier Drogba, Les Ferdinand, Ian Wright, Wayne Rooney and Harry Kane! 2 Salomon Rondon is one of just two players, along with Duncan Ferguson, to have scored a hat-trick of headers!…

ENGLAND RAHEEM STERLING FAB FACT! Sterling’s sick double v Spain in October 2018 was the first time that he’d hit two goals in one match for his country! SCOTLAND JAMES FORREST FAB FACT! It was Forrest’s epic hat-trick against Israel that sealed top spot for Scotland in their Nations League group. Hero! CROATIA LUKA MODRIC FAB FACT! The class Croatia captain has won over 115 caps for his country - only one player has made more appearances for the nation! NORTHERN IRELAND STEVEN DAVIS FAB FACT! Northern Ireland’s captain has won over 105 caps for his country, since making his debut way back in 2005. Ledge! BELGIUM EDEN HAZARD FAB FACT! Eden has been directly involved in seven World Cup goals – he got three goals and four assists in…

ENGLAND V CZECH REPUBLIC England’s Euro qualifying campaign starts this week! The Three Lions are back at Wembley and kicking off their bid to qualify for the 2020 European Championship! Their first clash could actually be one of their toughest – Czech Republic are the next highest rated team in their group – but England have only lost one of their last 13 matches at Wembley. Their most recent game at the national stadium was the epic 2-1 Nations League win over Croatia, so spirits should be high! PATRIK SCHICK The Roma striker is the one to watch in Czech Republic’s team. He’s got the height of a target man combined with the quick feet and vision of a number ten and, with five goals in 14 internationals, he should…

Class cartoon! Ethan is a huge fan of France forwards Antoine Griezmann and Kylian Mbappe, and he drew MATCH this quality cartoon of the wicked duo! MATCH mad! Massive Arsenal fan Harry dreams of one day appearing on the cover of MATCH! FA Cup ball-er! Charlie won an awesome FA Cup Mitre footy in a recent MATCH comp, and he’s been giving it a good kick around in his garden! Old Trafford visit! Dan got snapped at Old Trafford, and sent the cool pic into MATCH! Barça boy! Lucky Barcelona fan James won this class Barça shirt after he entered acomp in MATCH’s Barcelona Annual 2019! MATCH Vote! We put apoll on the MATCH website asking who’s been the best Premier League signing of 2018-19! Here’s who you voted for...…

1 The top two teams from each of the ten groups automatically qualify for Euro 2020. That’s the simple part! 2 In March 2020, a further 16 teams will take part in a new play-off process... 3 The 16 group winners from last autumn’s Nations League – including England – have a play-off spot already, if they need it. 4 But if England finish in the top two of their qualifying group, their play-off spot goes to the next best-ranked team! 5 The play-offs involve four single-leg semi-finals and finals to find Euro 2020’s last four sides! 6 Next year’s class tournament will take place in 12 cities across Europe – and that includes London, Glasgow and Dublin!…

DREAM TEAM ENGLAND XI This Three Lions XI would tear it up on FUT, but it’d be expensive! FIFALUTION! Aaron Wan-Bissaka is now the most improved England player in the last two FIFAs! YOUNG LIONS – HIDDEN GEMS These English wonderkids have massive potential on Career Mode – sign them up! EMILE SMITH ROWE ★ RB LEIPZIG ★ The Arsenal wonderkid just joined RB Leipzig on loan in January, so you’re gonna have to wait before adding him to your squad, but he’s worth it – the four-star skiller can play on either wing or as a CAM! Bukayo Saka is another sick Gunners winger with loads of potential – sign him too! MAX AARONS ★ NORWICH ★ We could have picked Wigan’s Reece James as the most promising English…

How did your boyhood club Tottenham first spot you? HARRY SAYS: “I was spotted at a soccer school when I was six years old, and one of the coaches invited me along to Tottenham. To be a Spurs fan at the academy and then make it all the way through – Icouldn’t have scripted it any better! Even if Ihadn’t made it, I would still be a fan. My dad’s a lifelong Spurs supporter, so I would be the same!” Who were your heroes growing up then, Harry? HARRY SAYS: “Jermain Defoe was my Tottenham hero. I really looked up to him, so it was surreal to go away with England and play with him! I was star struck when Imet him, because I used to sing his name in…

25 Years Of Predator Pack It’s been 25 years since adidas first released their wicked Predator silo and, to celebrate, they’ve launched this epic anniversary pack with two well famous recreations – Zinedine Zidane’s 1998 Predator Accelerators and David Beckham’s 2001 Precision Predators! Each of the classy cleats has the football legends’ initials on the heels. Get in there! Price: £299.95 each adidas.co.uk NB Audazo 3 Boots New Balance have wrapped their ace Audazo indoor boots in this jaw-dropping navy and sky blue colourway. How cool is the suede toe cap? Price: TBC newbalance.co.uk Micro Motorz Let MATCH introduce you to Micro Motorz – cool brand-new toy car collectibles! Collect over 20 cars, customise them with loads of accessories and then challenge all your mates to a race! Price: £9.99…

87 Barcelona have overtaken them in Clasico head-to-head wins for the first time in 87 years! 4 Real have now lost four Clasicos in a row at the Bernabeu for the first time in their history! 3 Zinedine Zidane is their third boss of the season, and becomes the 12th gaffer to have more than one spell in charge! 22 Ajax hadn’t won a CL knockout game for 22 years before last week’s clash at the Bernabeu! 9 The last time Real missed out on the CL semi-finals was nine seasons ago! 38 Sergio Ramos was suspended against Ajax because he got booked in the first leg – a record 38th CL yellow card of his career!…

5 HAT-TRICKS IAN WRIGHT THE PREMIER LEAGUE FIRST STARTED IN 1992, BUT WRIGHTY WAS MAKING A NAME FOR HIMSELF AS A HAT-TRICK KING WAY BEFORE THEN! HE SCORED A SICK 18-MINUTE TREBLE FOR CRYSTAL PALACE IN 1991, AND THEN ANOTHER ON HIS LEAGUE DEBUT FOR ARSENAL LATER THAT YEAR! LUCKILY FOR THE GUNNERS, HE CONTINUED NETTING HAT-TRICKS WELL INTO THE PREM ERA… HAT-TRICK LIST! Ipswich 1-5 Arsenal Mar. 5, 1994 Southampton 0-4 Arsenal Mar. 19, 1994 Arsenal 4-1 Ipswich Apr. 15, 1995 Arsenal 4-1 Sheff. Wed. Sept. 16, 1996 Arsenal 4-1 Bolton Sept. 13, 1997 DID YOU KNOW ? His hat-trick v Bolton made him Arsenal’s all-time top scorer! ANDY COLE THE FIVE-TIME PREMIER LEAGUE WINNER ALSO PICKED UP THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, FA CUP, LEAGUE CUP AND COMMUNITY SHIELD, BUT…

TRICK OF THE WEEK! Try to master this sick skill move! ELASTICO CHOP You’ll need a five-star skiller like Marcus Rashford for this move. Hold down R1/RB, flick the right stick backwards, and then flick it to the left or right! COMPLETED IT! Can you complete this week’s FIFA Challenge? NATIONS LEAGUE WINNER! Create a Custom Tournament with the four UEFA Nations League finalists – England, Holland, Switzerland and Portugal – and then guide your team of choice to the epic trophy! READERS’ QUESTIONS! Ask MATCH for some wicked FIFA tips! JOSH ASKS: “I need a goalscorer to get me promoted to the Prem on Career Mode! Who should I try to buy?” MATCH SAYS: “It’s always worth trying to sign a Prem youngster on loan, like Arsenal’s Eddie Nketiah,…

MATCH visited Simon Balle recently – one of more than 2,000 schools that took part in National Schools’ Football Week – and caught up with Tottenham and England’s HARRY WINKS! WHAT IS THE PS SCHOOLS’ CUP? The PlayStation Schools’ Cup is more than a national schools footy tournament. Throughout the year, PlayStation rock up at a few lucky schools, bring a lorry full of PS4s and cool games and invite a Premier League star to join them! It’s got to be the best school day ever! HARRY SAYS: “I played for my school team all the time – sometimes I’d play then go straight to Tottenham training after the game, because I just loved playing football as much as possible!” One of the students beat Harry 4-3 on FIFA 19,…

WALES v TRINIDAD & TOBAGO The international week kicks off in Wrexham and, with Ryan Giggs set to rest big guns Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey, it’s a chance to see some of Wales’ top young talents! Bournemouth’s David Brooks has been ahit this season, rapid Daniel James is tearing it up for Swansea and ex-Man. City man Rabbi Matondo is looking good at Schalke! ENGLAND U21 v POLAND U21 There will be more young stars on show at Ashton Gate on Thursday night when The Young Lions are in action. Aidy Boothroyd’s boys are getting ready for the U21 Euros in the summer, so this week’s games v Poland and Germany are great preparation. Players need to deliver if they want to be on the plane to Italy in…

Medusae 3 Boots The laceless leather look of the Medusae 3 is super stylish, and this one is just the second-ever colourway of the wicked silo! Price: £180 UX Accuro 3 Boots The hexagon-print on the Accuro upper always stands out, but it looks even more special on a white colourway! Price: TBC Velocita 4 Boots Michail Antonio wore these beauts for the first time v Fulham last month – and scored the third in a 3-1 victory! Price: £150…