Table of contents for 16-Jul-2019 in MATCH!

FACTPACK Age: 22 Country: France Position: Midfielder Boots: adidas X THE TRANSFER! Tottenham have demolished their transfer record by landing Ndombele from French club Lyon – the fee could rise to £62.8 million, which is over £20 million more than the fee they paid for Davinson Sanchez in 2017! The CM signed for five years, so he’s got a long time to make an impact! PLAYING STYLE! We love watching Ndombele because he can do everything you want from a top midfielder! He’s a box-to-box runner that gets stuck into tackles, but he’s also a top dribbler with an eye for a pass – he got seven Ligue 1 assists last season! THE NEW DEMBELE? Spurs have had their eye on the ex-Lyon star ever since Mousa Dembele left in…

705 Buffon is 49 games behind Juve’s all-time appearance record – he’ll have to play every single match in 2019-20 to have a chance of beating that! 41 The 41-year-old could become the oldest player to get his hands on the CL trophy if Juventus manage to win it in 2019-20. Sick! 10 If Juventus win the league again in 2020, Buffon will be the first player in history to win ten Serie A titles! 647 Paolo Maldini holds the all-time Serie A appearance record, and Buffon only needs to play seven games to match that tally! 300 The legendary keeper holds the record for Serie A clean sheets and, with eight more, he’ll hit the 300 landmark!…

THE GOAL MACHINE Take a bow, Ellen White – no England player for the men or women’s team has ever scored more goals at a World Cup than the new Man. City striker! She bagged six in total – equalling the records of Harry Kane at Russia 2018 and Gary Lineker at World Cup 1986 in Mexico! THE SKIPPER Steph Houghton’s tournament ended in heartbreak by seeing her penalty saved in the semi-final against USA, but she was an absolute legend throughout the tournament! The Man. City defender is a natural captain that leads by example, and she’ll do anything to stop the opposition from scoring! THE BOSS This tournament was Phil Neville’s biggest ever test as a manager and, although he guided The Lionesses to the…

Cool collection! Huge Tottenham fan Oliver has been collecting MATCH since last November, and he’s already racked up this quality collection. Nice one, mate! Wicked wall! George can’t get enough of decorating his walls with all the cool MATCH posters every week! Looking good, buddy! Spireites stars! The class Chesterfield Community Trust got their hands on loads of MATCH 2019 Annuals thanks to Literacy Trust. Wicked! Manager meeting! Southampton fan Sammy’s summer was complete after he got to meet gaffer Ralph Hasenhuttl recently! MATCH on hols! MATCH spent some time on a beach in Greece thanks to mega fan Josh! Cheers, mate! MATCH Vote! We put a poll on Twitter asking which of the newly-promoted Prem sides would finish highest in 2019-20! Here are the results... SEND YOUR PICTURES TO...…

8 Brighton new boy Leandro Trossard captained Genk to their first league title in eight years last season! Ajax’s new winger Quincy Promes actually spent six years of his youth career at the club, but was released in 2008 when he was 16! 46 Aaron Wan-Bissaka’s Man. United move is the most expensive in history for a star with fewer than 50 senior appearances! 11 New Southampton star Moussa Djenepo got 11 goals and six assists in 2018-19 to help Standard Liege to a Europa League finish! Barcelona’s new GK Neto made 100+ La Liga saves in 2018-19 – more than Jasper Cillessen made in his entire Barça career! 2011 Aston Villa’s signing of Wesley broke their transfer record for the first time since 2011! 36 Daniel James was once…

LAMPARD’S CHELSEA STATS GAMES 648 GOAL S 211 TROPHIES 13 PROMISING DEBUT Going from the Championship to the Champions League is a massive step up, but Lamps impressed big-time at Derby. He got the best out of Blues loanees Mason Mount and Fikayo Tomori, and got The Rams playing decent attacking football as they nearly went up via the play-offs! YOUTH TALENT Chelsea’s transfer ban means they need to rely on their young players. Not only has Lampard worked with Tomori and Mount, his assistant Jody Morris was The Blues’ academy coach for years, so he knows all about the club’s brightest young players! CHELSEA LEGEND Chelsea fans never really got totally behind Maurizio Sarri, but there’s no danger of that happening with Lampard. The Blues’ all-time top goalscorer is…

ATLETI’S NEW NO.7! Antoine Griezmann has been busting La Liga nets for years in Atletico’s No.7 shirt, but fans will see a new superstar wearing it in 2019-20! Joao Felix might have only played one full season for Benfica, but Atleti have shown huge faith in the star by handing him their departing France forward’s jersey! GRIZI REPLACEMENT! Griezmann has been Atleti’s top scorer for the last five seasons, so Felix will have to bag loads of net-busters to fill his boots. The wonderkid can take big confidence from hitting 20 goals in 43 matches for Benfica in 2018-19, and we reckon he’s got the potential to score even more for the Spanish side! NEW-LOOK ATLETICO! Felix is the star signing in a huge summer of change for the Madrid…

GOAL MACHINES! PAULO DYBALA Club: Juventus Position: Forward Age: 25 Fee: £80 million WANTED BY... We know Dybala’s a ‘goal machine’, but he obviously had some technical faults last season – he only hit five league goals! Maurizio Sarri wants to help fix his form, but so does United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Bayern gaffer Niko Kovac! OUSMANE DEMBELE Club: Barcelona Position: Forward Age: 22 Fee: £93 million WANTED BY... Barcelona signed Dembele in 2017 to replace Neymar, but now they’re regretting that decision and want to sell the France forward in order to bring Neymar back! Spies reckon Barça have already turned down an offer from Bayern coz it was too low! EDIN DZEKO Club: Roma Position: Striker Age: 33 Fee: £30 million WANTED BY... At 33 years…

LIVERPOOL v BORUSSIA DORTMUND Notre Dame Stadium, Indiana, Saturday, July 20 Liverpool and Dortmund will create history on Saturday when they clash in the first ever footy match at Indiana’s Notre Dame Stadium in its 90-year history! The 77,622-capacity ground’s normally used for American footy! MAN. CITY v WEST HAM Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre, Nanjing, Wednesday, July 17 The Premier League Asia Trophy takes place this week, with Man. City, West Ham, Newcastle and Wolves hoping to win! City play The Hammers first, then the winners of both matches face off in the final for the cup on Saturday! MAN. UNITED v LEEDS Optus Stadium, Perth, Wednesday, July 17 United’s second game in four days in Perth comes against one of their biggest all-time rivals – Leeds! The…

Nike Tiempo Legend 8 Here’s an epic prezzie for the likes of Virgil van Dijk, Sergio Ramos, Gerard Pique and Julie Ertz – Nike have released the Tiempo Legend 8 in black and white! The diamond design replaces curved lines to help stop water and mud from entering the boots, while the Quadfit mesh stretches in four directions to fit any foot shape! Price: £189.95 store.nike.com Barcelona Away Shirt 2019-20 This bright yellow Barcelona away kit celebrates the club’s awesome academy – La Masia! This year marks 40 years since the youth set-up was founded, so Nike have gone back to their strip from 1979 for inspiration! Price: £69.95 store.nike.com Wolves Home Shirt 2019-20 The wicked new Wolves home shirt has broken club records, with more people pre-ordering it than…

103 Rodri loves breaking up opponents’ attacks – only one player made more La Liga tackles last season! 67 No midfielder in La Liga made more clearances than the ex-Atletico hero last season! 41 He’s not just a tough tackler – Rodri won the ball back with 41 interceptions too! 91.1% He hardly ever gives the ball away either, with a passing accuracy of over 91%. Sick! 68% The tall DM will give City an aerial presence as well – he won over two thirds of his aerial duels last season! 79% Rodri doesn’t go on loads of dribbles, but he’s got the technique to really look after the ball – nearly 80% of his runs came off in 2018-19! CUEVA’S CARD TRICK! Peru midfielder Christian Cueva played the semi-finals…

TELL US ABOUT SKILLZY! TOBIAS SAYS: “Skillzy is UEFA EURO 2020’s freestyling mascot, famous for his tricks and flicks – and cool freestyle clothes! Although no-one knows exactly where he’s from, he represents the whole of Europe through the skills that made him famous – his talent knows no borders, just like UEFA EURO 2020.” WHY WAS HE CHOSEN? TOBIAS SAYS: “Freestyling is cool and becoming hugely popular, especially among young people. Everyone loves to see tricks and skills – if Cristiano Ronaldo or Eden Hazard does a stepover in a game, we all love to see it – and Skillzy and his team work hard to perfect their awesome array of skills!” WHAT’S HIS FAVE TRICK? TOBIAS SAYS: “It’s not about one individual trick, it’s about putting on a…

Neymar The PSG star met up with basketball baller Jimmy Butler on his hols! Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang The prize to the best hotel view goes to the speedy Arsenal superstar! Mats Hummels The Dortmund CB posted a video of his surfing skills, and he’s actually pretty sick! Memphis Depay The Lyon baller was snapped in Los Angeles with Dortmund’s Jadon Sancho – #AgentDepay! Shkodran Mustafi We reckon the Arsenal ace should challenge Mbappe to a 100m race! Bernardo Silva The Man. City hero captioned this, ‘What have I done to deserve the Manchester weather?’ LOL! Eric Dier Forget chilling on the beach, the Spurs star has been doing some actual sightseeing! Antonio Rudiger If the Chelsea defender returns to pre-season training with a missing finger, we know why! Eden…

10 CHRISTIANE ENDLER Chile Netherlands’ Sari van Veenendaal might have won the Golden Glove award, but we reckon Endler is the best shot-stopper in the world! She produced some unbelievable saves in the group stage, and would have been named the best goalie if Chile had made it to the knockouts! 9 DANIELLE VAN DE DONK Netherlands Van de Donk ended the tournament without a goal or assist, but she was the heartbeat of the Netherlands’ run to the final. The Arsenal midfielder’s driving runs and quick passing were key to the Dutch attacks, and she was well unlucky not to score! 8 KOSOVARE ASLLANI Sweden Sweden’s run to the semis was one of the shocks of the tournament, but they couldn’t have done it without Asllani! She bagged a…

THE NUMBERS GAME! How many millions did Chelsea spend to sign Mateo Kovacic? TROPHY TIME ! Name the new Serie A star hiding behind the league’s trophy! PREVIOUS CLUBS! These stars joined their current clubs from which teams this summer? GAME CHANGER! Name the PSG new boy who scored Sevilla’s equaliser v Atletico in La Liga last May! ODD ONE OUT! Which of these players hasn’t been transferred this summer? PREM MASH-UP! Name the Prem signing in this mega odd snap! SPOT THE BALL! Where’s the ball in this pic of a 2019 summer mover? NAME THE COUNTRY! Which countries do these 2019 summer signings play for? PREM STARS! Which teams have these heroes signed for? MATCH! WINNER! Which Southampton summer signing scored a double v Arsenal back in December?…