Indholdsfortegnelse for 15 March 2022 i MATCH!

EARLY INFLUENCES! RICE SAYS: “Mymum and dad for sure! My earliest memories are o fmy dad taking me down to the local park to chuck a ball around and have a kick around!” BEST ADVICE! RICE SAYS: “It’s probably from Mark Noble–he’s always there to give yougood advice. I remember after a bad injury he was theone to calm me down and give me a bit of perspective. Iwas back way sooner than expected too!” FAVOURITE-EVER PLAYER! RICE SAYS: “I’d have to say John Terry. His leadership, the way that he applied himself on the pitch–he was everything I wanted to be as a professional footballer!” BEST MATE! RICE SAYS: “It’sprobably got to be Mark Noble! He’s such a huge influence in the dressing room and I’m not sure I…

ROAD TO THE FINAL! These cards have the potential for up to five additional dynamic upgrades, but it depends on how far they go in Europe! They don’t need to play to receive an upgrade and it stops once their team is knocked out. Here’s an example of their progress! FIFA SHOWDOWN–FATI v VINICIUS JR. We’ve got El Clasico to look forward to this fortnight, so we’re putting two rival left wingers head-to-head on FUT 22 – Barcelona baller Ansu Fati and Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior! ANSU FATI We know he’s injured in real life, but that doesn’t stop you from using the 19-year-old on FUT! Depending on your console, he can cost you from as little as 700 coins and up to 1,000. His 90 Acceleration and 89…

AJAX v BENFICA Tuesday 15 March, 8pm Ajax will be well gutted away goals don’t count anymore in the Champions League after the first leg ended 2-2 in Portugal! JUVENTUS v VILLARREAL Wednesday 16 March, 8pm Villarreal showed real character to come from behind against Juventus and they have a decent chance of going through! ARSENAL v LIVERPOOL Wednesday 16 March, 8.15pm Arsenal haven’t managed to get the better of Liverpool in 90 minutes in their last seven games in all comps! WEST HAM v SEVILLA Thursday 17 March, 8pm The Hammers fans and players need to show all their fight and spirit in London in their second-leg clash with Sevilla! MAN. UNITED v ATLETICO MADRID Tuesday 15 March, 8pm Playing at Old Trafford surely gives Man. United the edge?…

ENGLAND v SWITZERLAND TALKING POINT England’s road to the World Cup begins NOW! Literally every touch matters as these Three Lions wanabees look to impress Gareth Southgate enough to keep their place in the side. There’s so much competition for places in the squad, one below-par performance could be the difference between earning their seat on the plane to Qatar later this year or not. Who’s going to make it count? WATCH IT! England v Switzerland Sunday, March 26 5.30pm ⋆ ITV THE GAME England and Switzerland both qualified for this year’s World Cup as winners of their qualifying group, so they’ll be confident ahead of this clash at Wembley! The Swiss side actually stole top spot from European champions Italy, which was one of the biggest shocks of the…

Chelsea V Birmingham These sides met in last season’s FA Cup quarter-finals and Chelsea won 4-0! The London club also won 5-0 in the WSL in November! Arsenal V Coventry The WSL’s table toppers are massive favourites at home against the Championship’s bottom side! Rugby score alert? Man. City V Everton Man. City beat Everton 4-0 in the league in September and then thrashed them 5-1 in the League Cup in October. Good luck, Toffees! Ipswich V West Ham It would be a huge “cupset” if third-tier Ipswich somehow managed to knock out Women’s Super League side West Ham!…

20 ROONEY &RONALDO MAN. UNITED RONALDO ASSISTS FOR ROONEY 10 Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo are actually joint-tenth on this lethal Prem countdown alongside fellow Red Devils Ryan Giggs and Eric Cantona, and Man. City mates Kevin De Bruyne and Sergio Aguero! Now CR7 is back at Old Trafford, he needs Derby boss Wazza to dust off his boots so they can move further up the shortlist! DID YOU KNOW? ROONEY AND RONALDO WON THREE PREMIER LEAGUE TITLES IN A ROW TOGETHER! 21 KANE & ERIKSEN TOTTENHAM ERIKSEN ASSISTS FORKANE 19 We really don’t think this is a huge spoiler, but this isn’t the only time you’re going to see Harry Kane on this quality shortlist! His link-up play with current Brentford playmaker Christian Eriksen was off the charts, with…

MARCH FRIENDLIES! GARETH SAYS: “Switzerland finished ahead of Italy in their qualifying group and the game with the Ivory Coast is another good one. We didn’t think we’d be able to get non-European opposition because of the way the other qualifying programmes have gone, but Ivory Coast didn’t get through their group so it was an opportunity to test ourselves against a different style of play!” WIN OR PLAY WELL? GARETH SAYS: “There’s a bit of everything, really. We always want to win matches but there are also different tactical challenges, getting players playing together. We’ve only got eight games before we pick our squad for the 2022 World Cup and we’ve got really good games programmed for this year!” PICKING A SQUAD! GARETH SAYS: “We’re always watching every game…

FIRST XI! Can you answer 11 mega tough footy questions? 1. Which Brazil Women superstar has the most goals for her nation – Debinha, Cristiane or Marta? 2. How old is Jorginho – 28, 29 or 30 years old? 3. What year was the Premier League founded – in 1988, 1992 or 1999? 4. Which European nation does Adama Traore represent? 5. Who did Kevin De Bruyne not play for in his youth career – Gent, Genk or OH Leuven? 6. What was the score between Brighton and Tottenham in their FA Cup clash in February? 7. What is the nickname of League One side Sunderland? 8. Who was PSG’s top scorer in this season’s CL group stage? 9. Which Spanish side signed Anthony Martial on loan? 10. Which West…

EL CLASICO! We’ve got a double dose of Clasicos this fortnight with the men’s La Liga match and this huge Women’s Champions League clash! This is just the second all-Spanish tie in the competition’s history, with a world-record crowd expected to be in attendance for the second leg at the Nou Camp! HEROIC HEGERBERG! France giants Lyon face Juventus in the Italian side’s first appearance in the Women’s CL quarterfinals! We’re shouting out to Lyon’s Ada Hegerberg, who’s been sending out these letters of absence so fans can get time off of work to attend their first-leg clash with Juve! CHAMPION CHALLENGE! Bayern Munich and PSG’s quarter-final meeting pits the reigning German champions against the reigning French champs! They both reached the Women’s Champo League semi-finals last season, but neither…

TOP5-A-SIDETEKKERS! ✓ QUICK FEET! ✓ CLOSE BALL CONTROL! ✓ PINPOINT PASSING! ✓ SKILLMOVES! ✓ EPIC ENERGY! THE RULES! You MUST usetwo out field players from each team You CAN use the internet to remind your self of each side’s squads! NORTH WEST DERBY LIVERPOOL v MAN. UNITED EL CLASICO BARCELONA v REAL MADRID LE CLASSIQUE MARSEILLE v PSG MILAN DERBY AC MILAN v INTER NORTH LONDON DERBY ARSENAL v TOTTENHAM OLD FIRM DERBY CELTIC v RANGERS DERBY DELLA CAPITALE LAZIO v ROMA…

ROMA v LAZIO Sunday 20 March, 5pm El Clasico isn’t the only massive European rivalry taking place this fortnight – Italy’s Derby della Capitale is also on our screens! Roma v Lazio rivals the Milan derby for the fiercest fixture in Serie A. There have been 18 yellow cards in their last three head-to-heads as well as a red card, while their September thriller also produced five goals! ARSENALW v TOTTENHAMW Saturday 26th March, 2.15pm The Women’s Super League is also taking part in this fortnight full of deadly derbies, with these North London rivals meeting for the third time this season! The Gunners smashed Spurs 5-1 in the quarter-finals of the FA Women’s Cup in September, but the side in white showed much more spirit in their 1-1 league…

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EGYPT v SENEGAL Salah’s side have a chance to get their revenge for the AFCON final! MATCH SAYS 1-0 YOU SAY GHANA v NIGERIA We fancy Nigeria to beat Ghana over two legs to qualify for Qatar! MATCH SAYS 0-1 YOU SAY MALI v TUNISIA Mali beat Tunisia 1-0 at the AFCON thanks to a second-half penalty! MATCH SAYS 0-0 YOU SAY ENGLAND v SWITZERLAND England have a quality record at Wembley, so they’ll win this one! MATCH SAYS 2-1 YOU SAY CAMEROON v ALGERIA This will be a close game between two decent sides! Algeria to win! MATCH SAYS 1-2 YOU SAY DR CONGO v MOROCCO We think Morocco will be way too strong for DR Congo in this game! MATCH SAYS 0-2 YOU SAY REP. OF IRELAND v…

Cristiano snapped! We can’t believe how lucky Austin was to get a snap with Man. United superstar Cristiano Ronaldo. Get in! Brill boots! Oliver designed these wicked boots for MATCH’s new brand! We’re sure they’d fly off the shelves, mate! Magic mascot! Elana has given Man. United mascot Fred The Red a new look! He’s got the names of United’s squad over his body! Barcelona bangers! Brothers Charlie (left) and Aaron (right) designed these Barcelona jerseys especially for El Clasico. Top work! Terrific trident! Z created this epic line-up in MATCH’s 2022 Annual, with a jaw-dropping front three of Messi, Mbappe and Ronaldo! SEND YOUR PICTURES TO… Email: match.magazine@kelsey.co.uk Facebook: www.facebook.com/matchmagazine Twitter: www.twitter.com/matchmagazine…

4 Tottenham are just the fourth team to complete a league double over a side managed by Pep Guardiola! When Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was asked to name his toughest-ever opponent recently, he said it was Aston Villa CB Tyrone Mings! 600 Emile Smith Rowe’s goal against Brentford was Arsenal’s 600th Prem goal at the Emirates! 15 Leeds have already used 15 different starting centre-back partnerships in the Premier League this season! 0 Leicester didn’t keep a single clean sheet in their first ten away games in the Premier League this season! 138 Harry Maguire’s header v Leeds was Man. United’s first goal in 138 corners! 30+ Mo Salah and Sadio Mane have both scored in the same Prem game a record 30 times! Jude Bellingham is so young he could still…