Indholdsfortegnelse for 20 September 2022 i MATCH!

RICARDO CARVALHO THE ANTICIPATOR By the time an attacking player decided how they would try to take on Ricardo Carvalho, they had already lost the battle! The Portuguese defender’s wicked sense of anticipation meant he could stop almost any attack. He knew what his opponents were going to do before they did, so they didn’t stand any chance of getting past him! PARK JI-SUNG THE TIGERHEART Park Ji-Sung played football as if he had two hearts, giving him the energy to run twice as far as any opponent, but the truth is even more heroic. Inside of him beats the heart of a tiger! Not only does it give him the stamina to go all out all game, but he also has the instinct for the perfect moment to strike…

COVER STARS! There are two history makers on this year’s FIFA cover! Kylian Mbappe becomes the first player since Lionel Messi to feature on three consecutive FIFA covers, while Chelsea and Australia forward Sam Kerr becomes the first-ever female superstar to grace the game’s cover. Total legends! WICKED WSL! If you enjoyed watching Chloe Kelly and The Lionesses tear up Euro 2022, you’re gonna love the fact that you can now play as women’s club teams for the first time in FIFA history as the Barclays Women’s Super League and France’s Division 1 Arkema come to FIFA 23! HYPERMOTION2 TECHNOLOGY! Last year the huge headline news was the HyperMotion technology, featuring tons of new movements! This year EA have gone even bigger with over 6,000 authentic animations now in use,…

SOCCER SCRAMBLE! Can you re-arrange these letters to find five Premier League stars? TRUE or FALSE? Are these statements real or made up? Put a tick or cross in the box! 1. One of William Saliba’s middle names is ‘Gabriel’ – like his team-mate! 2. Before 2022-23, Ederson had more Premier League assists than John Stones! 3. Southampton’s Moussa Djenepo plays for African country Senegal! 4. Leeds forward Rodrigo had a loan spell at Bolton back in 2010-11! FIFA CHALLENGE! Name the Prem superstar from their face in FIFA 23! HIGHER OR LOWER? Raphael Varane joined Man. United for an initial £36m! Did these players cost more or less?…

MEXICO We have to be honest, we weren’t a fan of Mexico’s 2021 home jersey for one reason only: it wasn’t green! Mexico’s home shirt just has to be green and we’re glad they reverted back to the colour for this year’s World Cup. The cool pattern on the away shirt pays homage to its ancient civilisation! ARGENTINA It wouldn’t be an Argentina home shirt without blue and white stripes. It’s a classic! The purple away shirt is definitely more out there, with the fiery graphic reminding MATCH a little bit of West Ham’s sizzling third jersey for the 2022-23 season! SPAIN There’s not too much to shout about on the Spain home shirt! It’s clean and tidy–like Pedri in possession–while the wavy away jersey is likely to split opinions.…

Umbro Tocco 2 If you've never seen Umbro’s Tocco 2 cleats before, where have you been hiding? They were made for defenders and midfielders who want to win and keep possession, with all the technology focusing on control of the football. This low-key black colourway is the opposite of the White Pack that was released recently, so all bases are covered! Price: TBC umbro.co.uk New Balance Gold Pack Say hello to the all-new Furon v7 and Tekela v4 ‘First Edition’! Both of New Balance’s boots are upgraded and wrapped in an exclusive golden colourway – fit for footy kings. There's a new lace position on the Furons for a cleaner strike, while the Tekela will remain laceless! Furon Price: £220 Tekela Price: £210 newbalance.co.uk Nike Air Zoom Mercurial Mbappe Nikeonly…

Fantastic Football Book Fantastic Football is the second book in the Stupendous Sports series following Rampaging Rugby – and we have five copies to give away! For more information, please visit www.fireflypress.co.uk HOW TO ENTER! WWW.MATCHFOOTBALL.CO.UK Then click ‘WIN’ in the navigation bar on the MATCH website. Full Terms & Conditions are available online. Hilarious, but factually correct, Fantastic Football is about the spirit of the beautiful game as much as the rules – and is full of cartoons! Covering the history and future of the game, Fantastic Football also features a practical section on player positions and skills and tricks!…

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DIAMOND DEBUT! WEST HAM 0-2 MAN. CITY AUGUST 7 It didn’t take long for us to see Haaland’s iconic yoga pose celebration in the Premier League – just 36 minutes, in fact! He won himself a penalty before slotting it home, and then followed it up with a second-half strike to become the second City player ever to score a brace on his Prem debut, after Sergio Aguero in August 2011! AWESOME ASSIST! MAN. CITY 4-0 BOURNEMOUTH AUGUST 13 The Norway net-buster had just eight touches in City’s thrashing of The Cherries, but one of them was an assist for Ilkay Gundogan’s opener! He ended the match with a 100% pass completion rate but no goals to his name – something he was obviously keen to put right in the…

Keep reading MATCH for loads of top fantasy footy tips! MATCH’S TOP 20! Check out our league table after Gameweek 6! TRANSFER IN… Here are our biggest signing tips ahead of this fortnight’s action! HARRY KANE FW★TOTTENHAM £11.4 MILLION The England captain has a quality record against Arsenal with 13 goals in 16 North London derbies! Will he get on the scoresheet? JAMES WARD-PROWSE MF★SO’TON £6.5 MILLION Everton had the worst record for goals conceded from set-pieces in 2021-22! Step up Ward-Prowse… IVAN TONEY FW★BRENTFORD £7.2 MILLION The Brentford hero is still buzzing from his hat-trick against Leeds at the start of Septemer. He’ll surely bust net v Bournemouth! TRANSFER OUT… You should consider dropping these stars for this fortnight’s action! ROBERT SANCHEZ GK★BRIGHTON £4.7 MILLION The Brighton goalie is…

OSCAR ESTUPINAN HULL The snappy striker was one of the Portuguese league’s top scorers last season and earned his first-ever call-up to the Colombian national team in June! In his first month in English football, he hit two braces and a treble, helping Hull pick up vital wins against Norwich, West Brom and Coventry. Can he keep it going? JONSON CLARKE-HARRIS PETERBOROUGH The last time the 28-year-old striker was playing in League One, he ended up with 31 net-busters and the league’s Golden Boot! He’s already proven that he’s too lethal to be playing in the third tier, and MATCH fancies him to fire The Posh to promotion at the first time of asking! SAM HOSKINS NORTHAMPTON The Southampton academy product has been at Northampton since 2015, but he’s never…