Indholdsfortegnelse for 22 July 2025 i MATCH!

5 The final will be the fifth game that the venue has hosted this Euros tournament! 1998 It was built in 1998 and officially opened in March 2001! 38,512 The stadium’s capacity is 38,512 for football games, making it the largest capacity ground in Switzerland! 32 Within the stadium, there are 32 shops on three different floors, as well as two restaurants! 1 It has hosted one Europa League final – in 2016, when Sevilla beat Liverpool! 143 It cost around €140 million to build – that’s cheaper than Lamine Yamal! 6 It hosted six games at the Men’s Euro 2008, including a dramatic semi-final between Germany and Turkey! 34,063 34,063 fans packed in for the hosts first game of the tourno v Norway – an attendance record for a…

Izzy Harvey Book! If you enjoyed the Jack Harvey books, you’re going to love Izzy Harvey: Rise Of The Falcons! It’s the perfect summer read as the Women’s Euros comes to a close! 5X WINNERS! Overshadowed by her renowned older brother, Izzy Harvey has devoted her life to proving her place on the pitch. Can Izzy rise above it all and lead Falcon Hill to victory? Sign up for the Jack & Izzy Harvey newsletter at jackharveybooks.com HOW TO ENTER! HEAD TO… SHOP.KELSEY.CO.UK/WIN Then just click on the competition image and enter your details. Full terms and conditions are available online. CLOSING DATE: AUG. 22…

PREMIER LEAGUE TEAM OF THE SEASON PREM PLAYER OF THE SEASON It s probably no surprise to see last season s Premier League top goalscorer and assist maker, Mohamed Salah, come out on top of MATCH readers’ Player of the Season award. Verified legend! THE RESULTS Mohamed Salah, Liverpool 62% Alexander Isak, Newcastle 13% Bryan Mbeumo, Brentford 5% Declan Rice, Arsenal 5% Virgil van Dijk, Liverpool 5% Morgan Gibbs-White, N. Forest 5% OTHER 5% PREM U21 PLAYER OF THE SEASON Arsenal’s wonderkid left-back just beat former Bournemouth defender Dean Huijsen, who has since moved to Real Madrid, to our Young Player of the Season prize. He earned his place in England’s senior side, as well! THE RESULTS Myles Lewis-Skelly, Arsenal 30% Dean Huijsen, Bournemouth 26% Liam Delap, Ipswich 21% Lewis…

Barcelona 2025-26 Home Shirt After last season’s super popular half-and-half design, the Spanish treble winners return to their iconic vertical stripes for 2025-26! The way their two main colours fuse into one another gives a sense of motion and energy, which represents the flags that their fans wave before and during games. Inside the collar, ‘FC Barcelona’ is also printed in pride! Price: £99.99 store.fcbarcelona.com West Ham 2025-26 Home Shirt The Hammers played it fairly safe with their new home shirt, with the full colour crest returning after a season away. They also released a video to go with the kit launch, which saw the likes of Jarrod Bowen, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Viviane Asseyi visit the local marshes alongside some of their supporters! Price: £85 shop.whufc.com Leeds 2025-26 Home Shirt…

ROAD TO GLORY! Chelsea became the first-ever English side to win the FIFA Club World Cup twice! They actually came second in their group after losing to Flamengo, but then beat Benfica, Palmeiras, Fluminense and PSG to be crowned world champs! The way they dispatched the CL winners 3-0 in the final was mad – that just doesn t happen to PSG! MESSI MAGIC! Having Lionel Messi back in the spotlight was one of the best bits of the Club World Cup – and Leo didn t disappoint! His epic trademark free-kick against Porto, which earned Inter Miami a 2-1 win and a place in the last 16, reminded the world just how brilliant the footy legend still is! STUNNING SAVE! Al Hilal goalkeeper Yassine Bounou produced one of the…

ENGLAND This Lionesses fan brought the trophy home! PORTUGAL Can he even see anything out of those specs? SWITZERLAND Something tells us the Swiss are proud of their cheese! NORWAY The Viking horns was a staple for the Norwegians! BELGIUM If it’s “Devil Time”, why is there a cow on ya head? NETHERLANDS Everything has to be orange for the Dutch supporters! SWEDEN What a great use of an old football! FRANCE The rooster is a national symbol of France! GERMANY As bobble hats go, that’s pretty good… DENMARK Face paint, glasses and the hats…winning! WALES You couldn’t lose these Wales supporters!…

MATCH looks back on some of the greatest goals in history! Scan the QR codes to watch them all! SOLO STUNNERS! RONALDO Barcelona v Compostela, 1996 This total golazo was one of two goals Ronaldo R9 scored in this game – plus he got an assist. Legend! HEUNG-MIN SON Tottenham v Burnley, 2019 Son picked the ball up inside his own half, started running and then just wouldn’t stop! It ended up winning the FIFA Puskas Award! HATEM BEN ARFA Newcastle v Bolton, 2012 The streets will never forget proper “Barclaysman” Ben Arfa! His genius goal against Bolton went down in Premier League folklore! DIEGO MARADONA Argentina v England, 1986 This worldy from the 1986 World Cup was voted the Goal of the Century by FIFA! It might hurt England…

ARSENAL v TOTTENHAM Kai Tak Stadium, Hong Kong, Thursday, July 31 For the first time ever, the North London derby will take place outside of the UK as Arsenal and Spurs take their rivalry to Hong Kong! The match will kick off at the brand-new 50,000 Kai Tak Stadium, which only opened in March – and has already sold out for the fixture! ST. LOUIS CITY v ASTON VILLA Energizer Park, St. Louis, Wednesday, July 30 Another Premier League team stateside this fortnight is Villa! They’ve got three fixtures in the USA, with this game v St. Louis City sandwiched between the other two. It’s actually just the American side’s second-ever international friendly – they were only founded six years ago! MAN. UNITED v EVERTON Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Sunday, August…

NAME THE TEAM! Name the Chelsea team who beat Real Betis in the Conference League final! 1. DENMARKH ★ GOALKEEPER 2. FRANCEH ★ CENTRE-BACK 3. ENGLAND ★ HCENTRE-BACK 4. SENEGALH ★ STRIKER 5. FRANCEH ★ RIGHT-BACK 6. ENGLANDH ★ MIDFIELDER 7. ARGENTINA ★ HMIDFIELDER SPAIN ★ HLEFT-BACK MARC CUCURELLA 8. PORTUGAL ★ HWINGER 9. ECUADOR ★ HMIDFIELDER 10. ENGLAND ★ HWINGER FOOTYAT THE FILMS! Who got snapped at the premiere of How To Train Your Dragon? MATCH! WINNER! Who got Bayern Munich’s winner against Boca Juniors in the group stage of the Club World Cup? ODD ONE OUT! Which of these Prem gaffers has never played professional footy? Tick the box of the odd one out!…

Check out the bold adidas Radiant Blaze Pack! The mega brand went big on the purple F50s, with Lionel Messi, Mohamed Salah, Florian Wirtz and Rafael Leao all modelling them for release day. They’re really similar to the F50 Sparkfusion boots that dropped for the 2025 Women’s Euros, which featured in our last issue’s Gear section! PREDATOR ELITE £240 CB/CM/FW White, Black & Neon FG adidas.co.uk F50 ELITE £230 CM/FW Purple & Neon Green FG adidas.co.uk COPA PURE 3ELITE £220 CB/CM Black, White & Neon FG adidas.co.uk FOREVER 20 Liverpool have retired the number 20 shirt in honour of forward Diogo Jota, including the women’s team and throughout the academy. SHIRT SHOCKER! The New Saints CM Rory Holden had to play a recent CL qualifier with his number written on…

MOHAMMED KUDUS £55m from West Ham It has been a while since Tottenham and West Ham last did business! The transfer of Kudus ends that drought, with Spurs agreeing to pay more than £50m for the winger. Since his Prem debut in 2023-24, he has attempted and completed more dribbles than any other player in the competition! MARTIN ZUBIMENDI £56m from Real Sociedad The midfielder’s transfer to Arsenal has been one of the worst kept secrets in football in recent weeks! Gossips say he agreed to the deal months ago, it was just a case of being patient with the paperwork. The technically gifted Spain CM will bring composure on the ball and a tireless energy to The Gunners’ midfield! KYLE WALKER £5mfromMan.City Burnley completed a shock move for the…

CHAMPIONSHIP PROMOTION BATTLE! The fact that Ipswich have kept hold of manager Kieran McKenna makes them one of the favourites to go straight back up again in our opinion, while new Saints gaffer Will Still arrives with a strong reputation! We think those two will be battling for the title, with the likes of Coventry, Middlesbrough and Norwich not too far behind! GOAL MACHINES! Southampton’s Adam Armstrong has struggled to make the step up to the Premier League in the past, but he’s deadly in the second tier! He’s one of our favourites to win the Golden Boot, alongside Birmingham’s Jay Stansfield, Ipswich’s George Hirst, Coventry’s Haji Wright, Millwall’s Josh Coburn and Boro’s Tommy Conway! YOUNG GUNS! Sheffield Wednesday’s midfield engine Shea Charles was nominated for the Championship’s Young Player…