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WEST HAM, AUGUST 2015 CALLUM SAYS: “This was my first ever goal in the Premier League. It was also Bournemouth’s first goal in the Premier League, so it felt very, very special!” LEICESTER, AUGUST 2015 CALLUM SAYS: “My bicycle kick v Leicester was a different type of goal for me, a bit instinctive. The ball dropped and I don’t know what made me try it, but I did, turned around, and I was a bit surprised it went in!” WEST HAM, AUGUST 2018 CALLUM SAYS: “I score a lot against West Ham – in fact, I seem to score more against them than any other team! I went past three or four players, which again is a different type of goal to what I’m used to scoring!”…

NIKE have released this jaw-dropping VICTORY PACK for the Women’s World Cup! All of the mega brand’s cleats – the Mercurial, PhantomVSN, PhantomVNM and Tiempo – have been wrapped in the quality grey colourway, so you’ll see them on the feet of loads of stars at the tournament in France! EUPHORIA GOLD! Raheem Sterling tore up the FA Cup final for Man. City in these special-edition gold Nike PhantomVNMs – and he could do the same in this week’s Nations League! TIEMPO LEAK! This pic of Nike’s new ‘Dazzle Camo’ Tiempos was leaked online, but CBs Gerard Pique and Virgil van Dijk had already been spotted training in them!…

APPOINTMENT ANNOUNCED! was put in temporary U21 boss Southgate Then England left the 2016, when Sam Allardyce charge in September in his four games role after just 67 days! He was unbeaten a 3-0 win over Scotland! That boss, including as caretaker The FA he was the man for the job, to persuade was enough Gareth a four-year deal in November 2016! and they handed ROAD TO RUSSIA COMPLETE! The Three Lions didn’t quite hit top gear during World Cup qualifying, but they still managed to win their group pretty easily! Qualification for Russia 2018 was confirmed after a 1-0 win against Slovenia at Wembley, with captain Kane the hero once again! The Tottenham striker bagged a 94th-minute winner – his sixth goal under Southgate! SCOTLAND STUNNED! Southgate would only…

DREAM TEAM NATIONS LEAGUE XI We built this team using players from the Nations League semis! FIFALUTION! Look how far Holland’s Matthijs de Ligt has come in recent FIFAs. Legend! FIFA SCOUT – COMPLETE FORWARDS A lone striker on FIFA 19 needs to combine pace and power with quality finishing and dribbling ability! These lethal forwards do just that, so sign them up straight away! STAR SIGNING ANDREA BELOTTI ★ TORINO ★ Belotti’s Italy team-mate Ciro Immobile has a higher OVR, but the Torino man has superior power to dominate defenders, better heading accuracy and a five-star weak foot, so he can bury chances from anywhere! FUT BARGAIN VINCENT ABOUBAKAR ★ PORTO ★ You can sign Aboubakar for less than 1,000 coins, but he dominates defenders with his pace and…

THE LOWDOWN WHO? Flamengo and Fluminense, Rio de Janeiro’s cross-town rivals! WHERE? Their derby matches are played at the famous 78,838-seater Maracana – Brazil’s national stadium! WHY? The rivalry began in 1911, when a group of Fluminense players left and joined Flamengo! Flamengo didn’t even have a football team at the time! HEROES In Brazil legend Ronaldinho’s last Fla-Flu derby, he scored from the penalty spot before getting sent off later on! Deco was part of the Fluminense team that last won the league! He also set up the winner in his final Fla-Flu derby! DID YOU KNOW? The Fla-Flu derby holds the record for the biggest ever attendance in club footy – 194,603 back in 1963! HEAD-TO-HEAD Flamengo have more trophies, but Fluminense were the last team to bag…

PORTUGAL v SWITZERLAND Portugal will be pumped to do well as hosts. Ronaldo to bag a double! MATCH SAYS 3-1 YOU SAY DENMARK v REP. OF IRELAND Ireland’s 100% qualifying record so far is under threat in Denmark! MATCH SAYS 2-0 YOU SAY CROATIA v WALES Wales would love a point here, but Modric will boss it. Tight home win! MATCH SAYS 2-1 YOU SAY BELARUS v GERMANY Are Germany on their way back to form We think so with a huge win! MATCH SAYS 1-4 YOU SAY HOLLAND v ENGLAND Holland are back, but England are on fire! Sterling is just unstoppable! MATCH SAYS 2-3 YOU SAY FRANCE W v S. KOREA W The host nation will kick-off the 2019 Women’s World Cup in style! MATCH SAYS 3-0 YOU…

MATCH reveals some of the coolest kits at the 2019 Women’s World Cup. Epic! One of the best things about a World Cup is seeing all the different country’s kits, so MATCH has picked out some of its favourites that you’ll be seeing at this summer’s mind-blowing tournament! SOUTH AFRICA AWAY This is South Africa’s first ever appearance at a Women’s World Cup and, while their yellow home strip rocks, the horizontal stripes on their green away kit is proper unique! store.nike.com HOLLAND HOME The 2017 European champions are one of the tournament’s favourites, and their classic all-orange home kit is actually one of MATCH’s favourites on the pitch too! store.nike.com NORWAY HOME Norway is a great place for winter sports, and the pattern on their home strip is borrowed…

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1. UNDERDOG ACHEIVER! Gaffer Steve Clarke knows all about overachieving with an underdog, because he’s just guided Kilmarnock to third in the Scottish Prem and back to European football! That wasn’t a one-off either – when he was West Brom manager in 2012-13, The Baggies finished eighth, their highest ever Prem finish! 2. BOUNCE BACK TIME! Scottish football hit a new low when they were beaten 3-0 by minnows Kazakhstan in March, but Kilmarnock were in a similar position when Clarke took over in 2017. The club were bottom of the Prem, but the boss quickly turned them around – and could do the same for Scotland! 3. BIG-TIME EXPERIENCE! The new manager doesn’t just specialise in underdogs. He was Jose Mourinho’s assistant coach at Chelsea –…

17 Captain Harry Kane has scored 17 goals for The Three Lions during Southgate’s time in charge! 4 Southgate has lost just four competitive games as England gaffer – against Croatia, Spain and Belgium twice! 26 26 players have made their England debuts under him, including Lingard, Trippier, Maguire, and Loftus-Cheek! 9 The Three Lions scored nine set-piece goals at the 2018 World Cup in Russia – more than any other country! 3 Southgate’s only the third manager to guide England to a WC semi-final, after Sir Bobby Robson and Sir Alf Ramsey!…

EDEN HAZARD The Premier League has a new top-rated card, and it’s this TOTS for Eden Hazard! His stats speak for themselves –in total he has a 99 rating for 11 different stats, including finishing, acceleration, dribbling and penalties. Wow! ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC Leading the line in the Community TOTS is this Ibra card, and it rocks! The only real weakness in Zlat’s original 85-rated card is how slow he is, but with 87 pace here, plus incredible strength, dribbling and shooting, he’s almost unstoppable! MARTIN ODEGAARD The TOTS Moments cards were given to stars who produced some real magic this season, like Andros Townsend for his volley v Man. City, but we love this Odegaard card more! The five-star skiller has been given a big boost on his passing and…

THE SCENE... After drawing with Switzerland and beating Scotland, tournament hosts England needed just adraw to go through to the knockout stages! The Three Lions had other ideas though, and treated the Wembley crowd to one of the greatest ever England displays! THE TEAMS... WHAT HAPPENED? England were 1-0 up at half-time thanks to Alan Shearer’s penalty, but in the second half they turned on the style! An 11-minute spell put them 4-0 up, with Shearer getting another and Teddy Sheringham bagging a double! WHAT CAME NEXT? Both teams suffered penalty shootout heartache, with Holland losing to France in the quarter-finals, while England famously lost to Germany in the semi-finals! Current Three Lions gaffer Gareth Southgate missed the crucial spot kick!…

WHO AM I?  Use these three clues to name the mystery superstar! I’m joining Serie A giants Juve on a free transfer this summer! I missed the end of the season for my club Arsenal due to injury! Gareth Bale is one of my international team-mates! TRANSFER TRACKER! Fill in the gaps in Poland goal king Robert Lewandowski’s awesome career! SPORT SWITCH!  Which international superstar is also a Futsal pro? THE NICKNAME GAME! Match the Nations League semi-finalists to their nicknames! GROUNDED!  Republic of Ireland play in this awesome stadium – name it!…

2008 He joined the Prem champions 11 years ago, making him the club’s longest-serving player! 265 Only two heroes have played more Prem games for City than Kompany, and he was victorious in 167 of those fixtures! 4 This season is the fourth time he’s lifted the Prem trophy –only Chelsea’s John Terry has won more as captain! 3 The legendary defender was named in the Premier League PFA Team Of The Year three times. Wow! 12 In total he won 12 trophies with City, including two FA Cups, four League Cups and two community shields! FOLLOW MATCH FOR ALL THE LATEST NEWS facebook.com/ matchmagazine twitter.com/ matchmagazine youtube.com/matchymovie snapchat.com/add/matchmagazine instagram.com/matchmagofficial…

Tomas Kalas Chelsea’s longest-serving player has only played two Premier League games for the club! SELL HIM! Ola Aina Another year on loan at Torino would be great for the Nigeria wing-back’s footy development! LOAN HIM! Kenedy Newcastle turned down the chance to make his loan move to St. James’ Park permanent! SELL HIM! Charly Musonda After a season-ruining injury, Musonda needs one more year on loan to prove he can make it! LOAN HIM! Kasey Palmer The midfielder has bags of talent, but MATCH thinks he needs a new club to show it off! SELL HIM! Nathan Baxter The 20-year-old keeper went more than ten hours without conceding a goal on loan at Yeovil. Wow! LOAN HIM! Jay Dasilva Bristol City really want to make England Under-21 left-back Dasilva’s…

FACTFILE Age: 19 Position: Forward Club: Benfica Country: Portugal JOAO FELIX RELEASED BY RIVALS! Felix joined Benfica at the age of 15, but before that he played for their biggest rivals Porto. The wonderkid spent six years in Porto’s academy, but they released him because they thought he was too small – they must be kicking themselves now! YOUTH LEAGUE HERO! The rest of Europe first got aproper glimpse of Felix in 2016-17 when he starred in the Champions League for under-19s – the UEFA Youth League. The lethal forward scored six times in total, bagging big goals against PSV and Real Madrid, as he fired Benfica all the way to the final! BREAKOUT STAR! This season, Felix has turned into one of the best wonderkids on the planet! He…

DUSAN TADIC SERBIA FAB FACT! In 2018-19, Tadic hit 38 goals in all comps for Ajax – nearly double the number of nets he busted in four years at Southampton. Wow! JAMAL LEWIS NORTHERN IRELAND FAB FACT! The speedy left-back was named in the PFA Championship Team Of TheYearafter his wicked displays forNorwich! ILKAY GUNDOGAN GERMANY FAB FACT! The midfielder played 1,994 passes for Man. City in the Premier League in 2018-19–an average of 64 per game! JEFF HENDRICK REP. OF IRELAND FAB FACT! The midfielder has represented his country at six different youth levels –from the U15s through to the U21s. Hero! JOSH KING NORWAY FAB FACT! The Bournemouth ace played in Man. United’s academy, butonlymadetwo first-team appearances for The Red Devils! CHARLTON LEAGUE ONE PLAY-OFF WINNERS 2018-19 ASTON…

England’s kit deal with Nike is worth a monster £400m. Absolutely bonkers! 15 Kosovo are currently the UEFA Nations League top scorers – they hit 15 goals on their way to promotion to League C! 3 Wicked Holland forward Memphis Depay has got more assists than any other player in Euro 2020 qualifying so far. Legend! 9 France haven’t lost a Euro qualifier for nearly nine years! The world champs were last beaten by Belarus in September 2010! 10 The Three Lions are the top-scoring nation in Euro 2020 qualifying with ten goals, while Raheem Sterling’s the joint top scorer with four strikes! Portugal hero Pepe wasn’t actually born in the country he plays for – the Porto defender was actually born in Brazil! Spain’s Euro 2020 qualifying opponents Faroe…