Innehållsförteckning för 13 July 2021 från MATCH!

SUMMER SAGA! Man. United went into the 2020 summer transfer market with Sanch as their No.1 target! It was never going to be a simple deal, with Dortmund slapping a huge £100m price tag on the winger’s head. Transfer guru Fabrizio Romano said the clubs were in an “advanced stage” of negotiations, but it all fell through after Dortmund grew frustrated with its progress! MASSIVE MONEY! Despite Liver pool and Chelsea’s interest earlier in the year, Sancho always wanted to link up with United’s attack! He’s agreed personal terms with the club on a five-year deal that will see him earn around £250,000 a week – making him one of the highest paid players at the club behind biggest earner David de Gea! RIVAL REGRETS! Pep Guardiola isn’t gonna look…

TEAM GB! There might not be a men’s Team GB at this summer’s Olympics, but there is a women’s side that we all need to get behind! Led by Norwegian Hege Riise, who actually won the Olympics as a player back in 2000, the squad of players from England, Scotland and Wales are in a tough group with hosts Japan, Chile and Canada! THE FAVES! Obviously Team GB have a great chance of going the distance, but the favourites in the women’s section is the world’s best-ranked and current world champs, the USA! In the men’s tourno, European nations Spain, France and Germany are expected to battle with South American giants Argentina and Brazil for gold! THE STADIUMS! A total of seven stadiums will be used to host both footy…

GOALKEEPERS! Who are you putting between the sticks? THIBAUT COURTOIS BELGIUM The big Belgium goalie made some massive saves for his country! He kept two clean sheets in the group stage and then kept out Portugal. He actually made CR7 look a bit silly, dribbling past him by faking a long pass! LUKAS HRADECKY FINLAND Okay…so he scored an unlucky own goa against Belgium, but the Finland hero also saved a penalty an kept a clean sheet on his major tournament debut v Denmark! Only one other GK made more saves in the group stage than the shot-stopper! TOMAS VACLIK CZECH REPUBLIC The Czechs wouldn’t have got as far as they did without Vaclik in goal! in their shock win over the Netherlands in the last 16, he made a save at the…

Waboba Gear Check out these epic high-flying toys from Waboba! The Moon Ball makes a unique pop sound when it hits the ground and bounces up to 100 feet, the Wingman flies over 130 feet through the sky, and the Extreme actually bounces on water! All three of the mega fun toys come in tons of different designs and colours, so you can pick your favourite and bounce your way through the summer! amazon.co.uk Rangers Home Shirt 2021-22 Scottish Prem champions Rangers celebrate their 150th anniversary this year! Their new home shirt includes several nods to the team’s iconic history, like the classic v-neck design from the '50s and '60s and the thin white stripes from the early '80s. The golden crest, sponsor and logo look really classy and represent…

Tales From The Pitch Bundle! The Tales From The Pitch series reveals the true and inspiring stories behind some of the planet’s best players – and MATCH has five full bundles to give away! Tales From The Pitch, by Harry Coninx, is published by Ransom Publishing. The full book collection is available now from ransom.co.uk Smiggle Striker Bundle To celebrate the end of the Euros, MATCH has got an awesome Smiggle Striker School Bundle up for grabs for one lucky reader! Smiggle’s sick Striker collection is available in stores or you can buy online at smiggle.co.uk HOW TO ENTER! WWW.MATCHFOOTBALL.CO.UK Then click ‘WIN’ in the navigation bar on the MATCH website. Full T&Cs are available online.…

EPREMIER LEAGUE! TOM SAYS: “The ePremier League is something special! Getting opportunities to represent clubs that you love is not something that comes around often. A lot of the players look forward to this tournament and it’s been great again!” REPRESENTING TOTTENHAM! TOM SAYS: “My whole family practically support Spurs so even though it’s not football, it’s still a massive privilege to represent them and be part of the event! It’s crazy to have the family watching to support me and the club at the same time. It’s not an opportunity that comes around everyday so I’m very grateful and privileged to be in this situation!” STAYING COMPOSED! TOM SAYS: “It’s very much a mental game at the highest level because a lot of the time it comes down to…

Euro 2020 Special Quiz 1 Flashback: Sergio Busquets. Andriy Yarmolenko Quiz: 1. Older than 30 years old; 2. 2017; 3. More than 95; 4. None; 5. True. Close-Up: 1. Patrik Schick; 2. Billy Gilmour; 3. Manuel Locatelli; 4. Gareth Bale. Camera Shy: Harry Kane, Alvaro Morata & Georginio Wijnaldum. Stadium Game: 1.C; 2.B; 3.A; 4.D. Freaky Faces: Romelu Lukaku. Super Skippers: Portugal – Cristiano Ronaldo; France – Hugo Lloris; Germany – Manuel Neuer; Belgium – Eden Hazard. Euro Heroes: 1. Italy; 2. Finland; 3. Wales; 4. Belgium; 5. Netherlands; 6. Austria; 7. Sweden; 8. Russia. Crazy Kit: France. Euro 2020 Special Quiz 2 On The Box: Simon Kjaer. Euro Bosses: 1. France; 2. Portugal; 3. Hungary; 4. Sweden; 5. Spain; 6. Slovakia. Country Sharers: Scotland. Trophy Time: Bruno Fernandes. Bogus…

LAGE AT LARGE! Wolves have swapped one Portuguese boss for another! Bruno Lage already has some experience of coaching in England – he was assistant to Carlos Carvalhal at Sheffield Wednesday and Swansea before taking over as gaffer of Benfica. He won the league title in his debut season but was sacked in June 2020 and has been looking for a new job ever since. He should get on with Wolves’ Portuguese stars! RAFA RETURNS! Rafa Benitez has become just the second manager in history to take charge of both Everton and Liverpool – and the first in the Premier League era! The Spaniard needs to win over The Toffees supporters after calling The Blues “a small club” back in 2007, but he’s already apologised! More recently he was in…

Stinkin’ tactics! Well…that’s one way of stopping Marko Arnautovic! Skill-ian Mbappe! The France forward fancies himself at basketball, too! Barmy Bleus! We hope they’re not France’s new kits for next year… Danish delight! Martin Braithwaite has his own personal taxi service! Leaping legend! CR7 isn’t just the Euros’ GOAT, he’s also a frog by the looks of it! Silly sumo! Phil Foden needs to put on weight to become a champ sumo wrestler! Czech-Man! Move on over, Superman – there’s a new hero in town! Rockin’ Romans! Italy definitely channelled their inner Gladiators! Rock, Paper…! It’s definitely easier when you play against yourself! Mr. Flexible! He might be 35 years old, but Manuel Neuer’s still flexible!…

Can you name the Spain star in training for his country seven years ago? 5 QUESTIONS ON… ANDRIY YARMOLENKO 1 How old is the top-quality West Ham forward – older or younger than 30 years old? 2 He’s been named Ukrainian Footballer Of The Year four times, but which year did he last win the award – 2015 or 2017? 3 How many senior caps has the awesome baller won for his country – more or less than 95? 4 How many nets did he bust at Euro 2016 in France? 5 True or False? Yarmolenko made his PL debut for West Ham v Liverpool in August 2018! CLOSE-UP! Which Euro 2020 heroes have we zoomed in on? CAMERA SHY! Name the heroes that are hiding from the MATCH snapper…