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TERRIFIC TRIDENTS! Here are some of the greatest scoring trios in recent history! 2013-2018 real madrid RONALDO 249 goals BENZEMA 105 goals BALE 88 goals 2014-2017 barcelona NEYMAR 90 goals SUAREZ 120 goals MESSI 153 goals 2007-2009 man. united RONALDO 68 goals ROONEY 38 goals TEVEZ 34 goals 2014-19 BAYERN MUNICH RIBERY 29 goals LEWANDOWSKI 191 goals ROBBEN 55 goals 2017-PRESENT LIVERPOOL MANE 84 goals FIRMINO 65 goals SALAH 126 goals LIONEL MESSI PSG’s website sold out of Messi No.30 shirts in just half an hour, while other fans waited hours in a queue at the club shop to get their hands on his jersey! The six-time Ballond’Or winner hit at least 25 goals in each of his last 12 seasons with Barcelona and left Spain as La Liga’s all-time…

CREATE A CLUB! The new Career Mode option allows you to create a club from scratch, choosing its name, nickname and rivals, before picking the league you want to join with the option of relegating a rival to ‘Rest of the World’! You can also design your kit crest and ground, including the sea colour and pattern of the pitch! SQUAD BUILDER! Now it’s time to make your squad! Once you’ve chosen your club’s OVR, squad age, transfer budget and board expectations, the game will input your squad of fake players. Unfortunately, you can’t create your own squad using real heroes so you’ll just have to use the first transfer window to bring in any star names! PLAYER MODE! There are also some cool changes to the Player Mode! The…

HASHTAG TOM TOM SAYS: “I would love an online game mode on Ultimate Team where you can play with your mates. You could maybe create 2v2 lobbies against your mates and 3v3 lobbies. The whole point of gaming is that social aspect of it –I think everyone loves that. If I had one request for FIFA 22, it would be for some sort of online lobby where you can team up in threes and fours and play against your friends. Sort of like an Ultimate Team Pro Clubs. I think people would love that!” MITCH HAYWARD MITCH SAYS: “That’s a tough one, there are quite a few changes I’d make to be fair! I’d make the AI less effective, less over powered. I still think the defensive AI is quite…

Arsenal Third Shirt 2021-22 MATCH reckons adidas and Arsenal saved their coolest shirt until last! Don't get us wrong, there's nothing to dislike about their home and away jerseys this campaign, but the lightning-strike look, inspired by the strip they wore in the 1995-96 season, has got tons more sauce! Do you agree? Price: £65 adidas.co.uk Man. City Away Shirt 2021-22 We feel like we're bowing down to Kyle Walker due to the angle of this photo, and may be we should be after City were crowned Premier League champions in 2020-21! Puma have produced another clean and classy kit for their away trips this season, which complements their home jersey really well too. Stunner! Price: £70 puma.com Chelsea Away Shirt 2021-22 You only have to go back a few…

BLUES BOY! Lukaku signed for The Blues back in 2011 as a teenage wonderkid, but failed to make his mark in London, leaving the club without a single goal to his name in 15 appearances! After spells at West Brom, Everton, Man. United and Inter, he now returns to the Prem as a Serie A title winner and one of the best strikers in the world! RECORD DEAL! Chelsea have broken their club record for a transfer for the third time in four seasons! After landing Kepa for £72 million in 2018 and Kai Havertz for slightly more last summer, they’ve now spent close to £100m on Lukaku! It makes the big Belgian the most expensive player in history based on combined fees throughout his career! SIZZLING SEASON! Lukaku re-joins…

1 EPIC TITLE RICE! Just two points separated WSL champions Chelsea from runners-up Man. City in the end last season! We’re predicting another super-tight title race this campaign, with outsiders Arsenal and Man. United also fancying their chances to challenge for the trophy. It’s gonna be totally epic! 2 DUGGAN DYNAMITE! England legend Toni Duggan started her quality career at Everton back in 2007, and she finally returns home after eight years away! The forward has signed a two-year deal at The Toffees after a four-year spell in Spain with giants Barcelona and Atletico Madrid! 3 PARRIS ON THE PROWL! Duggan isn’t the only WSL legend to return to England in 2021-22! Nikita Parris left in 2019 as the league’s all-time top scorer to join Lyon, where she won the…

SPOT THE BALL! Mark where you think the ball is in this ace action pic! FIVE-A-SIDE! Can you work out which players are in this La Liga 5-a-side? 1. Big Belgium goalie who used to play for Chelsea! 2. Veteran CB who spent four years at Man. United! 3. Real Betis star who almost joined Liverpool in 2019! 4. Young Player of the Tournament at Euro 2020! 5. The top-scoring Spanish striker in La Liga last season! the price is right! Match the stars with the money their current club paid for them! 1 Rodri Man. City 2 Kai Havertz Chelsea 3 Harry Maguire Man. United A £80 million B £62 million C £72 million KIT Clash! Which West Ham hero has been snapped in full Leicester strip? ANSWERS Spot The Ball:…

Johnny Ball Book Bundle! To celebrate the release of Johnny Ball: Undercover Football Genius – the follow-up to Johnny Ball: Accidental Football Genius – we’re giving away five bundles of both of the brilliant books! How wicked is that? In Johnny Ball: Undercover Football Genius, Johnny’s got a new job as assistant manager for the Tissbury Tigers. But there’s a catch – no one on the team is allowed to know who he is! Can he go undercover to lead the Tigers to victory? For more info on both books and other cool new releases, visit www.walker.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. CLOSING DATE: sep. 24 5 prizes! FOLLOW MATCH! FOR FOOTYNEWS, TRANSFER…

A mega cringe transfer announcement happens! ✔ “ We’ve got some breaking news!” ✔ The mentions of a “fax machine” or “paperwork”! ✔ A fake rumour does the rounds on social media! ✔ Tottenham make a lastminute sale or transfer! ✔ When a player is snapped holding his new shirt! ✔ “Here we go!” ✔ “This one’s going down to the wire!” ✔ “The clock is ticking!” ✔…

MATCH gets to know the awesome MAN. CITY baller! FACTFILE Age: 21 Club: Man. City Position: Forward Country: England HERO GROWING UP! LAUREN SAYS: “That was Kelly Smith! She is such a role model in the women’s game and she was one of the first people that I looked up to when I was growing up and wanting to become a professional footballer! There are also a few players at Man. City, like Steph Houghton!” FIRST LIVE MATCH! LAUREN SAYS: “I can’t remember exactly who it was against, but it was a Norwich game. My dad and sister used to go because they had a season ticket, so I must’ve gone along to one of them when I was younger. It’s nice to see them doing well!” FOOTBALLING STRENGTH! LAUREN…

HUNGARY v ENGLAND Even though they were drawn in the ‘Group of Death’ at Euro 2020, Hungary came close to shocking the continent! They held off Portugal for 84 minutes, drew with world champions France and then got a point against Germany. They would’ve made it through to the knockouts if Leon Goretzka hadn’t scored an 84th-minute equaliser! WATCH IT! Hungary v England Thursday, September 2 7.45pm ★ ITV THE GAME The Three Lions are on a 13-game unbeaten run against the Hungarians, although their last meeting in Hungary ended as a 1-1 draw! Good news for the home side is that their star playmaker, RB Leipzig baller Dominik Szoboszlai, has returned from injury after missing out on the Euros! LIKELY LINE-UPS Gulacsi Nego Botka Orban At. Szalai Fiola Kleinheisler…

SUPER CONFIDENCE! HARRY SAYS: “Obviously we’re a tight group, a lot of togetherness, spirit! When you’re winning football matches it always brings the spirit up. Since our defeat to Croatia in 2018, every game that we’ve played we’ve tried to improve. The belief is there, we have a great group, exceptional talent, great leaders and great experience. We’re not getting carried away, though!” SQUAD UPGRADES! HARRY SAYS: “I think we’re in a better place now than in 2018! The experience of 2018, we would’ve learnt from and the games in between. We’ve had a lot of big games in that period to improve, a lot of time spent together on the training pitch, in friendlies and qualifiers. Every game we play we feel like we’re going to improve!” YOUTH AND…