Inhaltsverzeichnis für 19 July 2022 in MATCH!

TITLE FAVOURITES? Reigning champs Man. City are the early title favourites after landing the signings of Erling Haaland and Kalvin Phillips, while Liverpool are in a period of transition with Darwin Nunez replacing Sadio Mane in their attack! Don’t sleep on third-place Chelsea, while Tottenham have also strengthened big time this summer! NEW SIGNINGS! One of the most exciting things about a new season is seeing which of the new transfers has the biggest impact! As always, Prem clubs have been mega busy over the summer, which means loads of new faces, including the likes of Diego Carlos, Sven Botman, Nayef Aguerd and Ivan Perisic, as well as established Prem ballers changing clubs! PROMOTED TEAMS! Nottingham Forest are back in the Premier League for the first time since 1999! This…

"He who must not be named"! England captain Leah Williamson used to have bad nightmares about Harry Potter villain Lord Voldemort when she was a child! Circus skills! Austria ace Sarah Zadrazil could have had a career at a circus because she has some wicked juggling tekkers! Footy DNA! Spain shot-stopper Sandra Panos has football in her DNA! Both her dad and her brother were also professional footballers. Class! Hair hero! Lieke Martens’ footy idol growing up was Ronaldinho because the Brazilian had long hair like her! Dream superpower! Dutch wonderkid Esmee Brugts says her favourite superpower would be to read people’s minds! To be fair, that would be pretty useful on a football pitch as well! Areyou mad? Prepare yourself, MATCH fans… coz Norway’s Ingrid Engen is actually a…

1 SIGNINGS SHOW OFF! All eyes will be on the teams’ expensive new goal grabbers – Erling Haaland and Darwin Nunez! They could both make their competitive debuts for their new sides, while the likes of Kalvin Phillips and Calvin Ramsay are also in with a shot of making their debuts for their new clubs! 2 THE KP STADIUM! For just the second time in 16 years, the Community Shield will be played at a ground other than Wembley! In the old days, it was held at different stadiums across England but became an exclusive Wembley event from 1974. This will be the first time it’s ever been played at the KP Stadium! 3 TITLE RIVALS FACE-OFF! Liverpool and Man. City have been head and shoulders above the rest in the Premier League…

WHO STARTED WHERE? Match these super stars with the club they started at! NAME THE YEAR! Can you remember which year all of these quality things happened? Chelsea win the Premier League title by a single point! Spain win their first and only World Cup in history! Didier Drogba wins the Premier League Golden Boot! ODD ONE ODD OUT! Which of these clubs has Serge Gnabry never turned out for during his awesome career? WHO’S MISSING? Name three missing players from New castle’s win v Arsenal in May!…

MAN. CITY v BAYERN MUNICH Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Saturday, July 23 Man. City and Bayern Munich are creating history as they play the first-ever footy game at Lambeau Field in its 66-year history – the 81,141-capacity ground is mainly used for American football. Will Sadio Mane turn out for Bayern? CHELSEA v ARSENAL Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Saturday, July 23 The Florida Cup might not be the most prestigious footy trophy in the world, but that’s pre-season for you! The London rivals played out a six-goal thriller in the Prem in April, so the watching fans would love to see similar drama here! MAN. UNITED v ATLETICO MADRID Ullevaal Stadium, Olslo, Saturday, July 30 These two sides know each other well after meeting in the Champions League round of…

PROMOTION BATTLE! We fancy West Brom to seal promotion after snapping up Jed Wallace and John Swift on free transfers! Of the three relegated Prem teams, we think Watford are the most likely to bounce straight back up, while the likes of Middlesbrough and Sheffield United have shown massive signs of improvement recently! GOAL MACHINES! West Brom’s Karlan Grant is our favourite to win the Championship Golden Boot, but Burnley’s Matej Vydra has a sick record in England’s second tier too! Don’t sleep on Swansea striker Joel Piroe and watch out for under-the-radar contenders like Viktor Gyokeres and Andreas Weimann! YOUNG GUNS! Sunderland have signed winger Leon Dajaku on a permanent transfer after the 21-year-old’s impressive 2021-22 campaign, while Burnley have snapped up two exciting 22-year-olds who are making the…

5 His Prem goal tally has been better than Chelsea’s top scorer in each of the last five seasons! 3 Only Salah, Kane and Vardy have scored more PL goals than Razza in that period! 320 Only four players have completed more Premier League take-ons than Sterling! 250 He’s also in the Premier League’s top ten for chances created for his team! 47 He’s converted 47% of his big chances – the same average as Mo Salah!…

Waboba ProBall Step up your game and enjoy wild water adventures this summer with the Waboba Pro Water Ball from the Elite Series! There are six to win… Available from Amazon.co.uk and leading toy and leisure stores CLOSING DATE: AUG. 19 Designed for advanced sport performance, its larger signature gel core than the Original and Extreme Water Balls makes it bounce faster, further and higher, while the lycra cover provides extra buoyancy! HOW TO ENTER! WWW.MATCHFOOTBALL.CO.UK Then click ‘WIN’ in the navigation bar on the MATCH website. Full Terms & Conditions are available online. Best for open water play in the sea, lakes or rivers, so you can spread out, it suits ages 10+, ensuring summer holidays fun! 6 PRIZES! FOLLOW MATCH! FOR FOOTY NEWS, TRANSFER GOSSIP, VIDEOS & EPIC…

Man. United Home Shirt 2022-23 Collars are still clearly the flavour of the month! Man. United are the latest side to have one, with the triangle pattern inspired by their 1994 shirt. Legendary Red Devil baller Eric Cantona was famous for wearing his collar up, so we’re already debating which current star would be the bravest to copy him! Who do you reckon, MATCH fans? Price: £70 adidas.co.uk Barcelona Away Shirt 2022-23 Taking inspiration from all the medals that were dished out 30 years ago at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Nike released an all-over gold colour away shirt for the club! But that’s not all…the classy jersey also features a pattern that represents a map of the city. Thumbs up! Price: £74.95 nike.com Rangers Home Shirt 2022-23 The new…

Campeones, campeones! A massive MATCH congratulations to Max and JPS Blues for winning this awesome trophy recently! Cool cartoon! Louie definitely has a future as a caricature artist after sending MATCH this quality cartoon of Jack Grealish! Brilliant boot design! Check out Elliot’s awesome boot design! He even personalised them with his initials! Summer story! Harrison got his hands on Marcus Rashford’s new book Breakfast Club Adventures! Send us your review! Super sketch! Isaac drew his fave player Kylian Mbappe busting net for PSG! MATCH Vote! We asked our Instagram fans who’s gonna score more Prem goals next season, Erling Haaland or Darwin Nunez… Nunez 32% Haaland 68% SEND YOUR PICTURES TO… Email: match.magazine@kelsey.co.uk Facebook: www.facebook.com/matchmagazine Twitter: www.twitter.com/matchmagazine…