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PROMOTION BATTLE! Relegated Rochdale and Bristol Rovers are faves to bounce straight back up to League One, but MATCH fancies Salford to soar up the table after finishing just outside the play-offs last season! Keep an eye out for Newport too after they lost in last season’s play-off final! STARS TO WATCH! Classy Carlisle midfielder Callum Guy finished last season on 14 assists – more than any other player in League Two! Oldham midfielder Dylan Bahamboula was another player who caught our eye last year, alongside Port Vale’s David Worrall and Salford left-back Ibou Touray! GOAL MACHINES! Salford’s top scorer from last season Ian Henderson is well deadly in front of goal! We think he’s gonna be battling with Exeter hot shot Matt Jay for the Golden Boot in 2021-22,…

WABOBABUNDLE! Our mates at Waboba have given us three brilliant bundles to give away, which all include a Waboba Moon Ball, Waboba Wingman and Waboba Extreme! All products are available from www.amazon.co.uk and leading toy and leisure stores. HOW TO ENTER! WWW.MATCHFOOTBALL.CO.UK Then click ‘WIN’ in the navigation bar on the MATCH website. Full T&Cs are available online.…

JORDAN COLLAB! PSG have an ace partnership with Nike’s Jordan brand, meaning loads of stylish off-field lifestyle collections and quality gear! SICK SIGNINGS! As well as Donnarumma, PSG have also signed Sergio Ramos, Achraf Hakimi and Georginio Wijnaldum! NEYMAR JR! Skiller Neymar is one of the most popular players on the planet and one of the most followed stars on social media! CELEBS! In recent years, loads of celebs have been spotted wearing PSG clothing, including Will Smith, LeBron James and Justin Timberlake! FIFA STAR! FIFA is still the most popular videogame on the planet and a PSG player is the cover star for 2022 – Kylian Mbappe! TURN OVER NOW FOR MORE FIFA 22 NEWS!…

PREM ONLY! Check out the deals that could happen between Prem clubs! 1 Harry Wilson Winger Liverpool to Brentford ✪ £10 million 2 Harry Winks Midfielder Tottenham to Aston Villa ✪ £25 million 3 Ruben Neves Midfielder Wolves to Arsenal ✪ £35 million 4 Isaac Hayden Midfielder Newcastle to Southampton ✪ £12 million 5 Mario Lemina Midfielder Southampton to Newcastle ✪ £4 million 6 Dwight McNeil Winger Burnley to Everton ✪ £25 million 7 Cameron Carter-Vickers Centre-back Tottenham to Newcastle ✪ £5 million 8 Eddie Nketiah Striker Arsenal to Crystal Palace ✪ £20 million 9 Kurt Zouma Centre-back Chelsea to Everton ✪ £25 million 10 Daniel James Winger Man. United to Leeds ✪Loan 11 Ayoze Perez Forward Leicester to Everton ✪ £25 million 12 Divock Origi Striker Liverpool to West Ham…

PROMOTION BATTLE! Bournemouth fans feel optimistic ahead of the new season under new gaffer Scott Parker! They made the play-offs along side Swansea last season, who’ll also be looking to go one better. Parker’s old side Fulham and West Brom want to bounce straight back up to the Premier League! GOAL MACHINES! Reading’s Lucas Joao started last season on fire but scored just twice in his last 15 games! Fulham hitman Aleksandar Mitrovic won the Champo Golden Boot in 2019-20 and will be one of the faves, alongside Cardiff’s Kieffer Moore, Bournemouth’s Dominic Solanke and Peterborough’s Jonson Clarke-Harris! YOUNG GUNS! Sheffield United’s Daniel Jebbison became the youngest player to score in their first start in the Prem last season! He’ll be one to watch this season alongside wicked young talents…

FOSTER ON… THE CLUB DJ BEN SAYS: “The DJ is Dan Bachmann. He plays some absolute bangers! He’ll play a mix of all sorts and he’s also got a few songs that he loves himself and will always play. It always goes down really well!” FOSTER ON… THE BEST TRAINER BEN SAYS: “I’d say the first people into training are always me and Tom Cleverley. When it comes to on the pitch, I’d probably say Tom Cleverley! He always gives it everything he’s got. Craig Cathcart always flies into tackles, even though it’s only training!” FOSTER ON… THE STRONGEST BEN SAYS: “We’ve got a few of them! Isaac Success is an absolute tank, as well as Christian Kabasele and Troy Deeney! You could put all three of them in a…

FLIP FOR IT! You’ve got a 50/50 chance of getting these EFL questions right. Tick the answer you think is correct! HIGHER OR LOWER? Jamie Vardy scored 15 league goals last season! How did these other ballers compare? BARMY BARNET Which Scottish Prem superstar has got a wacky new haircut? LEGENDARY Which Prem clubs did these all-time legends play for? ACE ACTIVITY WOULD YOU RATHER…? Answer these well tough football Would You Rathers! WOULD YOU RATHER… (A) Wear an unwashed bib for the rest of your life OR (B) wear your rivals shirt for just one month? A or B WOULD YOU RATHER… (A) Do an hour-long training session in 40C OR (B) in -20C? A or B WOULD YOU RATHER… (A) Run 20 laps of Old Trafford OR (B)…

MATCH PREDICTS! Get a load of MATCH’s League One table prediction! 1 SUNDERLAND 2 CHARLTON 3 IPSWICH 4 SHEFF. WEDNESDAY 5 PORTSMOUTH 6 ROTHERHAM 7 OXFORD UNITED 8 WIGAN 9 LINCOLN 10 BOLTON 11 WYCOMBE 12 MK DONS 13 DONCASTER 14 FLEETWOOD 15 GILLINGHAM 16 PLYMOUTH 17 BURTON 18 ACCRINGTON 19 CREWE 20 SHREWSBURY 21 AFC WIMBLEDON 22 CHELTENHAM 23 CAMBRIDGE 24 MORECAMBE PROMOTION BATTLE! Sheffield Wednesday wouldn’t have been relegated from the Championship last season if they hadn’t been deducted six points! We think they’re in the mix to go straight back to the second tier, while Sunderland look ready to end their three-season spell in League 1 alongside Charlton! STARS TO WATCH! Norwich legend Wes Hoolahan turns 40 at the end of the season, but he still has…

SERGIO RAMOS Free Transfer from Real Madrid Gossips reckon the former Real Madrid superstar rejected a huge offer from Arsenal before joining PSG on a free transfer because he wanted to play in the Champions League! He joined the French club on the same week they spent £60 million on Inter Milan’s Achraf Hakimi. Wowzers! JUNIOR FIRPO £13m from Barcelona Junior Firpo has followed former team-mate Nelson Semedo in leaving Barca for the Premier League! The 24-year-old left-back has joined Leeds on a four-year deal and replaces the departed Ezgjan Alioski. He loves getting forward and helping out attacks! MICHAEL OLISE £8m from Reading The EFL Young Player Of The Season from 2020-21 has made the step up to the Prem as Patrick Vieira’s first signing as Crystal Palace boss!…

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Mbappe masterpiece! Massive Tottenham fan Doug drew this jaw-dropping portrait of France and PSG forward Kylian Mbappe! Quality collection! Joe and Mikey sent us this wicked snap of their stunning shirt collection! There are some total beauties in there! MATCH mad! After ripping out the posters for his wall and door, Mason stacked his MATCH mags as a seat! Comfy? LEGO legends! Jack and Daniel can’t wait to get back to the Emirates, but for now they can visit this awesome LEGO footy stadium they built! Chilling Gunner! Arsenal fan William deserved a lie down after building a carpet out of his massive MATCH collection! FUT line-up! Heath’s front line of Ferran Torres, Richarlison and Gareth Bale is enough to scare anyone! Fancy a game? SEND YOUR PICTURES TO… Email:…