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Mexico Goalkeeper 1994 Strikers were well and truly dazzled by the Mexico goalie! Hull Home 2019-20 The Tigers really embraced their nickname that season! Cameroon Home 2002 These sleeveless shirts – or vests, basically – were actually banned by FIFA because they broke their rules! Inter Away 2021-22 This slithering snake shirt split Inter fans down the middle! Juventus Away 2011-12 Every Juventus player was a “star” that season! Rolls eyes… Pumas UNAM Home 2016 There was a big cat on the Mexican side’s shirt! Leeds Fourth 2019-20 Check out the laced up collar on Leeds’ anniversary shirt! Wycombe Goalkeeper 2017-18 This was the brightest shirt in League One that year! Reggina Away 2011-12 These shirts gave Reggina’s players instant six-packs. LOL! Kaizer Chiefs Home 2019 Don’t look at this…

Liverpool legend! Liverpool supporter Miles sent us this awesome drawing of Trent Alexander-Arnold all the way from Qatar. Hero! Cool collection! MATCH subscriber Jacob laid out some of his mags! That would make a wicked rug design! Mbappe masterpiece! A massive MATCH thanks to Aidan for sending us his drawing of PSG goal grabber Kylian Mbappe! Bangin’ boots! Corbyn needs to send this epic Predator design to the adidas headquarters! Brilliantball! Benjamin designed this new footy for the Premier League! Love it, mate! City cracker! Check out Toby’s wicked drawing of Man. City goal machine Erling Haaland! SEND YOUR PICTURES TO… Email: match.magazine@kelsey.co.uk Facebook: www.facebook.com/matchmagazine Twitter: www.twitter.com/matchmagazine…

MANAGERIAL MADNESS! Graham Potter was the 13th managerial departure of the 2022-23 Prem campaign, making it the most in-season departures in Premier League history! WSLRECORD BREAKER! Tottenham’s Kerys Harrop played in her 178th match in the Women’s Super League recently, becoming the competition’s all-time record appearance maker. Wow! TERRIFIC TROTTERS! Bolton’s 4-0 win over Plymouth was the biggest ever win by a side in the final of the EFL Trophy – and their biggest-ever competitive win at Wembley. Congrats! 0 Sevilla have never lost to Man. United, and only one English team has ever beaten them in the Europa League – est Ham last season! 2020 Their last meeting was in the semi-final of this comp in 2020. Sevilla won 2-1 on their way to lifting the trophy! 6 Marcus…

Man. United Away 1990-92 Older Man. United fans think this shirt is goated! Leicester Home 2015-16 This clean look was famously the one Leicester won the PL title in! West Ham Home 2021-22 You don’t have to go too far back in time for this beauty! Swansea Home 2012-13 White and gold was the perfect combination for The Swans’ 100-year anniversary. Classy! Blackburn Home 1994-95 Rovers’ title winning half- and-half look was an instant classic! Newcastle Home 1995-96 Magpies fans reckon this is their greatest-ever shirt! Tottenham Away 2021-22 Nike went bolder than bold with this out-there Tottenham away shirt! Arsenal Away 2019-20 This yellow look was based on The Gunners’ legendary “bruised banana” shirt of the early ’90s! Man. City Away 2009-10 The sash and lack of a sponsor…

MAN. CITY v SHEFFIELDUNITED Saturday 22 April, 4.45pm The last EFL team to reach an FA Cup final was Cardiff back in 2008, and if Sheffield United want to change that they’ll have to produce a massive shock! Beating Man. City is a big ask for any team, but to make things even harder The Blades will be without star men James McAtee and Tommy Doyle, who can’t play because they’re on loan from City! NEWCASTLE v TOTTENHAM Sunday 23 April, 2pm St. James’ Park has been one of the toughest grounds to visit in the Prem this season, but Spurs have a quality record there recently! They’ve won on four of their last five visits and drawn the other, with Harry Kane also netting six goals in his last…

Bolton’s stadium was used as a venue for the music video of Coldplay’s song Fix You back in 2005! In the 1991-92 season, Italian side Palermo went the whole season unbeaten at home but still got relegated from Serie B. Ouch! 20+ Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski is one of two players to score 20+ goals in each of the last nine seasons in all comps for clubs in Europe’s top five leagues – alongside Spurs’ Harry Kane! Lisandro Martinez’s nickname for Man. United team-mate Wout Weghorst is “Bobo” or “Silly” in English… …Because that’s what Argentina legend Lionel Messi called the Netherlands striker after their feisty World Cup clash! 5 Ollie Watkins is the first-ever player to score in five consecutive PL games for Aston Villa! A new play out…

CHELSEA v BARCELONA The 2021 Women s Champions League final between these two teams, which was played behind closed doors, feels like a lifetime ago! Barca thrashed Chelsea 4-0 in that game so Emma Hayes’ side are desperate for revenge! 1 Chelsea are this year’s only semi-finalists not to win the Women’s Champions League! 4 Barcelona are hoping to reach their fourth CL final in five years! Chelsea v Barcelona Saturday 22 April, 12.30pm Barcelona v Chelsea Thursday 27 April, 5.45pm ARSENAL v WOLFSBURG It’s been ten years since The Gunners last reached the semi-final stage of the Women’s CL, and who did they lose to that season…? You guessed it, Wolfsburg! The Germans also knocked them out in the quarters last year! 8 This will be Wolfsburg’s eighth CL…

Juventus Anniversary 2017 Juve wore this stripped-back kit for their 120th anniversary. Love it! Lazio Home 2014-15 ICYMI, Lazio are also known as The Eagles! Ajax Away 2020-21 This sick wavy design went down really well with Ajax supporters! Mainz Fourth 2018-19 This wacky shirt was a special-edition for carnival season! PSG Third 2018-19 This PSG x Jordan third shirt release is probably our favourite from recent seasons! Spezia Third 2022-23 It looks like someone has been let loose with some crayons! Rayo Vallecano Away 2015-16 Rayo transformed their usual sash into a rainbow! Real Madrid Fourth 2019-20 This ace mid-season release was covered with confetti! Bayern Away 2021-22 This mountainous design was “peak” 2021-22! Heerenveen Home 2017-18 They may look like love hearts but these are actually water lilies!…

ARSENAL v SOUTHAMPTON We’d be pretty shocked if this was anything other than a home win… MATCH SAYS 2-0 YOU SAY BOURNEMOUTH v WEST HAM West Ham fans will begin to see the light at the end of the tunnel! MATCH SAYS 0-1 YOU SAY C. PALACE v EVERTON It’s been a high-scoring fixture in recent years but that trend ends! MATCH SAYS 0-0 YOU SAY LIVERPOOL v NOTT’M FOREST Imagine the scenes if Forest can do the PL double over Liverpool! MATCH SAYS 2-1 YOU SAY FULHAM v LEEDS A spirited Leeds display will get them a much-needed three points! MATCH SAYS 1-2 YOU SAY BRENTFORD v ASTON VILLA The Bees have won their last four home games v Villa. Make it five! MATCH SAYS 2-1 YOU SAY LEICESTER v WOLVES A…