Sommaire pour 26 April 2022 de MATCH!

HOUGHTON’S HOPES! Man. City ace Steph Houghton is in a race against time to be fit after Achilles surgery. Leah Williamson has been named England captain for the Euros! AMAZING MEMORIES! This April, it’s the one-year anniversary since Northern Ireland secured qualification for Euro 2022, which will be their first major international tourno! CARNABY CELEBRATES! London’s Carnaby Street was recently transformed into a giant table football game to celebrate the upcoming Euros tournament. Sick! MAGILL INTERVIEW! MATCH got to speak with Northern Ireland striker Simone Magill about Euro 2022 recently. Keep reading the mag to catch our chat with the star!…

HOW TO VOTE! Go to the MATCH social media channels now and you’ll see two shortlists – one for Player Of The Month and one for Goal Of The Month. Then just vote for your choice. Well easy! THE RESULTS! We’ll reveal the winners in the next issue!…

EDERSON MAN CITY HUGO LLORIS TOTTENHAM ILLAN MESLIER LEEDS EDOUARD MENDY CHELSEA ROBERT SANCHEZ BRIGHTON TYRICK MITCHELL CRYSTAL PALACE WEST HAM MATTY CASH ASTON VILLA MATTY CASH KYLE WALKER-PETERS SOUTHAMPTON TAKEHIRO TOMIYASU ARSENAL ERIC DIER TOTTENHAM THIAGO SILVA CHELSEA ETHAN PINNOCK BRENTFORD MOHAMMED SALISU SOUTHAMPTON GABRIEL ARSENA KEVIN DE BRUYNE MAN. CITY DECLAN RICE WEST HAM JOHN McGINN ASTON VILLA JAMES WARD-PROWSE SOUTHAMPTON IVAN TONEY BRENTFORD PHIL FODEN MAN. CITY ALLAN SAINT-MAXIMIN NEWCASTLE HEUNG-MIN SON TOTTENHAM DIOGO JOTA LIVERPOOL…

EVERTON v CHELSEA Sunday 1 May, 2pm The result of this game is gonna impact both ends of the table! The Toffees are desperate for points to stay afloat, while The Blues want to kill off any late chances of Arsenal or Spurs catching them up. It’s also a big moment for Blues legend Frank Lampard, who faces his old side as gaffer in the Premier League for the first time! WEST HAM v ARSENAL Sunday 1 May, 4.30pm Who wants a juicy stat? The Gunners have scored at least three goals against West Ham in at least one of their Prem clashes in the last TEN seasons! They only won their December head-to-head 2-0, so they’re due a three-goal haul at the London Stadium… If that happens and they…

AC Milan Fourth Shirt AC Milan teamed up with Italian fashion brand NEMEN to create a special capsule for the Serie A side, including the first-ever fourth kit to be worn on the pitch by both the men and women’s teams! The jersey basically looks like someone had rubbed out parts of this season’s home shirt – or painted over it with a big white brush! Price: TBC puma.com adidas Predator Edge We’re not sure this has ever been done before – or will ever be done again for that matter – but adidas have joined forces with crystal masters Swarovski to create this premium, special-edition Predator Edge silo. It actually has bling embedded into the side of the boot for maximum shine. Or you could just stick a chain…

NAME THE CLUB! Can you name the clubs that Leicester signed these top-class footballers from? HIGHER OR LOWER? John Stones has won 55 caps for England! Do these stars have more or less than the CB? WHO AM I? Can you guess the player? I play for San Diego Wave Women! I’ve won 190 caps for USA! I was on loan at Tottenham in 2020! NAME THE NATION! Which countries do these footy superstars represent? 1. Franck Kessie 2. Alphonso Davies 3. Emerson Royal 4. Leandro Paredes 5. Dayot Upamecano 6. Chris Wood ACE ACTIVITY WORDSEARCH Can you find all 30 football managers in this massive grid? Allegri Ancelotti Arteta Benitez Bielsa Conte Emery Enrique Flick Gerrard Guardiola Hasenhuttl Hodgson Klopp Lopetegui Mancini Mourinho Moyes Nagelsmann Pochettino Potter Rangnick Ranieri Rodgers…

ACADEMY DAYS! KANE SAYS: “You always have the dream in the back of your head about being a professional footballer, but at 11 years old you’re just enjoying football. You’re not thinking too much about the future! I remember just being proud to wear the Tottenham badge!” SENIOR DEBUT! KANE SAYS: “It was against Rochdale for Leyton Orient! I came off the bench. The pitch was horrendous – it was waterlogged. It was like, ‘Welcome to League One!’ I just remember being so excited, running around for 15 minutes. I earned the respect of the team and manager. I wasn’t afraid of digging dip, getting dirty, trying to help the team!” FIRST PRO GOAL! KANE SAYS: “My first professional goal was at home against Sheffield Wednesday. I still picture it…

Now pick your best Prem XI from 2021-22 and colour in your fave kit! You don’t just have to pick stars from our shortlist! WIN! AN CARTOON BY DREADFULLY DRAWN! Quality caricature artist, illustrator and animator, Dreadfully Drawn will draw a player of your choice! To see his awesome work, visit dreadfullydrawn.co.uk and follow @dreadfullydrawn on social media! Take a photo or scan your teamsheet and then send it to MATCH Towers via email: match.magazine@kelsey.co.uk Closing date: May 26, 2022.…

35 Matty Taylor Oxford ★ FW 34 Harry McKIrdy Swindon ★ FW 33 Matty Stevens Forest Green ★ FW 32 Will Keane Wigan ★ FW 31 Alfie May Cheltenham ★ ST 30 Gavin Bazunu Portsmouth ★ GK 29 Flynn Downes Swansea ★ CM 28 Dom Telford Newport ★ FW 27 Brennan Johnson Nott’m Forest ★ AM 26 George Honeyman Hull ★ AM 25 Jamille Matt Forest Green ★ ST 24 Viktor Gyokeres Coventry ★ ST 23 Ben Whiteman Preston ★ AM 22 Joel Piroe Swansea ★ FW 21 Fabio Carvalho Fulham ★ WG 20 Michael Smith Rotherham ★ ST 19 Scott Twine MK Dons ★ AM 18 Mario Vrancic Stoke★ CM 17 Kal Naismith Luton ★ LCB 16 Joe Ralls Cardiff ★ CM 15 Chris Basham Sheffield United ★ CB…

ARSENAL v LEEDS Arsenal will extend their unbeaten run against Leeds to 12 games! MATCH SAYS 3-0 YOU SAY BRIGHTON v MAN. UNITED United have won their last seven head-to-heads in all competitions! MATCH SAYS 1-2 YOU SAY CHELSEA v WOLVES Wolves will frustrate Chelsea like they did for their recent two 0-0s! MATCH SAYS 1-0 YOU SAY LEICESTER v EVERTON This is the second time these sides meet in the space of a few weeks! MATCH SAYS 1-1 YOU SAY BRENTFORD v SOUTHAMPTON The Saints eased past The Bees in January but this will be tighter! MATCH SAYS 2-2 YOU SAY BURNLEY v ASTON VILLA We’re going for a score draw with The Clarets going 1-0 down first! MATCH SAYS 1-1 YOU SAY C. PALACE v WATFORD This H2H…

ONLY 10 WEEKS TO GO! NOW OR NEVER! Spain Women have never even reached the final of a major international tournament, let alone get their hands on the trophy! But they’ve got one of their strongest squads in years, so there’s hope in the nation that they can break the curse and return victorious… THEY’VE GOT WHAT IT TAKES! ✔ They’re on a 21-game unbeaten run in all competitions – are cord that stretches over two years. Incredible! ✔ Their squad is packed with tons of Barcelona stars, who are probably the best women’s team on the planet! ✔ They’re even more motivated this summer because they know they can make history for their nation! THEY’VE GOT NO CHANCE! ✘ They struggled to beat both England and Germany at this…

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Star player! Lucky Ollie won himself a milkshake voucher after being named Player of the Night recently! Keep it up, mate! Ace artwork! We're giving a huge MATCH round of applause for Grace, who produced this quality drawing of Marcus Rashford. Love it! Leeds legend! We love how Archie’s cat managed to sneak into this photo along with his mega impressive Leeds collection! Top-quality kit! Check out this jaw-dropping kit design from MATCH-mad Mercutio! We love the cool diagonal stripes across the front! Reds room! Massive Liverpool fan Sean never misses a copy of MATCH and loves ripping out all of the posters to add to his wall! MATCH Vote! We asked our followers on Twitter which recent England debutant is most likely to make the World Cup squad… SEND…