Indice dei contenuti per 21 June 2022 in MATCH!

HOWIT WORKS! Loads of different factors are taken into account to decide how much a player is worth! A player’s age, contract duration, international status, career progression and recent performances all count, as well as the club they play for and recent transfer fees between clubs! WHY’S MBAPPE NO.1? It has a lot to do with him signing a new three-year contract at PSG! The 23-year-old World Cup winner has finished as Ligue 1’s top goalscorer for the past three seasons and recently rejected Champions League winners Real Madrid for the chance to lift the trophy with the French club! WHO ELSE MAKES THE TOP 100? Gianluigi Donnarumma is the most valuable GK at 41st in the rankings, while Ruben Dias is the most valuable defender! His Man. City team-mate…

IVAN PERISIC TOTTENHAM England fans have bad memories of the Croatia winger after he scored the goal that knocked them out of the 2018 World Cup! He was directly involved in 15 Serie A goals and assists combined last season and joins Tottenham on a free transfer to link up with his former gaffer Antonio Conte – they won the league together in 2020-21! DIEGO CARLOS ASTO NVILLA The beastly Brazilian centre-back has been one of the best defenders in La Liga over the past few seasons, so Villa should be extra solid in 2022-23! His dream was to play in the Premier League, with Newcastle also mega interested in signing him, but Steven Gerrard was able to convince the 29-year-old! DARWIN NUNEZ LIVERPOOL Liverpool felt the force of the…

THE RESULTS! PREMIER LEAGUE TEAM OF THE SEASON PREMIER LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE SEASON The joint-Prem Golden Boot winner was voted your POTS despite just missing out on the title! He started the season on fire, with 24 goal involvements from his first 17 league games! THE RESULTS Mohamed Salah, Liverpool 53% Kevin De Bruyne, Man. City 23% Harry Kane, Tottenham 8% Heung-Min Son, Tottenham 8% Phil Foden, Man. City 4% Joao Cancelo, Man. City 4% PREM YOUNG PLAYER OF THE SEASON Congrats to Conor for having an awesome second season in the Prem! His performances on loan at Palace not only saw him earn his England debut, but also win MATCH readers’ Young Player of the Season prize! THE RESULTS Conor Gallagher, Crystal Palace 34% Phil Foden, Man. City 31% Bukayo Saka, Arsenal 23% Reece James, Chelsea 8% Eddie Nketiah, Arsenal 4% CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYER OF THE SEASON A record-breaking campaign for…

HE’S GUNNERSTAY! ✓ Saka’s a lifelong Arsenal fan who joined their academy at an early age and rose through the ranks! He’s loyal and absolutely loves the club! ✓ He’s only just at the start of his career and still believes he owes gaffer Mikel Arteta for handing him his Premier League breakthrough! ✓ The Gunners want to offer him a new long-term deal this summer that will see him become one of the club’s biggest earners. Money talks! HE’S GUNNERGO! ❌ He was mega disappointed about The Gunners missing out on Champions League football last season and is desperate to play on the biggest stage as soon as possible! ❌ He’s guaranteed to be fighting for European and domestic titles at Real Madrid, Liverpool or Man. City! ❌ With…

RAHEEM STERLING MAN. CITY WHAT’S THE SITUATION? Razza reckons he deserves more game time at City, but Pep Guardiola can’t guarantee it! With his contract expiring next summer, City either sell up now or watch him leave for nothing! WILL HE MOVE? MAYBE! Man. City will only accept offers of £60 million, despite his contract running out next year! The likes of Real Madrid, Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham are tempted! WOUT WEGHORST BURNLEY WHAT’S THE SITUATION? The 29-year-old was snapped up by The Clarets for around £12 million in January, but he could be set to leave already after they were relegated to the Championship! WILL HE MOVE? YES! The giant striker has already said that he doesn’t want to play in the Champo next season! MATCH spies have heard…

MATCH checks out all the latest stories ahead of the 2022 Women's European Championship! NORTHERN IRELAND DEBUT! SIMONE SAYS: “It was surreal making my international debut at 15 years old! I’d been in the system since I was 11 but it was always my dream to represent Northern I reland. I was still in high school but it was just an amazing opportunity and one that was I so grateful to get at such a young age!” WORLD RECORD! SIMONE SAYS: “In 2016 I scored after 11 seconds against Georgia, which was just crazy! At the time you don’t think it’s really anything and then I remember after the game it was one record after another and eventually it was classed as the fastest in international women’s history. It’s not…

FIRST XI! Can you answer 11 random football questions? 1. How old is Newcastle’s Jonjo Shelvey – 28 or 30 years old? 2. Which country does Spurs’ Dejan Kulusevski play for? 3. What was the score between Man. United Women and Man. City Women in their WSL derby in February? 4. Who wears the No.11 shirt for Aston Villa – Ollie Watkins, Danny Ings or Douglas Luiz? 5. Which boot brand does Phil Foden wear – Nike or Puma? 6. Which club finished bottom of the Championship in the 2021-22 season? 7. What was the main colour of Chelsea’s 2021-22 away shirt? 8. True or False? Lauren James, Reece James’ sister, plays for Chelsea Women! 9. Who was the highest-rated Serie A midfielder on FIFA 22? 10. In which EFL…

Harry Potter Anniversary Book To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone being in print, we’ve got six special Jonny Duddle anniversary edition copies to give away! The Harry Potter series has sold over 500 million books worldwide in over 80 languages. For more information, go to bloomsbury.com CLOSING DATE: JULY 21 Each winner will receive an updated classic silver anniversary paperback edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, with Jonny Duddle’s cover illustration! 6 PRIZES! This beloved classic edition has been refreshed and updated, with fun extra content to entertain young readers as they begin their journey through the stories! HOW TO ENTER! WWW.MATCHFOOTBALL.CO.UK Then click ‘WIN’ in the navigation bar on the MATCH website. Full Terms & Conditions are available online.…

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