Table of contents for 25-Aug-2020 in MATCH!

1993 It opened on 13 August 1993, with a friendly match between Real Sociedad and Real Madrid – it ended 2-2! 39,500 The stadium’s capacity is 39,500, but it could be extended further to 42,300 in the future! 36,730 The record capacity in a official match happened as recently as February 2020, for Sociedad’s 2-1 victory over rivals Athletic Bilbao! 4 The Basque Country national team has played four friendly matches there in the past! 2015 The stadium used to have a running track around the outside, but it was removed after new plans were made in 2015! 1 Local rivals Athletic Bilbao played one home match there while their San Mames ground was under construction! 2 It was under renovation for two years, between 2017 and 2019! 70 It cost around £70 million to complete all the…

1. LONG WAIT! This is the first Women’s Community Shield to be played since 2008, back when Arsenal beat Everton 1-0! It’s also the first taste of competitive footy for Women’s Super League followers since the league was cancelled because of coronavirus in May, so it tees up the start of the new season next week nicely! 2. ENGLAND STRIKER SHOWDOWN! This game sees two England strikers go head-to-head – Chelsea goal grabber Beth England and Man. City net-buster Ellen White! The Blues’ forward easily outscored White in the WSL last season by eight goals, so the City star has a point to prove in this massive match! 3. HEAD-TO-HEAD! These two teams were neck-and-neck for the WSL title in 2019-20, so whoever wins this match will get a massive…

DIDYOU KNOW? The San Siro is soon going to get demolished, with AC and Inter moving into a new ground in 2022-23! STADIUM FACTS TEAM: AC Milan & Inter COUNTRY: Italy CITY: Milan BUILT: 1926 CAPACITY: 78,275 RECORD ATTENDANCE: 83,381, Inter v Schalke, 1997…

FOOTY AS AKID! FERRAN SAYS: “I began by playing indoor 5-a-side football at my school. It was only for about a year, but you learn a lot because it was different to what 7-a-side and 11-a-side football is, and it helped me a lot. I didn’t play a lot in the street because I’m a child of the 21st century, and things are much more modern now!” U17 WORLD CUP! FERRAN SAYS: “I can only really take away positive memories from it. To be representing my country in a World Cup at just 17 is, I think, more than I could ever ask for. The thorn in my side is that we could have made history by winning the European and the World Championship, but at least I have the…

AGILE DRIBBLING! If you struggle to get the better of defenders, you’ll be buzzing to hear about some top-quality changes to dribbling a head of FIFA 21! The Agile Dribbling feature is anew way to keep close control of the ball and help you get on the attack. Once you’ve mastered it, you’ll be able to leave defenders on the floor with some fancy footwork. Get in there! WHIPPED CROSS! We can’t be the only ones who have struggled to score from crosses on FIFA 20? The good news is that EA have added three new ways to cross onto this year’s game to help boost your chances! One of the coolest new additions is Trent Alexander-Arnold’s trade mark Whipped Cross. The 21-year-old is an ambassador for the new game…

WATCH IT… Saturday August 29 4.30pm DID YOU KNOW? Liverpool and Arsenal are tied on 15 Community Shields – joint-second in the all-time rankings! BIG TALKING POINTS… ✓ Liverpool just missed out on lifting the Community Shield last year! They drew with Man. City 1-1 in normal time, but were beaten on penalties after Georginio Wijnaldum missed! ✓ This is your first chance to see last season’s Prem champions in action! Will Jurgen Klopp play the same side and tactics that made them successful, or will he try something new? ✓ This also marks the first time that we’ll see one of Liverpool’s new Nike kits in action for a competitive match. The Swoosh took over from New Balance at the end of 2019-20! TEAM NEWS & LIKELY LINE-UP Jurgen…

ALEXIS SANCHEZ Free Transfer from Man. United Man. United fans were mega excited when the Chilean joined from Arsenal in 2018, but he managed just five goals in 45 games for The Red Devils! He spent last season on loan at Inter, and the Serie A side decided to snap him up permanently on a three-year contract! WILLIAN Free Transfer from Chelsea Chelsea had offered winger Willian a deal to stay with The Blues, but the 32-year-old trickster fancied a change of scenery! The Brazilian has signed a three-year deal to join Arsenal and will provide Mikel Arteta’s side with extra options in attack! JACK HARRISON Loan from Man. City For the third season in a row, Leeds have signed winger Harrison on loan from Man. City! He scored six…

10 MAN. UTD 2-0 BLACKBURN 1994 This might not have been the best overall match in Community Shield history, but it features one of the best goals the game has ever seen! After the ball was headed high up in the air from a corner, Man. United midfielder Paul Ince produced a stunning overhead kick to seal his side the trophy in the last ten minutes of the match! 9 ARSENAL 3-0 MAN. CITY 2014 Talking about great goals, Arsenal’s thrashing of Man. City six years ago had a few too! After Santi Cazorla gave The Gunners the lead, Aaron Ramsey showed great skill to double the scoreline, before Olivier Giroud scored the pick of the bunch with a 20-yard wonderstrike. It was a day to forget for goalie Willy Caballero! 8 MAN.…

Crystal Palace Home, Away & Third Kits 2020-21 Rather than drip feed their fans each kit over a period of two months, The Eagles released all three 2020-21 strips at once! Each shirt shares the same pattern, but they all have different colour schemes. It’s actually the first time since 2012-13 that Palace have produced a shared design for each of their three jerseys! Which one is your favourite? Shirt Price: £50 each shop.cpfc.co.uk Juventus Away Shirt 2020-21 Juve continued their ultra-cool art theme from their home shirt into their away jersey – the dark blue body is brought alive by the brush stroke effect on the sleeves! It actually looks a bit like all of their players are wearing a captain’s armband. Quality! Price: £69.95 adidas.co.uk Athletic Bilbao Away…

Subbuteo Main Game Sets! MATCH has five Subbuteo Main Game sets up for grabs in this week’s issue! Pick your team, decide your game plan and victory will be at your fingertips! The Subbuteo Main Game is available at Argos and on Smyths. Follow @ugames_uk on Twitter and @universitygames_uk on Instagram for more information on the set Smiggle Bundle! To celebrate the highly anticipated back-to-school season, MATCH has one of Smiggle’s new Budz backpacks and pencil cases to giveaway. Get in! Smiggle’s ace back-to-school range is available in stores now or online at www.smiggle.co.uk HOW TO ENTER! WWW.MATCHFOOTBALL.CO.UK Then click ‘Win’ in the navigation bar on the MATCH website. Full T&Cs are available online.…