Table of contents for 22 August 2023 in MATCH!

ERLING HAALAND 2.0? Like Erling Haaland, Hojlund comes from a footy family, as his younger twin brothers are footballers at his former club Copenhagen! Haaland and Hojlund are basically the same height and what sets them apart is their incredible pace over a long distance! Both strikers come from Scandinavia – Haaland represents Norway and Hojlund plays for their Nordic neighbours Denmark! Both Haaland and Hojlund began their careers in their home countries, before a short spell in the Austrian Bundesliga! They then shone in a top European league (Hojlund in Italy and Haaland in Germany), before moving to the Prem in their early 20s! FACT PACK! Age: 20 Country: Denmark Caps: 6 Goals: 6 Boots: Nike Mercurial ATALANTA ACE! Hojlund only joined Atalanta last summer and was initially back-up…

1 PLAY SOME FOOTGOLF! Footgolf is a combination of football and golf, with players trying to kick balls into large holes! Even if you’ve tried it out before, we’re challenging you to get a better score than last time! 2 GO ON A STADIUM TOUR! There are some great stadium tours around the UK, including Celtic Park, Old Trafford and Wembley! If you can get into London (and feeling brave), why not try climbing up the side of Tottenham’s stadium? 3 LEARN A NEW SKILL! Why not use the time to learn a new football skill? Whether it’s Around The World, a Sombrero Flick or even just beating your kick-up records, this is the perfect time to level up! 4 WATCH YOUR LOCAL SIDE! Now the footy season is back,…

Man. City Third Shirt 2023-24 It’s fair to say some of the football Man. City play under Pep Guardiola is electric, so their new third shirt is a good fit in more ways than just size! It’s a really cool look for the champs and completes one of our favourite kit collections in the Premier League, alongside their other two jerseys! Price: £75 uk.puma.com Man. United Away Shirt 2023-24 If the new Man. United third shirt feels a bit retro to you, it’s because it is – the design is inspired by the first away shirts the club ever wore! The vertical stripes are another interesting feature as we haven’t seen them on a Red Devils jersey for over 20 years. Different! Price: £80 adidas.co.uk Ajax ThirdShirt 2023-24 The "diamonds"…

THE DEAL! Bayern Munich paid Tottenham £86.4 million plus add-ons, which could end up being over £100m, for the England captain! He would have been even more expensive but he had just one year left on his Spurs contract. Saying that, he still became the London club’s most expensive sale in history! WHY LEAVE? Everyone had an opinion on whether Kane should stay in the Prem or not –from your best mate to their pet! There was a debate over whether the Bundesliga trophy means more than potentially becoming the PL’s all-time top scorer, but in the end the striker said that he wanted to experience a new league, play Champions League footy and compete for trophies! HIS TARGETS! The superstar was handed Bayern’s No.9 shirt, which was previously worn…

JOINING NEWCASTLE! BARNES SAYS: “When it got over the line, and everything was all sorted, it was a great day! I’d been at Leicester since I was nine years old so I had many memories there and an amazing time at the club. It was a difficult decision but when a club like Newcastle come knocking, in the end it’s an easy one. It’s a massive club and one on the up!” CHOOSING TOON! BARNES SAYS: “I spoke to a couple of people to get some feedback! I didn’t speak to Eddie Howe until it was pretty much a done deal. I think I mainly just knew myself. I had a gut feeling! When you have that feeling, your decision is all made up in your own mind, so it…

Igor Julio Club: Brighton Age: 25 Position: Centre-back Transfer Fee: £14.5 million With Chelsea able to convince Brighton’s first-choice CB target Levi Colwill to extend his deal, The Seagulls decided to chase a cheaper alternative! But, just because he cost less than £15m doesn’t make Igor a bad option, – he’s been an important player for Fiorentina over the past few campaigns and is really solid! Jacob Bruun Larsen Club: Burnley Age: 24 Position: Winger Transfer Fee: Loan Danish winger Bruun Larsen played under Vincent Kompany in the 2020-21 campaign at Anderlecht, and he obviously enjoyed the experience as he was well up for a reunion! The baller joins on a season-long loan from Hoffenheim and will be hoping to impress so he can then secure a permanent deal! Calvin Bassey Club: Fulham Age: 23 Position: Centre-back Transfer Fee: £19.6 million Born in Italy, Bassey…

FLIP FOR IT! You’ve got a 50/50 chance of getting these tough teasers right. Tick the answer that you think is correct! WIKI WHO? Can you name the star from their stats on Wikipedia? Beardy Weirdy! Can you name these four Prem players from their face fuzz? LEGENDARY Who did these stars play the most minutes for in their Prem careers? ACE ACTIVITY MATCH TIERS! Put these 2023-24 Prem home shirts into tiers according to how highly you rate them! ANSWERS Flip For It: 1. Shakhtar; 2. South Korea; 3. £21.5 million; 4. Mauricio Pochettino; 5. Panda; 6. Nike. Wiki Who?: Matteo Darmian. Beardy Weirdy: 1. Douglas Luiz; 2. Trent Alexander-Arnold; 3. Callum Wilson; 4. Jorginho. Legendary: 1. Man. City; 2. Tottenham; 3. Chelsea; 4. Aston Villa; 5. Liverpool; 6. Arsenal.…

You’re not going to have any trouble picking out the Puma players at the start of the season – their new Energy Pack is brighter than a summer’s day! The likes of Jack Grealish, James Maddison, Memphis Depay and Xavi Simons will all be wearing the sick new silo! NEW BALANCE BEYOND ORBIT! In a galaxy far, far away, New Balance created their latest “Beyond Orbit” pack! Their Furon v7, Tekela v4 and 442 were all wrapped in a shimmering colourway! NEXT-GEN VELOCITAS! Check out the next-generation Velocita Elixir, which is Umbro’s upgrade of the Alchemist! They were made using a single layer upper of 50% recycled material! EUROPA LEAGUE FOOTBALL! Liverpool, Brighton and West Ham are bidding for Europa League glory this season, and here’s the design of the…

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SPAIN STAR SET TO BE SOLD! At the start of the window, loads of clubs were said to be circling around Celta Vigo wonderkid Gabri Veiga! The 21-year-old creative midfielder is wanted by Premier League clubs Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea, but we’ve heard Italian side Napoli are the most likely to win the auction for a fee of around £30 million! TODIBO OR NOT TODIBO! Man. United are interested in landing another centre-back in Nice’s Jean-Clair Todibo. The quality 23-year-old France international has developed loads since leaving Barcelona a few years ago, and the Spanish club will be hoping he goes for a huge price – they’re set to receive 20% of any transfer fee for the CB! HAMMERS TO HIT NAIL ON HEAD! After sending flop Gianluca Scamacca back…

MATCH’S TOP 20! Check out our league table after Gameweek 1! TRANSFER IN… Here are our biggest signing tips ahead of this fortnight’s action! MARK FLEKKEN GK★BRENTFORD £4.5 MILLION If you’re looking for potential clean sheet points this fortnight, Flekken faces Crystal Palace and Bournemouth at home. Decent! RAHEEM STERLING MF★CHELSEA £7 MILLION At just £7m, we think Sterling will be a bargain this fortnight ahead of home games against Luton and Nottingham Forest! JACK GREALISH MF★ MAN. CITY £7.5 MILLION It’s worth having a couple of attacking Man. City assets this fortnight ahead of matches against Sheffield United and Fulham! TRANSFER OUT… You should consider dropping these stars for this fortnight’s action! BERND LENO GK★FULHAM £4.5 MILLION Fulham’s top points scorer in 2022-23 isn’t expected to get many this…

COVER STARS! The Ultimate Edition cover features some of the game’s top stars like Jude Bellingham, Heung-min Son and Sam Kerr, as well as some legends from the past, including Zinedine Zidane, David Beckham and Pele. The standard version, meanwhile, honours Erling Haaland – transforming Norway into Haa-land! GREAT GAMEPLAY! FC 24 features HyperMotionV, which uses data from more than 180 professional men’s and women’s football matches to create player movements! The game will feature 1,200 signature run styles so fans can experience the unique ways that top players move! PLAYSTYLES! PlayStyles is a cool new feature that gives players extra abilities, beyond their basic player ratings, based on their real-life tekkers! For example, Chelsea striker Sam Kerr’s PlayStyle makes her more accurate with finesse long shots, while Erling Haaland…