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FANTASIC FODEN! Man. City are on the verge of winning a treble and writing their names into the history books as one of the greatest–ever teams, but guess who was the first player to hit double digits for goals AND assists for them in all comps in 202021 – Phil Foden! The classy midfielder turns 21 a day before the final, so a CL trophy would be e best late birthday birthd present resent he could ask for! the
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He ha had d a jaw jawdropping 95% pass success rate in Cit y’s first-leg win v PSG!
3 Foden is the third-youngest Englishman to score in a Champo League quarter-final!
2 This season, he also became the secondyoungest player to score in both legs of a CL quarter-final!
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MARVELLOUS MOUNT! Only one player in the Prem created over 70 chances, made over 70 tackles and attempted over 70 shots in 2020-21 – Mason Mount! Blues fans reckon they’ve got a Frank Lampard re-gen on their hands, and his stats and displays this year make us think the same. If he scores in this week’s CL final, he’ll be the second Englishman to do so for The Blues – after Lamps himself!
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ount! PHIL FODEN and MASO MASON ON N MOUNT will b bee tteameam mmates and two of England’s main men at this summer’s Euros, but they’re facing off in this weekend’s CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL! MATCH takes a look at who could shine brighter…
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Mount d, M iid, rid drri d ad Ma eall M Re Againstt R st became the second-younge Englishman to score in a Champo League semi!
He e’s ’s a als lso th lso ls he fi fi st fir and only Chelsea academy graduate to score in a CL semi-final!
In the first leg v Real Madrid, Mount made his M 100th appearance for Chelsea in all comps!
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Against Porto, he became The Blues’ youngest-ever scorer y iin n a CL knockout game at 22 years old!
verdict! Mount is a guaranteed starter for Chelsea this week and we’ve got our fingers crossed that Pep Guardiola rates Foden as the same for City! It’s hard to separate them in their current form, but we’ve got a sneaky feeling one of them is hitting the winner in the final! Watch this space, MATCH fans…
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PREM YOUNG GUN! Sheffield United wonderkid Daniel Jebbison became the youngest player in Prem history to score on his first start in the comp – aged 17 years and 309 days!
HARRY KANE’S…
season MATCH voters’ Player Of The Season HARRY KANE chats about his wicked 2020-21…
SPURS’ SEASON! KANE SAYS: “It ’s been a disappointing season overall. Whene ver you’re not challenging for the tit le or securing Champions League sp ots early in the season is disappoi nting! ”
PERSONAL GOALS! KANE SAYS: “It ’s been a good season for me. It’s always nice to have those numbers! Assists are ob viously a lot higher than they have been throughout the last couple of year s. It’s nice to be improving in that as pect!”
Harry Kane was talking to global sports broadcaster beIN SPORTS
IMPROVING HIS GAME! ed with where KANE SAYS: “I’m excit e moment! I feel I am in my career at th best mental in the best shape, the usly I’m gaining state, I’ve been in. Obvio . I just try to help experience every year the pitch! ” out wherever I can on
PFA PLAYER OF THE YEAR? HIS AMBITIONS! KANE SAYS: “To have trophies under the belt, to have amaz ing experiences. Of course I’ve played in some finals, some semi-finals. On th e bigger stage it hasn’t quite gone m y way, but I’ve got plenty of years left. Ho pefully I can look back on my career in ye ars to come and be proud of what I’ve achieved!”
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ms don’t take KANE SAYS: “Your drea about playing for you that far! You dream England, playing Tottenham, playing for scoring goals. All in the Premier League, when I was kid, the awards, certainly ght about!” wasn’t anything I thou
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Harr y K Englan ane’s d n e x t w ch a t in eek ’s E u ro 2020 S p e ci a l !
Tammy’s a gunner?
zlatan pain!
Some Arsenal fans think Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham is joining them after they found an old tweet of the star revealing his love for the club!
Sweden megastar Zlatan Ibrahimovic will now miss Euro 2020 after he suffered a knee injury. We were looking forward to seeing him there!
HOW TO BE A BETTER FOOTBALLER! Five-time World Champion football freestyler ANDREW HENDERSON chats to MATCH about his new book – HOW TO BE A BETTER FOOTBALLER!
THE BOOK!
ANDREW SAYS: “It’s a book where you can learn different skills through tips and advice! If you want to learn how to become a freestyle footballer or just how to progress your skills in the game, like your first touch, timing and flair, then you can do that as well!”
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ANDREW SAYS: “It’s got some in-game drills, like stepovers and moves on how to beat players, and also breaks down different skills step-by-step. Every skill has a star rating and they’re all broken down in detail. If you’ve never done freestyle before, or have done it for a while already, it’s a good book for you!”
PRO TIPS! ANDREW SAYS: “It also has some stories from across the years where I’ve met lots of football players like Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar and Lionel Messi! I’ve got inside tips and advice from them – behind-the-scenes stuff that they’ve told me – like confidence boosters and overcoming adversity!”
CHOOSING CONTENT! ANDREW SAYS: “We packed so many different skills into the book! It was really difficult to narrow it down. I chose a mixture of the most practical skills to build up your level, the ones that are going to help you progress in the game plus the most impressive ones as well!”
BECOMING A FREESTYLER! ANDREW SAYS: “When I was growing up, there wasn’t even YouTube! Just from reading this book, you can become a good freestyler. If you read it and practise those skills and take time to learn them, you can become a freestyler that makes it their career!”
COMMENTATOR COMPETITION! Keep an eye on MATCH’s social media channels next week! We’ve teamed up with gaming brand EPOS to give you the chance to show off your commentator skills – and win big! You just need to record yourself commentating on one of your goals on FIFA and then send us the clip – we’ll pick our faves!
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points bonanza! One FPL boss had one of the game’s best-ever weeks after scoring 200 points in GW35 using Bench Boost!
FPL STARS! MATCH looks back at some of the FANTASY PREMIER LEAGUE heroes of the season – plus the players we didn’t expect to flop!
BRILLIANT T BAMFORD!!
BANGING G BRUNO!
Think back to the start of the season and Patrick Bamford wasn’t even guaranteed to make the Leeds XI after The Whites splashed record bucks on Rodrigo! The lethal striker proved to be an FPL bargain, alongside loads of other Leeds stars like Stuart Dallas, Jack Harrison and Illan Meslier!
Bruno Fernandes ended the season as the most-picked player on FPL and his massive points total backed that up! He spent most of the season battling with Heung-Min Son and Mohamed Salah to be the most effective midfielder – and with Harry Kane to be the best overall player. Total legend!
MAGIC MARTINEZ! Emiliano Martinez saved a pen on his Aston Villa debut to help his new side defeat Sheffield United 1-0, which was a sign of things to come on FPL! He provided points after points, and was soon snapped up by over half of the FPL community to make himself one of FPL’s all-time most popular GKs!
unbeatable gers!
goal difference!
We’re shouting out to Steven Gerrard’s Rangers after they completed their second undefeated league season in the club’s history this month!
There were some tight title races across Europe this season, but none closer than Turkey where Besiktas finished above Galatasaray by a single goal. Bonkers!
FPL FLOPS! Check out the players who disappointed us big time in this year’s game…
JOHN LUNDSTRAM
SUPER SONNY! Anyone who picked Heung-Min Son at the start of 2020-21 deserves a round of applause! The Spurs star picked up a mind-boggling 69 points from just the first six Gameweeks, including a jaw-dropping 24-point haul from his four goals against Southampton. He’s been Spurs’ best asset behind top scorer Harry Kane!
After picking up an epic 144 points on FPL in 2019-20, Lundstram struggled to even hit 50 this season. What a total disappointment!
MATT DOHERTY The flying full-back hit 140+ points in both 2018-19 and 2019-20, but couldn’t break into Tottenham’s starting XI this season. Fail!
CAGLAR SOYUNCU He was one of the kings of 2019-20, but injuries and rotation saw the solid centre-back reach just over half of last season’s points tally!
ADAM LALLANA We thought Lallana would be a huge hit at Brighton, but he didn’t hit double digits once all season despite his FPL price of £6.2m!
JAW-DROPPING JA JESSE! Jesse Lingard was one of the best players on the game according to his points-per-match! The wicked attacker arrived on loan in January and delivered 15 juicy points on his Hammers debut. It didn’t take long for J-Lingz to become one of the most-owned players on the game!
NICOLAS PEPE Arsenal’s record signing picked up less pointsper-match than Bukayo Saka, Emile Smith Rowe, Rob Holding, Kieran Tierney and Gabriel!
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I NEED A LIE DOWN!
BALE We’re not sure it’s enough to win him POTM, but Gareth’s hat-trick v Sheffield United was a sick start to the month!
EZE The Palace young gun ran the length of the pitch to score a solo stunner against Sheffield United. Take a bow!
TRAORE They didn’t win the game, but the Villa star’s rocket against Man. United might be winning your GOTM votes!
DID YOU GET THAT?
PEPE Arsenal’s record signing whipped a worldy past West Brom earlier this month. Saucy!
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The mega tricky Arsenal winger posted this after signing a new long-term contract at the club!
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J-Lingz is always busy planning his next celebration!
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Emi was pumped after being named the Champ POTY!
The Everton forward celebrated his 24th birthday earlier this month! Out came the Everton balloons, birthday cake and special R7 decorations. Get in!
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MATCH checks out the FIVE BIGGEST TALKING POINTS
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ahead of this Saturday’s Champions League showdown!
TURN OVER NOW FOR THE LIKELY LINE-UPS!
MAN. CITY Manager: Pep Guardiola Captain: Fernandinho Champions League finals: 0 Champions League wins: 0
EDERSON
ROAD TO THE FINAL
GROUP STAGE Man. City
3-1
Porto
Marseille
0-3
Man. City
Man. City
3-0
Olympiakos
Olympiakos
0-1
Man. City
Porto
0-0
Man. City
Man. City
3-0
Marseille
Ederson has only conceded four goals in the CL this season!
WALKER
STONES
DIAS
CANCELO
The England right-back has played every game in the CL knockouts!
Stones has been a totally transformed player alongside Dias!
The summer signing has been an absolute rock at the back for City!
Chelsea will have to deal with both of City’s attacking full-backs!
LAST 16 B. M’gladbach
0-2
Man. City
Man. City
2-0
B. M’gladbach
Man. City win 4-0 on aggregate
QUARTER-FINAL Man. City
2-1
B. Dortmund
B. Dortmund
1-2
Man. City
Man. City win 4-2 on aggregate
B. SILVA
FERNANDINHO
GUNDOGAN
Bernardo’s also started every CL knockout game for City in a floating role!
The powerhouse will battle it out with Rodri to start as the DM!
Gundogan’s been one of the best midfielders in Europe in 2021!
MAHREZ
DE BRUYNE
FODEN
He produced his best performances in a City shirt in the semi-finals!
KDB’s got four CL assists and three goals, and is playing as a false No.9!
Foden’s two goals in the quarter-finals against Dortmund were crucial!
SEMI-FINAL PSG
1-2
Man. City
Man. City
2-0
PSG
Man. City win 4-1 on aggregate
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CHELSEA Manager: Thomas Tuchel Captain: Cesar Azpilicueta Champions League finals: 2 Champions League wins: 1
MENDY
ROAD TO THE FINAL
Mendy made some crucial saves in the semis against Real!
CHRISTENSEN
THIAGO SILVA
RUDIGER
The wicked Denmark defender has been class under Thomas Tuchel!
Silva’s got another chance after losing last year’s final with PSG!
Not many forwards fancy coming up against Rudiger in this form!
AZPILICUETA
KANTE
JORGINHO
CHILWELL
Azpilicueta’s experience and leadership will be key against City!
The engine in Chelsea’s midfield has been unreal in the CL!
He’ll likely start for his pinpoint passing, which keeps The Blues ticking!
On his best form, Chilly is one of the best leftbacks in the world!
GROUP STAGE Chelsea
0-0
Sevilla
Krasnodar
0-4
Chelsea
Chelsea
3-0
Rennes
Rennes
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Chelsea
Sevilla
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Chelsea
Chelsea
1-1
Krasnodar
LAST 16 Atletico Madrid
0-1
Chelsea
Chelsea
2-0
Atletico Madrid
Chelsea win 3-0 on aggregate
QUARTER-FINAL Porto
0-2
Chelsea
Chelsea
0-1
Porto
Chelsea win 2-1 on aggregate
HAVERTZ
MOUNT
Kai could even lead the line as a false No.9 and mirror City’s style!
The 22-year-old showed his class with his crucial goal against Real!
SEMI-FINAL Real Madrid
1-1
Chelsea
Chelsea
2-0
Real Madrid
Chelsea win 3-1 on aggregate
WERNER The semi-final hero may just pip Pulisic, Ziyech and Giroud to start!
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U VICTORIOUS VILLARREAL?
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Ex-Arsenal manager Unai Emery is an absolute expert in the Europa League! He won the tournament three times in a row as gaffer of Sevilla and took Arsenal to the final in 2018-19!
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The Yellow Submarine have got one of the most lethal forwards in Europe! Gerard Moreno is the top-scoring Spanish striker in La Liga and should lead the line for Spain at Euro 2020!
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Villarreal have a demon defence! They’ve conceded just eight goals in the whole of this year’s Europa League – that’s one less than Tottenham conceded, despite playing four extra games!
TEAM NEWS & LIKELY LINE-UP Wing wizard Samuel Chukwueze is a doubt after injuring a muscle v Arsenal. Tottenham loanee Juan Foyth also missed that tie and isn’t expected back for the final, but another ex-Spurs star Etienne Capoue returns from suspension!
Rulli
Gaspar
Albiol
Torres
Pedraza
Yeremi
Capoue
Parejo
Trigueros
Alcacer
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VILLARREAL’S EUROPA LEAGUE STARS
RAUL ALBIOL
DANIEL PAREJO
GERARD MORENO
PACO ALCACER
The 35-year-old provides the experience in their backline!
The 32-year-old midfielder is super calm in possession!
He’s one goal short of the top of this season’s scoring charts!
Like Moreno, the ex-Barcelona goal grabber is on six goals!
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MAN. UNITED are hunting their first trophy under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer! MATCH checks out their chances against Spanish side VILLARREAL! SOLSKJAER’S SILVERWARE?
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Losing in last year’s Europa League semi-final to Sevilla hurt this United squad, and they’re determined to make amends by winning their first-ever trophy under gaffer Ole Gunnar Solskjaer!
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They’ve scored 18 goals in their eight Europa League games this season, including eight in the semi-finals against Roma! That Villarreal defence isn’t gonna know what’s hit them!
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The Red Devils’ squad is way stronger than Villarreal’s on paper, so they’ve got far more options if they need to change the game – or if it ends up going all the way to extra-time and pens!
TEAM NEWS & LIKELY LINE-UP I gonna be touch-and-go as to whether captain Harry It’s Maguire will be fit after getting injured v Leicester! OGS M has some other tough calls to make – like who gets to play h iin goal and whether Greenwood deserves to make the XI!
De Gea
Wan-Bissaka
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O l e Gu nn is the f ar Solskjaer r e a c h a i r s t p e r s o n to m aj c u p f i n o r E u ro p e a n a player l as both a and ma na g e fo r M a n . U ni te r d!
Lindelof
Maguire
McTominay
Fred
Rashford
Fernandes
Shaw
Pogba
Cavani
MAN. U UNITED’S EUROPA LEAGUE STARS
AARON WAN-BISSAKA
PAUL POGBA
BRUNO FERNANDES
EDINSON CAVANI
He’s one of two United players to have started every EL game!
He was world-class v Roma in the semis and should start!
He’s got nine goals and assists combined in eight EL games!
It’s five goals in three starts in the Europa League this season!
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FIFA 21 ZONE This week we chat to a FIFA pro and pit two epic ballers against each other!
OLLE ‘OLLELITO’ ARBIN! The 2020-21 ePremier League runner-up chats to MATCH!! EPREMIER LEAGUE!
EARLY DAYS!
SAYS: OLLE S OLLE OL AYS: “It’s a fantastic fa experience! It’s a huge honour being part of this big tournamentt and playing for Leeds!”
OLLE SAYS: “I started playing competitively around FIFA 18, so I’ve been in the scene now for nearly three years! When I was young, I just started playing video games. I love competing and when I’m coming into something, I want to be the best!”
FAVOURITE FORMATION!
REPRESENTING LEEDS! ki tto P t ick B f d - I’v d OLLE SAYS: “I’ve been speaking Patrick Bamford I’ve pl played him as well in the club play-offs for Leeds! I’ve also been talking to Ezgjan Alioski. They are two really nice guys and the support that all of the fans have shown me is fantastic!”
OLLE SAYS: “I think my favourite formation is 4-2-2-2! I’ve played it since the start and I played it a lot on FIFA 20 as well, so I feel comfortable playing it. I’m also feeling comfortable switching to 4-2-3-1 as well, so those are my two main formations!”
FAVOURITE SKILL MOVE!
FAVE PLAYER! OLLE SAYS: “I would say R9! He’s beenn my main player since I started playing FIFA y competitively this year, so y it’s definitely him!”
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TOP TIP! OLLE SAYS: SAYS “If you want to improve on Weekend League, it’s very important to take pauses. You ccan’t play 30 games in a row, it’s not good for your b brain or yourself! You should also play players who are better than you as you’ll learn new things!”
OLLE S AYS: “When I’m playing AYS AY OLLE SAYS: my best FIFA, I don’t really use skill moves for the most part – I’m just trying to pass as much as I can! If I’m going with one skill move, it’s definitely the directional bridge! It gives you a huge speed boost and can beat a one-v-one situation very easily!” Olle Arbin spoke to MATCH ahead of the ePL Finals. You can watch the action back as eight finalists went head-to-head on the Premier League’s social media channels (premierleague. com, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube).
FIFA SHOWDOWN – FODEN v MOUNT There’s no doubt that the Man. City and Chelsea ballers are gonna have a big say on the CL final, but how do they measure up on FIFA 21? Which one would you rather pack?
PHIL FODEN
MASON MOUNT
It won’t be long until the gossip begins about who’s set for the biggest upgrades on FIFA 22! We reckon the 20-year-old starlet is set for a huge rating boost, as he’s massively out-performed his 79-rated card on FIFA 21! That being said, he’s still got some sick stats like 89 balance, 87 agility and four-star skills!
If anyone can challenge Foden when it comes to being England’s No.1 youngster, it’s Chelsea’s Mount! He was class under Frank Lampard and has got even better under Thomas Tuchel at the Bridge! He pipped Foden to a place in EA’s Prem TOTS, and his 80-rated standard gold card also wins!
foden
sho
mount
foden
DRI
mount
foden
PHY
mount
78
Positioning
79
87
Agility
80
49
Jumping
50
74
Finishing
78
89
Balance
76
74
Stamina
78
70
Shot Power
78
78
Reactions
79
44
Strength
52
65
Long Shots
79
83
Ball Control
82
62
Aggression
66
57
Volleys
61
78
Dribbling
79
foden
PA C
mount
64
Penalties
60
78
Composure
77
77
Acceleration
78
foden
PA S
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DEF
mount
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Sprint Speed
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79
Vision
81
59
Interceptions Inte ti
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69
Crossing
77
47
Heading Acc.
59
58
Def. Awareness
45
57
FK. Accuracy
82
82
Short Passing
81
76
Long Passing
74
59
Stand Tackle
53
68
Curve
79
47
Sliding Tackle
34
VERDICT Even though he’s had a sick season at Man. City, Mount is still a better option on FIFA 21 than Foden! Mount’s high/ medium workrate makes him more usable on FUT, but Foden is your man if you’re more of a skillsbased player!
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20 BIGGEST EURO STADIUMS 2020-21
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It hosted the opening and closing ceremonies at the 2012 Olympics
They won their first Prem game there v Bournemouth
West Ham moved into the stadium in 2016
Its official capacity for concerts is up to 80,000
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HULL 1-0 SHEFF. WEDNESDAY CHAMPIONSHIP ★ 2016 You’ve got to feel for Keiren Westwood! The Wednesday goalkeeper managed to keep his side level in this play-off final with a number of remarkable saves but couldn’t do anything to keep out Mohamed Diame’s wonderstrike! The powerful midfielder’s curling rightfooted shot nestled into the top corner!
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ALEX REVELL
LEYTON ORIENT 2-2 ROTHERHAM LEAGUE ONE ★ 2014 You need to watch highlights of this game on YouTube – it’s one of the most dramatic play-off finals you’ll ever see! Alex Revell’s 30-yard lob to get Rotherham back on level terms in the second half was definitely the highlight, though – it even got his manager running down the touchline in celebration! It sent the clash to extra-time and then penalties, where The Millers won 4-3!
GARY ALEXANDER
MI MILLWALL 2-3 SCUNTHORPE LEAGUE ONE ★ 2009
NICK POWELL
CHELTENHAM 0-2 CREWE LEAGUE TWO ★ 2012 These days Nick Powell is dominating in midfield for Stoke, but nine years ago he scored one of the greatest-ever play-off final goals for Crewe, when he was still just 18 years old! His spectacular turn and shot against Cheltenham helped Sir Alex Ferguson decide to sign him for Man. United a few weeks later. Baller!
ADAM HAMMILL
BARNSLEY 3-1 MILLWALL LEAGUE ONE ★ 2016 Once regarded as a highly-rated youngster by Liverpool, it’s fair to say that Adam Hammill didn’t live up to the hype. That being said, the right winger still had tons of career highlights – including his 25-yard curler in the play-off final v Millwall! It was his second goal for The Tykes at Wembley that month, and helped them end a two-year exile from the Champ!
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It was almost as if Revell had been watching videos of Gary Alexander’s watc strike for Millwall five years earlier, as it was almost a carbon copy! We still reckon Alexander’s was better, as he reck took the ball down all by himself before firing his strike into the top corner. He did go on to miss a free header from six yards rd as Scunthorpe ended up winning!
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DERBY 0-1 QPR CHAMPIONSHIP ★ 2014
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BLACKPOOL 3-2 CARDIFF CHAMPIONSHIP ★ 2010
After Gary O’Neil was sent off for QPR against Derby in 2014, nobody gave Harry Redknapp’s side a chance of getting promoted back to the Prem! That was until play-off icon Bobby Zamora capitalised on a mistake from Richard Keogh in the 90th-minute to hammer home a left-footed volley into the top corner. It was his side’s first and only shot on target in the final!
Blackpool were expected to be fighting relegation in 2009-10, but instead ended up getting promoted to the Prem! Charlie Adam’s left-footed free-kick was the highlight of a thrilling game at Wembley, which saw The Tangerines come from behind twice. There’s no doubt that it remains the greatest free-kick ever scored in a play-off final!
NICK WRIGHT
BOLTON 0-2 WATFORD FIRST DIVISION ★ 1999
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It’s difficult enough scoring an overhead kick at the best of times, let alone in a play-off final! But that’s exactly what Watford’s Nick Wright managed to do in 1999. The striker’s spectacular goal came seven minutes before half-time and helped The Hornets achieve back-to-back promotions under top gaffer Graham Taylor!
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BRISTOL CITY 0-1 HULL CHAMPIONSHIP ★ 2008 MATCH reckons the best-ever play-off final goal was scored 13 years ago, as Dean Windass volleyed Hull into the PL for the first time in the club’s history! The 39-year-old striker was set up perfectly by team-mate Fraizer Campbell, before he fired home from just outside the box. It was enough for The Tigers to beat Bristol City and win promotion to the top flight!
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BURNLEY 1-0 SHEFF. UNITED CHAMPIONSHIP ★ 2009 Wade Elliott’s 13th-minute curling strike ended Burnley’s 33-year wait for a return to the top flight as they got the better of Sheffield United in 2009! The midfielder wrapped his foot around the ball and found the top corner of the net beyond the dive of Paddy Kenny. It was a strike worthy of winning any final at Wembley!
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ALL STARS V ROCK STARS! Football stars past and present take on ALL STARS v ROCK STARS, the epic new show from BT TECH TIPS! The series so far has seen a host of footy favourites take on the challenge for the All Stars, including Liverpool team-mates Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson, as well as BT Sport presenters Karen Carney, Peter Crouch, Robbie Savage and Rachel Brown-Finnis! Here’s what some of the All Stars had to say about the Times Tables Rock Stars challenge and the importance of maths...
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KAREN CARNEY KAREN SAYS: “Maths is really important in football – how many corners, how many saves and how many passes you make. You need the maths skills and you don’t think about that when you’re young, but the better you are the easier it can be later in life!”
ANDY ROBERTSON ANDY SAYS: “Maths was one of my bet ter subjects at school. For the challenge, I was aiming for quality over quantity. I was trying to avoid wrong answers but didn’t get as many correct as I would have liked. Maths is the same as football, the more you practise the bet ter you’ll become!”
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ALL STARS V ROCK STARS! Check out some of the huge stars who have taken part in the epic episodes…
EPISODE ONE Trent Alexander-Arnold, Robbie Savage and Clare Balding took on students from Arnot Saint Mary, St Silas and Broad Square Primary Schools.
EPISODE TWO Andy Robertson and Peter Crouch were joined by BT Sport presenter Reshmin Chowdhury, as they took on students from St Hilda’s (Manchester), Fircroft (London) and King’s Road (Manchester) Primary Schools.
TECH TIPS BT’s ’s collaboration with Times Tables Rock Stars reinforces its commitment to its Tech Tip s campaign, which launch ed in April 20 20 to help the na tion with the digital skills re quired get through th to e pandemic!
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EPISODE THREE An All Star team including BT Sport pundits Rachel Brown-Finnis and Ugo Monye, and the returning Robbie Savage, took on Rock Star students from Arnot St. Mary, St. Hilda’s and Kings Road Primary Schools.
EPISODE FOUR Andy Robertson returns for a second crack at rock legend status against Florence Melly Primary School, Clare Balding takes on Fircroft Primary School and Karen Carney battles against Links Primary School.
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DE LIGT! MATCH catches up with the rock-solid NETHERLANDS centre-back ahead of this summer’s wicked tournament…
EUROS EXCITEMENT! DE LIGT SAYS: “It was important – there’s relief for the nation and for the fans that we’ve qualified! We’re a country that should always be represented at World Cups and the European Championship but there’s no given right. We worked hard to be here and we want to do well!”
ACE AMBITIONS! DE LIGT SAYS: “Like with any knockout tournament, the first priority has to be to progress out of the group. Most tournaments, there’s one nation that fails at that group stage that nobody expected to. Once you’re out of the group stage you know it’s not many games until the final and you can really start to dream!”
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GROUP C!! y we DE LIGT SAYS: “I’m happy have qualified, but I don’tt think we’ve been given a kind group ey are or anything like that. They nations who we need to treat with respect. There will be no time for iti complacency and any opposition must be given credit!”
HOT THE FAVOURITES! DE LIGT SAYS: “France, Belgium and Germany have very strong teams and I’m sure they will all have big ambitions. England also have a very good young team. Spain and Italy can always find a new gear at major tournaments, so I think there will be many nations who are going to have the confidence they can win!”
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NOT! Get a load of the stars ripping it up for their clubs right now, and those who have gone off the boil!
TIELEMANS He became the third Belgian to score in an FA Cup final and the first Foxes star to score in one since 1963. Hero!
INJURED VAN DIJK! DE LIGT SAYS: “His injury has been unfortunate for him, but I know his character and he’ll come back stronger. When you play with somebody with the quality of Virgil you have to try to learn from him. He’s been the best defender in the world over the last two years and it’s important I learn from him when we play together!”
TORRES The Spanish star became the youngest-ever player to score a hat-trick for a Pep Guardiola team at just 21!
SANCHO Jadon Sancho registered 10+ assists for the third consecutive league campaign for Borussia Dortmund. Star!
HIS DREAM! DE LIGT SAYS: “If you ask any player, I’m sure they will say it will be a dream to captain their country. V Virgil still has many more y years ahead of him playing a at the highest level and I a am sure he is not ready to g give the armband up yet!”
JOTA The Portugal forward missed the final games of the PL season after damaging a bone in his foot. Poor Diogo!
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FRANK DE BOER! DE LIGT SAYS: “He achieved such great things with Ajax and Barcelona, and is one of the most capped Dutch players of all time. We all know what he’s about and his reputation. Many of the players would’ve grown up watching him – and even the younger players who don’t remember seeing him play live will know of his status and everything he’s achieved!”
The experienced Italy centre-back scored an own goal against Inter, but Juventus still managed to grab the win!
LENGLET The France CB received a late red card in Barcelona’s title-denting 2-1 defeat to Celta Vigo!
TURN OVER FOR OUR CONOR COADY Q&A!
The ENGLAND centre-back talks to MATCH about England’s chances at the 2020 European Championship!
ENGLAND JOURNEY! CONOR SAYS: “Over the years, I saw other lads from my age group playing in the Premier League every week and getting full England caps, so you do wonder if your chance has gone. My career path has been different – they were ready, but I wasn’t and I had to drop down a league. I had to learn more about football, get better and become a man. It’s been a great journey and I wouldn’t change any of it!”
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w, I can’t CONOR SAYS: “Even no lt when I got put into words how I fe ager. My wife that call from the man g their dad play videos my kids watchin involved with for his country! Being g and a proud England is just amazin d my family!” achievement for me an
SQUAD GOALS! CONOR SAYS: “The En gland manager, the staf f and the play ers all make you feel so welcome and ge t you involved right away. There are some world-class players in the squad, so to go and share a pitch with them is a privilege. I’m 28, but I’m still learning fro m these players. It was obviously fantas tic to be called up for the November in ternationals! ”
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spea CONOR SAYS: “I can’t t just the way highly of him, but it’s no him speaking he is with me. You see e way he handles with the others and th t situations that the media and differen ntastic!” arise. He’s absolutely fa
BACK THREE OR F O UR? CONOR SAYS : “I’ll do a
nything to he the England te lp am! If it ’s a ba ck four and I’m called upo n, then great. If it ’s a back three, I offer experience be cau played the sy stem for years se I’ve . Other clubs play dif ferent formations, s o maybe that’s an area I can contribu te, but as long as I can b e useful I’ll be happy!”
HIGH HOPES! ENGLAND’S GROUP! CONOR SAYS: “It ’s a gr eat group and there will be some inte resting battles. It’s not of ten a competit ive tournament comes around where so me games are on home soil. It’s goos e-bump stuf f!”
THE FAVOURITES? CONOR SAYS: “It ’s ha rd to make predictions now, but w e should be confident in ourselves given the lads who could be pulling on an England shirt! You’d expect the usual suspects to be pushing for the tro phy. There are some amazing countri es involved and it’s going to be an excit ing tournament!”
got world-class CONOR SAYS: “We’ve manager so players and a fantastic can go far! I’ve you’d hope the group training and got the experience of s now, but also playing with the player facing a lot know their quality from r League!” of them in the Premie
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Which CL finalist has turned into a pace bowler in this pic?
Use these three clues to name the mystery superstar! 2 I’ve played in the Cham Champions am League for AC Milan, PSG and most recently for Chelsea! 2 I’ve scored four net-busters in the wo world-famous club competition! 2 I’m ’m closing in on 100 appearances appe pe for Brazil!
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THE NICKNAME GAME! Match the past CL winners to their awesome nicknames!
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CL Final Quiz Sport Switch: Mason Mount. Who Am I?: Thiago Silva. Nickname Game: 1. B; 2. D; 3. A; 4. C. Transfer Tracker: 2003-08 – Dinamo Zagreb; 2008-12 – Tottenham. Grounded: Wanda Metropolitano. Wordsearch: See right.
EL Final Quiz Flashback: Edinson Cavani. Spot The Ball: D16. Guess The Winners: 2020 – Sevilla; 2019 – Chelsea; 2018 – Atletico Madrid; 2017 – Man. United. Footy Mis-Match: See above.
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